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OR gate

[awr]
–noun Computers.
OR circuit.

OR circuit

[awr]
–noun Computers.
a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized.
Also called OR gate.


Origin:
so called from the disjunctive operation of such circuits; see or 1 (def. 6)
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OR gate  
n.  A logic gate that simulates the function of the logical operator OR.

[From or1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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