AND circuit


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AND circuit

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AND gate

n
(Computer Science) computing a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers. Compare NAND circuit, NOR circuit, OR circuit
[C20: so named because the action performed on electrical signals is similar to the operation of the conjunction and in logical constructions]
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Noun1.AND circuit - a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fireAND circuit - a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
AND gate
logic gate, gate - a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
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