flip-flop
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
flip-flop (plural flip-flops)
- (US) An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter. [from 19th c.]
- (computing, electronics) A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory. [from 20th c.]
- 2012, George Dyson (science historian), Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, p. 72:
- Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]
- 2012, George Dyson (science historian), Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, p. 72:
- A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot. [from 20th c.]
- A change of places; an inversion or swap.
- 1964, Scholastic Coach (volume 34, page 18)
- On the break for strong left, everything remains the same, except for the flip-flop of positions.
- 1964, Scholastic Coach (volume 34, page 18)
- The sound of a regular footfall.
- (footwear) jandal (New Zealand), thong (Australia), slop (South Africa), zori (Japan, Southeastern US), beach sandal(s) (Japan)
flip-flop
- To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
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