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edge-triggered

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Describing a circuit or component which is either positive-edge-triggered or negative-edge-triggered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: level-triggered

History

Etymology

From edge + triggered.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: reunaherkkä — either positive-edge-triggered or negative-edge-triggered