NOT circuit

American

[not] / nɒt /

noun

Computers. a circuit that is energized when its input is not.

NOT circuit British

/ nɒt /

noun

Also called: inverter. negator. computing a logic circuit that has a high-voltage output signal if the input signal is low, and vice versa: used extensively in computers

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Etymology

Origin of NOT circuit

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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“Anticompetitive behavior is illegal under federal antitrust law. Hypercompetitive behavior is not,” Circuit Judge Consuelo Callahan wrote in the court’s opinion.

From Reuters

Unfortunately not Circuit City or Borders, although the jury is still out on Borders since Barnes and Noble recently acquired the trademark.

From Forbes

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