binary counter
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binary counter
[′bīn·ə·rē ′kau̇nt·ər] (electronics)
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binary counter
(electronics, hardware)A digital circuit which has a clock
input and a number of count outputs which give the number of
clock cycles. The output may change either on rising or
falling clock edges. The circuit may also have a reset input
which sets all outputs to zero when asserted. The counter may
be either a synchronous counter or a ripple counter.
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