digital adder
nounUK /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl ˈæd.ər/
US /ˈdɪdʒ.ə.t̬əl ˈæd.ɚ/
A digital adder is a part inside a computer that adds numbers together.
The digital adder in the calculator quickly added 25 and 17 to show 42.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A logic circuit that performs addition on binary numbers, often built from XOR and AND gates.
Engineers combined two half adders to build a full digital adder.
3. A hardware component in a processor that computes sums as part of arithmetic operations.
The CPU's digital adder handled the integer addition in a single clock cycle.
4. A software routine or module that sums digital signals or values.
The program used a digital adder to total the sensor readings.