Fanout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fanout is a noun meaning (computing, electronics) The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.
Meaning
(computing, electronics) The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.
Example Sentences
The fanout of a logic gate output is the number of gate inputs to which it is connected.
B+ trees have very high fanout, which reduces the number of I/O operations required to find an element in the tree.
Word Forms
- fanouts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include furcation, fork, fanning, fanac, fanlation, flop.
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