Xor - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Xor : 

/X'or/, /kzor/ Exclusive or. "A xor B" means "A or B, but not both". The truth table is

A | B | A xor B --_---_--------
F | F | F F | T | T T | F | T T | T | F

[{Jargon File]

(1994-12-01)



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Xor : /X'or/, /kzor/ conj. Exclusive or. `A xor B' means `A or B, but not both'. "I want to get cherry pie xor a banana split." This derives from the technical use of the term as a function on truth-values that is true if exactly one of its two arguments is true.

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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