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What (who) is OR - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
OR; O.R.; OR (disambiguation); Or (disambiguation); O.r.; Or.; O R
or
or1
¦ conjunction
1. used to link alternatives.
2. introducing a synonym or explanation of a preceding word or phrase.
3. otherwise.
4. archaic either.
¦ noun (OR)
1. a logical operation which gives the value one if at least one operand has the value one, and otherwise gives a value of zero.
2. [as modifier] Electronics denoting a gate circuit which produces an output if there is a signal on any of its inputs.
Phrases
or so (after a quantity) approximately.
Origin
ME: a reduced form of the obs. conjunction other (which superseded OE oththe 'or').
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or2
¦ noun gold or yellow, as a heraldic tincture.
Origin
C16: from Fr., from L. aurum 'gold'.
Or
·prep & ·adv Ere; before; sooner than.
II. Or ·noun Yellow or gold color, - represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.
III. Or ·conj A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, - that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade.
OR
OR
1. a logical operation which gives the value one if at least one operand has the value one, and otherwise gives a value of zero.
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OR
¦ abbreviation
1. operational research.
2. Oregon (in official postal use).
3. Brit. Military other ranks (as opposed to commissioned officers).
Examples of use of OR
1. "He knows nothing about cyanide or suicide belts or jackets or explosives or bombs or firearms.
2. The search string included: "iran contra or clinton or spotted owl or florida recount or sex! . . . or indict! or enron or kerry or iraq or wmd!. . . . or gay! or homosexual! or gun!" But the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on that topic yesterday morning was lightly attended.
3. "Whether you are black or white, male or female, rich or poor, gay or straight, sick or healthy, young or old.
4. "We don‘t have, in Chicago or Detroit or Pittsburgh, Uzbeks or Tajiks or Kazakhs," Rumsfeld said.
5. Choose between soda sweetened with high–fructose corn syrup or cane sugar, flavored artificially or naturally, colored pink or red or green or blue or purple.