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XOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- EXCLUSIVE-OR element
1, record 1, English, EXCLUSIVE%2DOR%20element
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- EXCLUSIVE-OR gate 2, record 1, English, EXCLUSIVE%2DOR%20gate
correct, standardized
- exclusive-or element 3, record 1, English, exclusive%2Dor%20element
correct
- exclusive-OR gate 4, record 1, English, exclusive%2DOR%20gate
correct
- except gate 5, record 1, English, except%20gate
correct
- XOR gate 6, record 1, English, XOR%20gate
correct
- X-OR gate 4, record 1, English, X%2DOR%20gate
correct
- exclusive OR gate 7, record 1, English, exclusive%20OR%20gate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gate that performs the Boolean operation of nonequivalence. 8, record 1, English, - EXCLUSIVE%2DOR%20element
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
EXCLUSIVE-OR gate; EXCLUSIVE-OR element: terms standardized by CSA International and ISO. 9, record 1, English, - EXCLUSIVE%2DOR%20element
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porte OU exclusif
1, record 1, French, porte%20OU%20exclusif
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte de disjonction exclusive 2, record 1, French, porte%20de%20disjonction%20exclusive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- circuit de disjonction exclusive 3, record 1, French, circuit%20de%20disjonction%20exclusive
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- élément OU exclusif 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20OU%20exclusif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porte réalisant l'opération booléenne de disjonction. 5, record 1, French, - porte%20OU%20exclusif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porte OU exclusif; porte de disjonction exclusive; circuit de disjonction exclusive : termes normalisés par la CSA International et l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - porte%20OU%20exclusif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
- Circuitos eléctricos e interruptores automáticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compuerta lógica de desunión
1, record 1, Spanish, compuerta%20l%C3%B3gica%20de%20desuni%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- puerta de disyunción 2, record 1, Spanish, puerta%20de%20disyunci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- circuito O exclusivo 1, record 1, Spanish, circuito%20O%20exclusivo
masculine noun
- circuito O excluyente 2, record 1, Spanish, circuito%20O%20excluyente
masculine noun
- circuito disyuntivo 3, record 1, Spanish, circuito%20disyuntivo
masculine noun
- compuerta disyuntiva 3, record 1, Spanish, compuerta%20disyuntiva
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compuerta que produce una señal de salida binaria de valor 0 cuando ambas señales de entrada son 1 o ambas señales son 0; de lo contrario la señal de salida será 1. 1, record 1, Spanish, - compuerta%20l%C3%B3gica%20de%20desuni%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- non-equivalence operation
1, record 2, English, non%2Dequivalence%20operation
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nonequivalence operation 2, record 2, English, nonequivalence%20operation
correct, standardized
- XOR 3, record 2, English, XOR
correct
- XOR 3, record 2, English, XOR
- EXCLUSIVE-OR operation 4, record 2, English, EXCLUSIVE%2DOR%20operation
correct, standardized
- exclusive-OR operation 5, record 2, English, exclusive%2DOR%20operation
correct
- exclusive-or operation 6, record 2, English, exclusive%2Dor%20operation
correct
- modulo two sum 1, record 2, English, modulo%20two%20sum
avoid
- addition without carry 1, record 2, English, addition%20without%20carry
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dyadic Boolean operation whose result has the Boolean value 1 if and only if the operands have different Boolean values. 1, record 2, English, - non%2Dequivalence%20operation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nonequivalence operation; EXCLUSIVE-OR operation; non-equivalence operation: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 5, record 2, English, - non%2Dequivalence%20operation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disjonction
1, record 2, French, disjonction
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dilemme 1, record 2, French, dilemme
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- OU exclusif 1, record 2, French, OU%20exclusif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération booléenne diadique dont le résultat a la valeur booléenne 1 si et seulement si les deux opérandes ont des valeurs booléennes différentes. 2, record 2, French, - disjonction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disjonction; dilemme; OU exclusif : termes normalisés par l'ISO, la CSA et l'AFNOR. 3, record 2, French, - disjonction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- operación de no equivalencia
1, record 2, Spanish, operaci%C3%B3n%20de%20no%20equivalencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- O excluyente 1, record 2, Spanish, O%20excluyente
correct, masculine noun
- desunión 1, record 2, Spanish, desuni%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- dilema 1, record 2, Spanish, dilema
correct, feminine noun
- disyuntiva 2, record 2, Spanish, disyuntiva
correct, feminine noun
- O exclusivo 3, record 2, Spanish, O%20exclusivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operación lógica aplicada a dos operandos, que producen un resultado independiente de las configuraciones de bits de los operandos, y de conformidad con normas para cada posición de bits. 3, record 2, Spanish, - operaci%C3%B3n%20de%20no%20equivalencia
Record 2, Key term(s)
- suma sin acarreo
- suma sin arrastre
- módulo de dos sumas
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