de-energized circuit
1Circuit breaker — For other uses, see Circuit breaker (disambiguation). An air circuit breaker for low voltage (less than 1000 volts) power distribution switchgear …
2AND circuit — noun a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire • Syn: ↑and gate • Hypernyms: ↑gate, ↑logic gate * * * /and/, Computers. a circuit that is energized only when all of its inputs are energized …
3OR circuit — noun a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire • Syn: ↑OR gate • Hypernyms: ↑gate, ↑logic gate * * * /awr/, Computers. a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized. Also called OR gate. [so called… …
4integrated circuit — Electronics. a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. Abbr.: IC Also called microcircuit. [1955 60] * * * ▪… …
5AND circuit — /and/, Computers. a circuit that is energized only when all of its inputs are energized. * * * …
6NAND circuit — /nand/ Computers. a circuit that is energized when any one of its inputs is not energized. Also called NAND gate. [1955 60] * * * …
7NOR circuit — /nawr/ Computers. a circuit that is energized only when none of its inputs are energized. Also called NOR gate. [1955 60] * * * …
8OR circuit — /awr/, Computers. a circuit that is energized when any of its inputs are energized. Also called OR gate. [so called from the disjunctive operation of such circuits; see OR1 (def. 6)] * * * …
9NAND circuit — noun a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate • Syn: ↑NAND gate • Hypernyms: ↑gate, ↑logic gate * * * /nand/ Computers. a circuit that is energized when any one of its inputs is not energized. Also… …
10NOR circuit — /nawr/ Computers. a circuit that is energized only when none of its inputs are energized. Also called NOR gate. [1955 60] …
