flip-flop : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flip-flop	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for flip-flop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flip-flop n a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround] a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe Synonym(s): flip-flop, thong an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states a backward somersault v reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
flip-flop A digital logic circuit that can be in one of two states which it switches (or "{toggles}") between under control of its inputs. It can thus be considered as a one bit memory. Three types of flip-flop are common: the {SR flip-flop}, the {JK flip-flop} and the {D-type flip-flop} (or {latch}). Early literature refers to the "Eccles-Jordan circuit" and the "Eccles-Jordan binary counter", using two {vacuum tubes} as the active (amplifying) elements for each {bit} of information storage. Later implementations using {bipolar transistors} could operate at up to 20 million state transitions per second as early as 1963. (1995-11-11)