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memistor

memistor noun: a resistor with memory able to perform logic operations and store information.

Noun

memistor (plural memistors)

  1. A resistor with memory able to perform logic operations and store information.

Forms of memistor

pluralmemistors

Origin of memistor

From memory + resistor, coined by Bernard Widrow in 1960.

Questions about memistor

What does memistor mean?
Memistor means a resistor with memory able to perform logic operations and store information.
What part of speech is memistor?
Memistor is a noun.
What is the plural of memistor?
The plural of memistor is memistors.

Words near memistor in the dictionary

  1. meminductors
  2. meming
  3. meming on
  4. meminna
  5. meminnas
  6. memistor
  7. memistors
  8. meml.
  9. memlook
  10. memlooks
  11. memls.

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