flip-flop

Speech parts

1. flip-flop - Noun

2. flip-flop - Verb

Meaning

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

a backward somersault

an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states

a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe

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flip flop

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I really wish I had invented the flip-flop. I love flip-flops. It's the one style of shoe I would be so proud of inventing: the Havaiana. Christian Louboutin

But does anyone know if he was being sarcastic, making a joke, being serious, just flat out lying once again, or whether he'll flip-flop tomorrow knowing he needs to be in the spotlight like he was as a reality TV star. Source: Internet

And considering the options—which included a flip-flop and a couple emoji—the T. rex, rubber ducky, and penguin are petty good picks, even though it’s baffling that sliced bread didn’t get chosen. Source: Internet

Although the term flip-flop has historically referred generically to both simple and clocked circuits, in modern usage it is common to reserve the term flip-flop exclusively for discussing clocked circuits; the simple ones are commonly called latches. Source: Internet

Putting them together yields a two-bit counter: You can continue to add additional flip-flops, always inverting the output to its own input, and using the output from the previous flip-flop as the clock signal. Source: Internet

If this output is then used as the clock signal for a similarly arranged D flip-flop (remembering to invert the output to the input), one will get another 1 bit counter that counts half as fast. Source: Internet

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