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Half adder

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002701

A digital circuit that performs binary addition on two single-bit binary numbers, producing a sum and a carry output. It differs from a full adder by not accepting a carry-in bit from a previous stage of addition. This fundamental building block of arithmetic logic units is constructed using XOR and AND gates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002701
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
See alsoFull adder
TranslationsGerman: Halbaddierer; Spanish: medio sumador; French: demi-additionneur
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002701",
  "term": "Half adder",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A digital circuit that performs binary addition on two single-bit binary numbers, producing a sum and a carry output. It differs from a full adder by not accepting a carry-in bit from a previous stage of addition. This fundamental building block of arithmetic logic units is constructed using XOR and AND gates.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "full adder"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Halbaddierer",
    "es": "medio sumador",
    "fr": "demi-additionneur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/half-adder/"
}

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