Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A logical operator that returns a true value if one or both operands are true.
  • abbreviation operating room
  • abbreviation operations research
  • abbreviation Oregon

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  • conjunction logic Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other is true or both.
  • conjunction computer science A lexical symbol to implement inclusive or in a computer language.
  • conjunction electrical engineering A logical gate to implement inclusive or.
  • noun logic The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation, it has values
  • abbreviation Oregon, a state of the United States of America.
  • abbreviation Orissa, a state of India.
  • initialism healthcare Initialism of operating room.
  • initialism sciences Initialism of operations research.
  • initialism sports Olympic Record

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Examples

  • I think it's logical to assume that a majority of supers just wants to guard against a complete Obama meltdown, such as getting killed in PA (didn't happen) or IN, and/or losing states he should win like NC and OR.

    Obama Campaign: "We Are Less Than 300 Delegates From Securing Nomination" 2009

  • When a wounded soldier or Iraqi civilian requires a massive transfusion in the OR, they'll summon someone with the right blood and just hook them up to the patient, in the OR.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • When a wounded soldier or Iraqi civilian requires a massive transfusion in the OR, they'll summon someone with the right blood and just hook them up to the patient, in the OR.

    Blood Makes Noise 2008

  • Know at least three historic points of interest within the limits of your city, town or village, how to get to them and why they are historic, OR

    Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918

  • Tend and gather a fruit crop such as apples, peaches, pears, cherries, oranges, or any other tree fruit, OR Cultivate and tend a small vineyard or grape arbor, and gather the grapes, OR

    Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918

  • Know how to turn off the water or gas supply for the house and whom to notify in case of accident, OR

    Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918

  • City or Town Hall, one Hospital of good standing, one hotel or inn, three churches, one Protestant, one Catholic, one Synagogue, and the nearest railroad, OR

    Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918

  • Know the name and location of three buildings or places in your city, town or village, of interest from a point of beauty either of architecture, decoration or surroundings, OR

    Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918

  • So that, for good or for evil, the whole Babel event must have produced a strong effect on the mind of a thoughtful man like Abraham, and raised many strange questionings in his heart, which God alone could answer for him, OR

    Twenty-Five Village Sermons Charles Kingsley 1847

  • Some centers may choose to perform the procedure in the hybrid room, some centers may choose to perform the procedure in the EP lab or in OR.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

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