xor gate

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   gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire

   SynonymsX-OR circuitXOR circuit

   Broadergate

Questions about xor gate

What does xor gate mean?

xor gate means "gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire".

What is another word for xor gate?

Close synonyms include X-OR circuit, XOR 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 xor gate a common word?

xor 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.