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NOT circuit

American  
[not] / nɒt /

noun

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

NOT circuit British  
/ nɒt /

noun

  1. 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

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