OR CIRCUIT Definition & Meaning

OR circuit

[ awr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Computers.

a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized.

OR circuit

/ ɔː /

noun

computing a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that gives a high-voltage output signal if one or more input signals are at a high voltage: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers Compare AND circuit NAND circuit

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of OR circuit¹

1950–55; so called from the disjunctive operation of such circuits; or ¹( def 6 )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of OR circuit¹

C20: so named from its similarity to the function of or in logical constructions

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Limits would be lower for non-statewide candidates running in legislative, district attorney or circuit court judge races.

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An alternative theory of creative flow is that through years of intense practice, the brain develops a specialized network or circuit to automatically produce a specific type of ideas, in this case musical ones, with little conscious effort.

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However, these genes are part of an interconnected network or circuit that needs to be initiated and directed to build the hindbrain correctly.

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She was allocated to the network of agents - or circuit - codenamed "Scientist".

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“A recusal consideration uniquely present for Justices is the impairment of a full court in the event that one or more members withdraws from a case. Lower courts can freely substitute one district or circuit judge for another,” the chief justice’s statement read.

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