Flip-flop meaning
A reversal, as of a stand or position.
A foreign policy flip-flop.
noun
To move back and forth between two conditions or circumstances, sometimes repeatedly.
verb
To reverse a stand or position.
verb
To execute a backward somersault or handspring.
verb
To move from one position to the reverse or opposite.
The coach flip-flopped the linemen.
verb
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An acrobatic spring backward from the feet to the hands and back to the feet.
noun
An abrupt change, as to an opposite opinion.
noun
A flapping noise.
noun
A kind of sandal consisting usually of a flat rubber sole held on the foot by a strap slipped between the big toe and the toe next to it.
noun
A circuit having two stable states and remaining in one until a signal causes it to switch to the other.
noun
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To do a flip-flop.
verb
An electronic circuit that maintains its 0 or 1 state and is used in static memories and hardware registers. By the mid-20th century, the flip-flop was a breakthrough in circuit logic, which allowed data to be stored. The first flip-flops, known as "trigger circuits," were constructed with two transistors. Subsequent designs use two NOR or NAND logic gates.
An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
noun
To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
verb
The movement or sound of repeated flapping.
noun
A backless, often foam rubber sandal held to the foot at the big toe by means of a thong.
noun
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A backward somersault or handspring.
noun
An electronic circuit or mechanical device capable of assuming either of two stable states, especially a computer circuit used to store a single bit of information.
noun
Origin of flip-flop
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