COMPUTER CIRCUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computer circuit mean? 

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

1. a circuit that is part of a computer

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTER CIRCUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circuit that is part of a computer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer circuit"):

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

integrated circuit; microcircuit (a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component)

interface; port ((computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals))

module (computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware))

printed circuit (computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered)

Holonyms ("computer circuit" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

 Context examples 

Either a program that controls a display for the user and that allows the user to interact with the system or a computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another.

(Interface Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)