binary state
nounUK /ˈbaɪ.nər.i steɪt/
US /ˈbaɪ.nɛr.i steɪt/
A binary state is a condition that can only be one of two things, like on or off.
The light switch has a binary state: it is either on or off.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a condition represented by exactly one bit, either 0 or 1.
Each flag in the program is stored as a binary state.
3. A situation with only two possible outcomes, with no middle option.
The vote was a binary state: yes or no.
4. A physical system that can rest in only one of two stable positions.
The flip-flop circuit holds a binary state until the next clock pulse.