English word tristate comes from English tri-, English state
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tri- | English (eng) | (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements. Three. |
| state | English (eng) | (obsolete) stately (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.. (computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.. (computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.. (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.. (mathematics, stochastic processes) [...] |
| tristate | English (eng) | Having, or pertaining to, three distinct states.. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a region in the United States where three state borders come to a single point. (often capitalized) The area in some regions of the United States where three state borders come to a single point.. (programming) A variable, etc. that can take any of three distinct values. |