logic gate

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. gate.

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logic gate Scientific  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of logic gate

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Depending on how they are stimulated, the same device can act as a memory element, a logic gate, a selector, an analog processor, or an electronic synapse.

From Science Daily

Operations that entangle pairs of atoms, called two-qubit logic gates, are units of computing power.

From Science Daily

It’s comprised of over 18,000 logic gates, which Arm says is at least 12 times more than the previous plastic-based chip.

From The Verge

For starters, this is because neurons do not have fixed voltages for their logic gates like transistors that can determine what will activate "1" or not activate "0" in a given neuron.

From Salon

Gate-based quantum computers operate using logic gates but, in contrast with classical computers, they exploit inherent properties of quantum mechanics such as superposition, interference and entanglement.

From Scientific American