deassert
deassert verb: to remove a signal on a line.
Verb
deassert (third-person singular simple present deasserts, present participle deasserting, simple past and past participle deasserted)
- To remove a signal on a line.
- The controller deasserts this line to allow the talker to place status or data on the data bus.1985, Vinod Kumar Bansal, Design of Microprocessor Based Systems, Wiley Eastern Limited, →OCLC, page 131
- It therefore inserts a wait state into the third data phase by deasserting IRDY# at the start of clock cycle four.1999, Don Anderson, PCI System Architecture, Addison-Wesley Professional, →OCLC, page 139
Antonyms of deassert
Forms of deassert
| third-person singular present | deasserts |
|---|---|
| present participle | deasserting |
| past participle | deasserted |
| past | deasserted |
Origin of deassert
From de- + assert.
Questions about deassert
- What does deassert mean?
- Deassert means to remove a signal on a line.
- What part of speech is deassert?
- Deassert is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deassert?
- The past tense of deassert is deasserted.
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