PLD

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PLD Abbrev. for programmable logic device. A form of PAL in which the outputs emerge through output cells, an output cell being a logic circuit that is programmable for a number of characteristics. These characteristics include the choice of positive or negative logic, whether the output can be used as an input, whether it is to be fed back into the circuit, whether it is to emerge via a latch, and whether it is to be tri-state.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH

pld

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pld payload

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH