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Meaning of Tristate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A variable, etc. that can take any of three distinct values.
  2. The area in some regions of the United States where three state borders come to a single point.

Equivalents

Examples

“The 4 input ports are simply tristates that can be addressed to enable the data from any one of them to be read by the standard input port of the printer interface.”
“Configuration options that control the build process are either Booleans or tristates.”
“The Tristate is on alert after a rash of home burglaries.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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