Phrase guide

NAND gate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A logic gate performing a Boolean logic NAND operation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NAND circuit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gate, logic gate

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 與非門 /与非门 (yǔfēimén) — a physical Boolean device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反及閘 /反及闸 (fǎnjízhá) — a physical Boolean device
  • Finnish: NAND-portti — a physical Boolean device
  • Finnish: JA-EI-portti — a physical Boolean device
  • German: NAND-Gatter — a physical Boolean device
  • Irish: geata NAND — a physical Boolean device
  • Irish: geata NOT AND — a physical Boolean device
  • Japanese: NANDゲート — a physical Boolean device