OR circuit

[ awr ]
/ ɔr /

noun Computers.

a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized.
Also called OR gate.

Origin of OR circuit

1950–55; so called from the disjunctive operation of such circuits; see or1(def 6)

British Dictionary definitions for or circuit

OR circuit

OR gate

/ (ɔː) /

noun

computing a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that gives a high-voltage output signal if one or more input signals are at a high voltage: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers Compare AND circuit, NAND circuit

Word Origin for OR circuit

C20: so named from its similarity to the function of or in logical constructions