"negative logic" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} negative logic (uncountable)
  1. (electrical engineering) The use of the higher(positive) voltage level to represent the Boolean value 0 and the lower voltage(negative) level to represent the Boolean value 1. Tags: uncountable
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