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NOT gate

American  

noun

  1. Computers. NOT circuit.


Etymology

Origin of NOT gate

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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A NOT gate had one wire going in and one wire coming out, and inverted the input wire.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2014

Monroe and his colleagues crafted a logic element called a controlled- NOT gate out of a beryllium ion.

From Scientific American • Oct. 9, 2012

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