logic gate

noun

, Electronics.

1. gate ¹( def 16b ).

logic gate

1. A device, usually an electrical circuit, that performs one or more logical operations on one or more input signals. Logic gates are the building blocks of digital technology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of logic gate¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Each chip contains millions of logic gates, which are used for computation.

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Now researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany have taken the first tentative steps in this direction, by showing they can create a quantum logic gate made up of two qubits more than 60 meters apart.

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