OR circuit

American  

[awr] / ɔr /

noun

Computers.

1. a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized.

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OR circuit British  

/ ɔː /

noun

1. computing a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that gives a high-voltage output signal if one or more input signals are at a high voltage: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers Compare AND circuit NAND circuit

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Etymology

Origin of OR circuit

1950–55; so called from the disjunctive operation of such circuits; see or ¹ ( def. 6 )