1.4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS, EXPRESSIONS, AND ABBREVIATIONS 25
Read/write memory (RWM): a memory array (e.g., RAM) that can be used to store and
retrieve information at any time.
Redundant cover: nonessential and nonoptional cover in a function representation.
Redundant prime implicant: a prime implicant that yields redundant cover.
Reflective code: a code that has a reflection (mirror) plane midway through the code.
Register: a digital device, configured with flip-flops and other logic, that is capable of
storing and shifting data on command.
Remainder: in division, the dividend minus the product of the divisor and the quotient.
Rendezvous module: an asynchronous state machine whose output becomes active when
all external inputs become active and becomes inactive ...