AND CIRCUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does AND circuit mean? 

• AND CIRCUIT (noun)
  The noun AND CIRCUIT has 1 sense:

1. a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire

  Familiarity information: AND CIRCUIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AND CIRCUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

AND circuit; AND gate

Hypernyms ("AND circuit" is a kind of...):

gate; logic gate (a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs)

 Context examples 

A sensor and circuit designed to sense the oxygen level in a space, environment, or material, as part of a larger device.

(Oxygen Monitor Subassembly Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

By identifying specific neurons and circuit mechanisms for mental simulation, this study may offer new insights into these conditions.

(‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners, University of Cambridge)