What does "or gate" mean?

A logic gate performing a Boolean logic OR operation.

Or gate

Common synonyms include: binary or gate, boolean or gate, disjunction gate, disjunctive, logical, logical or gate.

noun

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Noun

1
A logic gate performing a Boolean logic OR operation.
"The output state of OR gate will be high i.e., (1) if any of the input state is high or 1, else output state will be low i.e., 0."
2
a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire wordnet

"The output state of OR gate will be high i.e., (1) if any of the input state is high or 1, else output state will be low i.e., 0."