Logic gate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the rules of some logical operator.

    "There are six non-trivial, symmetric, two-input, Boolean logic gates: AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR and XNOR."

  2. 2
    a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs wordnet

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"There are six non-trivial, symmetric, two-input, Boolean logic gates: AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR and XNOR."

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