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AND gate

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A circuit that gives an output only when all inputs are on

noun

Specialized

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In digital electronics, an AND gate requires all of its inputs to be true for the output to be true.

Like an an AND gate, for instance, is a gate that you would actually etch into a chip here.

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Examples

We've got an AND gate here and an OR gate in this chip here.
OK, so to build this out, we need some XOR gates, some AND gates, and some inverters.
So although Y star is still there, since it's an AND gate, Z goes down, right?
So for and gate, the output is A&B.
And the outputs of the AND gates are odd like this.
It has the output coming back around into an and gate and then two and gates going into our inverter.
Actually, they've got "not(x) and y" and "not(y) and x" on the two other exits to the AND gate.

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The output of the AND gate is high only when both inputs are high.
When building a logic circuit, you must connect the inputs to the AND gate correctly to ensure proper functionality.

Synonyms

AND circuit

vsAND gate

Specialized

4.7

An electronic circuit that sends a signal only when all inputs are on

is the specific digital logic name for that same input-only output behavior

Surface Forms

AND gate singular

AND gates plural

Morphology

and + gate

The meaning is compositionally derived: 'and' denotes conjunction (requiring all conditions) and 'gate' denotes a device that implements logic, so together they denote a device that only activates when all inputs are present. This is a regular, predictable naming pattern in technical language (and in other languages), so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

AND gate comes from the simple picture of a gate that only opens when all keys are turned, because AND means 'all must be true'. That's why the circuit gives an output only when all inputs are 'present'.