logic gate
noun1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.
- There are six non-trivial, symmetric, two-input, Boolean logic gates: AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR and XNOR.
- There are basically seven main types of logic gates that are used to perform various logical operations in digital systems. […] In digital electronics, there is a specially designed logic gate named, XOR gate, which is used in digital circuits to perform modulo sum.2025 August 30, “Logic Gates - Definition, Types, Uses”, in GeeksforGeeks, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025:
- Derived terms
- universal logic gate
- Related terms
- quantum gate