tristated

English

Adjective

tristated (not comparable)

1. (electronics) In a high-impedance state that is neither the high output state nor the low output state, and allows other devices to drive the bus without interference from the tristate buffer.
   • 1984, Northcon/84: Mini/Micro Northwest-84 Conference Record, page 8:

     the data out drivers are tristated

   • 2012, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Robert W. Brodersen, Low Power Digital CMOS Design, page 336:

     Even after the output enable signal is true, the output remains tristated until the senseamp's cross coupled latch has resolved the data value, […]

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