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Full adder

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002476

A digital circuit that performs addition on three binary digits, producing a sum and a carry-out bit. It combines two input bits with a carry-in bit from a previous stage of addition. This circuit forms the building block for multi-bit adders in arithmetic logic units (ALUs) within processors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002476
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
See alsoHalf adder
TranslationsGerman: Volladdierer; Spanish: sumador completo; French: additionneur complet
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A digital circuit that performs addition on three binary digits, producing a sum and a carry-out bit. It combines two input bits with a carry-in bit from a previous stage of addition. This circuit forms the building block for multi-bit adders in arithmetic logic units (ALUs) within processors.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
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  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Volladdierer",
    "es": "sumador completo",
    "fr": "additionneur complet"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/full-adder/"
}

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