ring oscillator
Electronics
noun
Any of various oscillators resembling a ring in some way; specifically one comprising an odd number of inverters in series, the output of the last being connected to the input of the first, which creates a regularly oscillating output, typically used as a high-frequency clock in electronic systems.
Origin
1930s.
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