History of Flip Flops and Latches

  • Why is the output of a flip-flop or latch always referred to as "Q"?


  • The best answer I have found so far is that the letter "Q" is used to signify what would ideally be the letter "O". "O" would be used to designate that it is the Output of the latch, the flip-flop, or the gate. However, since the letter O is similar in shape to the number 0 (zero), Q was used to prevent confusion in electronic schematics. This seems to be indicated in the below articles. http://www.searcheng.co.uk/dcforum/DCForumID4/102.html http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~hehner/HLCD.pdf Since I haven't provided any evidence as to the history of the use of this notation, I'm not sure if you'll consider this a sufficient answer. If anything, though, I hope it helps you get what you're looking for. Regards.







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