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Fanout

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(computing, electronics) The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections..

Example Sentences

B+ trees have very high fanout, which reduces the number of I/O operations required to find an element in the tree.
The fanout of a logic gate output is the number of gate inputs to which it is connected.

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What does fanout mean?

Fanout means (computing, electronics) The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections..

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How do you use fanout in a sentence?

B+ trees have very high fanout, which reduces the number of I/O operations required to find an element in the tree.

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