NOR circuit
[ nawr ]
/ nɔr /
noun
Computers.
a circuit that is energized only when none of its inputs are energized.
Also called
NOR gate.
Origin of NOR circuit
First recorded in 1955–60
British Dictionary definitions for nor circuit
NOR circuit
NOR gate
/ (nɔː) /
noun
computing
a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal only if all input signals are at a low voltage
Compare AND circuit
Word Origin for NOR circuit
C20: from
nor, so named because the action performed is similar to the operation of the conjunction
nor in logic