Meanings
nounOR gate (plural OR gates)
plural OR gates
- businessA logic gate performing a Boolean logic OR operation.
The output state of OR gate will be high i.e., (1) if any of the input state is high or 1, else output state will be low i.e., 0.
2025 August 30, “Logic Gates - Definition, Types, Uses”, in GeeksforGeeks, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire
Similar
OR circuit
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish OR-portti, TAI-portti
- OR-porttia physical Boolean device
- TAI-porttia physical Boolean device
German ODER-Gatter
- ODER-Gattera physical Boolean device
Irish geata OR
- geata ORa physical Boolean device
Cite this entry
APA
OR gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OR%20gate
MLA
“OR gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OR%20gate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “OR gate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OR%20gate.
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