or gate

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   a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire

   SynonymsOR circuit

   Broadergate

Questions about or gate

What does or gate mean?

or gate means "a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire".

What is another word for or gate?

Close synonyms include OR circuit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is or gate a common word?

or gate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.