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• exclusive OR
  exclusive OR

  XOR.
• exclusive or
  exclusive or

  noun

  logic the connective that gives the value true to a disjunction if one or other, but not both, of the disjuncts are true Compare inclusive or

exclusive OR

American  

1. XOR.

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exclusive or British  

noun

1. Also called: exclusive disjunction. logic the connective that gives the value true to a disjunction if one or other, but not both, of the disjuncts are true Compare inclusive or

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exclusive OR exclusive or

The logical functions AND, inclusive OR, and exclusive OR, are formed in the Accumulator.

From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation

And it’s sometimes hard to draw a line between those two things: Is this an exclusive, or is it a public forum?

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now it doesn’t really have any exclusive or defining titles, yet Microsoft spent billions scooping up IPs with nothing to show for it.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

"The myth that golf is exclusive or inaccessible is not the reality on the ground," he argues, though he notes barriers still exist - including cost and perception.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Access to exclusive or “pre-released” models such as those in the outgoing cartons seized by Nike can be as lucrative as insider trading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

Nor do I know whether he reckons the dross exclusive or inclusive with his three hundred and sixty ton of copper; which however will make a considerable difference in the account.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Jonathan Swift

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