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Adder-subtractor

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000093

A digital circuit capable of performing both addition and subtraction operations on binary numbers. It typically uses a combination of full adders and XOR gates to switch between the two functions based on a control input. This component is a building block in arithmetic logic units (ALUs) within microprocessors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000093
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
ReferencesEE2280 Logic Design (nthuee.org)
TranslationsGerman: Addierer-Subtrahierer; Spanish: sumador-restador; French: additionneur-soustracteur
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000093",
  "term": "Adder-subtractor",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A digital circuit capable of performing both addition and subtraction operations on binary numbers. It typically uses a combination of full adders and XOR gates to switch between the two functions based on a control input. This component is a building block in arithmetic logic units (ALUs) within microprocessors.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "references": [
    "EE2280 Logic Design (nthuee.org)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Addierer-Subtrahierer",
    "es": "sumador-restador",
    "fr": "additionneur-soustracteur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/adder-subtractor/"
}

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