logic circuit

noun

, Computers.

1. a circuit designed to perform complex functions defined in terms of elementary functions of mathematical logic.

logic circuit

noun

1. an electronic circuit used in computers to perform a logical operation on its two or more input signals. There are six basic circuits, the AND, NOT, NAND, OR, NOR, and exclusive OR circuits, which can be combined into more complex circuits

logic circuit

1. A computer switching circuit, consisting of one or more logic gates, used to process digital information such as computer instructions and data.

Word History and Origins

Origin of logic circuit¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Additionally, they engineered a logic circuit for signal analysis, utilizing the negative gauge factor resulting from introducing micrometer-scale corrugations into the pattern.

From Science Daily

Additionally, they engineered a logic circuit for signal analysis, utilizing the negative gauge factor resulting from introducing micrometer-scale corrugations into the pattern.

From Science Daily

At its heart is a "fluidic logic circuit" where valves act as logic gates, allowing gas to flow and inflate compartments inside the eight separate limbs.

From BBC

And generally the hope is that it will be a multifunctional material—so within a few layers of atoms we will be able to encode the logic circuit, the power unit and so on.

From Scientific American

We visited a plant in China that manufactures the logic circuit for an iPhone.

From Time

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