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negative-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 that changes its state only when an input signal becomes low.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

Examples

  • Master-slave flip-flops tend to be negative-edge-triggered; however, the clock input can be inverted in order to make the master-slave flip-flop be positive-edge-triggered.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: positive-edge-triggered

Broader terms: edge-triggered

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