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Word: Latch
Speech Type: Noun
Old English læccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally’), of Germanic origin
latʃ
a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate
Short Definition:bar for fastening door or gate
Examples:- lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open
a circuit which retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal.
Short Definition:circuit which retains output state
Word: Latch
Speech Type: Verb
latʃ
fasten (a door or gate) with a latch
Short Definition:fasten with latch
Examples:- she latched the door carefully
(of a device) become fixed in a particular state
Short Definition:become fixed in particular state
Examples:- the output relay can be set to latch at a preset value
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