: a computer logic circuit that produces an output which is the inverse of that of an AND circuit

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In order to ramp up NAND production, SK hynix is resuming investment at a facility in the Chinese coastal city of Dalian after a four-year pause, Korean media reported this week. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 This hike stems from rising costs for TSMC silicon, DRAM, and NAND memory, accelerated by demand for AI servers. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 That’s not bad for many situations, and NAND is widely used in high-performance long-term storage, such as solid state drives. IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026 Analysts place the blame for this drop squarely on the increasing price of DRAM and NAND chips. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for NAND

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Etymology

not AND

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of NAND was in 1958

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“NAND.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NAND. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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