logic gate

n. A mechanical, optical, or electronic system that performs a logical operation on an input signal.

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logic gate - a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputsgateAND circuit, AND gate - a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs firecomputer circuit - a circuit that is part of a computerNAND circuit, NAND gate - a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gateOR circuit, OR gate - a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fireXOR circuit, X-OR circuit, XOR gate - gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire

logic gate

[′läj·ik ‚gāt] (computer science) logic circuit

logic gate

An integrated circuit or other device whose inputs andoutputs represent Boolean or binary values as voltages(TTL uses 0V for False or 0, +5V for True or 1). Differentgates implement different Boolean functions: AND, OR,NAND, NOR (these may take two or more inputs) NOT (oneinput), XOR (two inputs). NOT, NAND and NOR are oftenconstructed from single transistors and the other gates madefrom combinations of these basic ones. These functions areall combinatorial logic functions, i.e. their outputs dependonly on their inputs and there is no internal state. Gateswith state, such as latches and flip-flops, areconstructed by feeding some of their outputs back to theirinputs.

logic gate

A collection of transistors and resistors that implement Boolean logic operations in a circuit. Transistors make up logic gates. Logic gates make up circuits. Circuits make up electronic systems. The truth tables and symbols follow. See Boolean logic.

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noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

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