"logic gate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: logic gates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} logic gate (plural logic gates)
  1. (computing) A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the rules of some logical operator. Derived forms: universal logic gate Related terms: quantum gate Translations (physical Boolean device): логически елемент (logičeski element) [masculine] (Bulgarian), porte logique [feminine] (French), Logikgatter [neuter] (German), gerbang logika (Indonesian), 論理素子 (ronri soshi) (Japanese), get logik (Malay), logiske porter [masculine, plural] (Norwegian), bramka logiczna [feminine] (Polish), compuerta lógica [feminine] (Spanish), puerta lógica [feminine] (Spanish)

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