tristated

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adjective

In a high-impedance state that is neither the high output state nor the low output state, and allows other devices to drive the bus without interference from the tristate buffer.

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Meanings

adjectivetristated (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessIn a high-impedance state that is neither the high output state nor the low output state, and allows other devices to drive the bus without interference from the tristate buffer.

    the data out drivers are tristated

    1984, Northcon/84: Mini/Micro Northwest-84 Conference Record, page 8
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    Even after the output enable signal is true, the output remains tristated until the senseamp's cross coupled latch has resolved the data value, […]

    2012, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Robert W. Brodersen, Low Power Digital CMOS Design, page 336
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