exclusive OR Syllabification: (ex·clu·sive OR)Definition of exclusive OR noun Electronics a Boolean operator working on two variables that has the value of one if one but not both of the variables has a value of one. Also called XOR. (also exclusive OR gate) a circuit that produces an output signal when a signal is received through one and only one of its two inputs. exclusive OR in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of exclusive OR in the British & World English dictionary