"OR gate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: OR gates [plural]
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  1. (electronics) A logic gate performing a Boolean logic OR operation. Translations (a physical Boolean device): OR-portti (Finnish), TAI-portti (Finnish), ODER-Gatter [neuter] (German), geata OR [masculine] (Irish)

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