tristate

Spanning three jurisdictions

Tristate describes something spanning three states, typically adjacent ones that form a regional identity: the tristate area around New York City includes parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

In electronics, tristate refers to a circuit with three possible output states: high, low, and high-impedance (effectively disconnected).

The tristate buffer isolates the signal when disabled.

boundary

border

Outer edge or limit

vertex · point · node · convergence · meeting · confluence · edge · threshold · interface · demarcation

electronics

buffer

Protective intermediate space

  • gateHinged barrier in fence
  • logicScience of valid reasoning
  • outputWhat something generates

input · CMOS · TTL · semiconductor · transistor · flip-flop · latch · register · signal · pin

region

Delaware

First to join the Union

commuter · corridor · Newark · Trenton · Wilmington · interstate · broadcast · DMV · NYC · area

Categories
Opposites
number of states/regions

tristatebistate

Involving two states

two-state · local · nationwide · multistate · intrastate

electronic/logic state complexity

tristatebinary

Consisting of two parts

two-state · bi-level · on-off · bistate · single-ended

Family

state, estate, triangle, tricycle, tripod, tribunal, triplet, trinity, trilogy

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Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G