XNOR

noun

XNOR

noun

Etymology Blend of exclusive + NOR.

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Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A logic gate which is the inverse of XOR.

  • The output of the XNOR gate is high(1) when both the inputs are high (1) or low(0). In other words, the output of the XNOR gate is high(1) when both the inputs are the same. the XNOR gate can sometimes be called as Equivalence gate. In simple words, The XNOR gate is the complement of the XOR gate.2025 August 30, “Logic Gates - Definition, Types, Uses”, in GeeksforGeeks, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025:
Synonyms
XAND, XNOR gate, exclusive NOR
Antonyms
XOR, XNAND
Related terms
NOR, OR

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