Meanings
nounXOR gate (plural XOR gates)
plural XOR gates
- businessA logic gate performing a Boolean logic XOR operation.
The output of the XOR gate is logic 1 or high, when its inputs are dissimilar.
2025 August 30, “Logic Gates - Definition, Types, Uses”, in GeeksforGeeks, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
noungate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire
Similar
X-OR circuitXOR circuit
Broader
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 异或门, 異或門 /异或门
- 异或门 (yìhuòmén)a physical Boolean device
- 異或門 /异或门 (yìhuòmén)a physical Boolean device
Finnish XOR-portti, ERI-portti
- XOR-porttia physical Boolean device
- ERI-porttia physical Boolean device
German XOR-Gatter
- XOR-Gattera physical Boolean device
Irish geata XOR, geata eisiach OR
- geata XORa physical Boolean device
- geata eisiach ORa physical Boolean device
Cite this entry
APA
XOR gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XOR%20gate
MLA
“XOR gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XOR%20gate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “XOR gate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XOR%20gate.
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