logic gate

noun

, Electronics.

1. gate ¹( def 16b ).

logic gate

1. A device, usually an electrical circuit, that performs one or more logical operations on one or more input signals. Logic gates are the building blocks of digital technology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of logic gate¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Operations that entangle pairs of atoms, called two-qubit logic gates, are units of computing power.

From Science Daily

It’s comprised of over 18,000 logic gates, which Arm says is at least 12 times more than the previous plastic-based chip.

From The Verge

For starters, this is because neurons do not have fixed voltages for their logic gates like transistors that can determine what will activate "1" or not activate "0" in a given neuron.

From Salon

Gate-based quantum computers operate using logic gates but, in contrast with classical computers, they exploit inherent properties of quantum mechanics such as superposition, interference and entanglement.

From Scientific American

Luo and co-workers2 have produced a NOT logic gate that flips the direction of magnetization of magnetic domains by electrical means.

From Nature