The NOR gate is a digital
logic gate that implements
logical NOR - it behaves according to the truth table to the right. A HIGH output (1) results if both the inputs to the gate are LOW (0). If one or both input is HIGH (1), a LOW output (0) results. NOR is the result of the
negation of the
OR operator, thus forming a complete operation the combination of which can be combined to generate any other logical function. By contrast, the
OR operator is monotonic as it can only change LOW to HIGH but not vice versa.
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