XOR

X0008100 (ĕks′ôr′)n. A logical operator that returns a true value if one, but not both, of its operands is true. Also called exclusive OR.

[Short for exclusive OR.]

XOR

(ˈɛksˌɔr)
n. a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive. [(e)x(clusive) or]

Translations

albo

xor

XOR

[eks′ȯr] (computer science) exclusive or

xor

exclusive or

XOR

(eXclusive OR) A Boolean logic operation that is widely used in cryptography as well as in generating parity bits for error checking and fault tolerance. XOR compares two input bits and generates one output bit. The logic is simple. If the bits are the same, the result is 0. If the bits are different, the result is 1.

Several Symbols
Various symbols are used to designate the XOR operation including a + sign inside a circle, an underlined "V" and the caret (^). See cryptography, RAID and or.

XOR in Cryptography

This example uses XOR and the same "secret key" to encrypt and decrypt. Although XOR logic may be used, secret key algorithms are much more sophisticated than this. See encryption algorithm.

Acronym

Definition

XOR➣Exclusive Or

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