carry-out
carry-out noun: a command that exports a carry (bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation) from the current column of an addition operation. Also the alternative spelling of carryout.
Noun
carry-out (plural carry-outs)
- A command that exports a carry (bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation) from the current column of an addition operation.
- A simpler scheme is to connect the carry-ins and carry-outs of the units in a ripple chain. This approach is most common in chip design because the wiring for the carry-lookahead tree is hard to design and area-consuming.2004, Wayne Wolf, FPGA-Based System Design
Also used as
carry-out is also the alternative spelling of carryout.
Forms of carry-out
| plural | carry-outs |
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Origin of carry-out
Deverbal from carry out.
Questions about carry-out
- What does carry-out mean?
- Carry-out means a command that exports a carry (bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation) from the current column of an addition operation.
- What part of speech is carry-out?
- Carry-out is a noun.
- What is the plural of carry-out?
- The plural of carry-out is carry-outs.
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