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Definition: gate
(1) A switch that is opened or closed. See switch.
(2) A group of transistors that makes up an AND, OR or NOT Boolean logic gate. See Boolean gates, logic gate and gate array.
(3) In a field-effect transistor (FET), the gate is the element that acts as a trigger to cause the transistor to switch. In a bipolar transistor, the gate is called the "base." See transistor, FET and MOSFET.
The Gate in an NMOS Transistor
(2) A group of transistors that makes up an AND, OR or NOT Boolean logic gate. See Boolean gates, logic gate and gate array.
(3) In a field-effect transistor (FET), the gate is the element that acts as a trigger to cause the transistor to switch. In a bipolar transistor, the gate is called the "base." See transistor, FET and MOSFET.
The gate is the trigger line. When pulsed, an electromagnetic field causes the switch to close.