XOR GATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XOR gate mean? 

• XOR GATE (noun)
  The noun XOR GATE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: XOR GATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XOR GATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

X-OR circuit; XOR circuit; XOR gate

Hypernyms ("XOR gate" 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)