AND circuit

[and]

noun Computers.

a circuit that is energized only when all of its inputs are energized.

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British Dictionary definitions for and circuit

AND circuit

AND gate

noun

computing a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computersCompare NAND circuit, NOR circuit, OR circuit

Word Origin

C20: so named because the action performed on electrical signals is similar to the operation of the conjunction and in logical constructions

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