One-cold

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A set of bits with only a single low (0) bit, with the remaining bits high (1).

    "One-cold encoding has the same advantages and disadvantages as one-hot. The difference is that the active bit is logic zero rather than logic one. One-cold encoding is most useful for systems that have active-low enable signals."

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"One-cold encoding has the same advantages and disadvantages as one-hot. The difference is that the active bit is logic zero rather than logic one. One-cold encoding is most useful for systems that have active-low enable signals."

Etymology

From one + cold.

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