Meanings
nounmemistor (plural memistors)
plural memistors
- businessA resistor with memory able to perform logic operations and store information.
Origin
From memory + resistor, coined by Bernard Widrow in 1960.
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APA
memistor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memistor
MLA
“memistor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memistor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “memistor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memistor.
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