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From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
xor /X'or/, /kzor/ conj. Exclusive or `A xor B' means `A or
B, but not both'. "I want to get cherry pie xor a banana split."
This derives from the technical use of the term as a function on
truth-values that is true if exactly one of its two arguments is true.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
xor
/X'or/, /kzor/ Exclusive or "A xor B" means "A or B, but not
both". The {truth table} is
A | B | A xor B
--+---+--------
F | F | F
F | T | T
T | F | T
T | T | F
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-12-01)
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