bistable trigger circuit; flip-flop
A digital circuit that has two stable states and can be used to store one bit of information. Common in sequential logic and memory elements.
A bistable trigger circuit is also called a flip-flop.
This bistable trigger circuit changes state in synchronization with the clock signal.
Common loanword for the same concept; 双安定トリガ回路 is a more formal, descriptive Japanese term.
A monostable multivibrator has only one stable state, unlike the two stable states of a bistable trigger circuit.
Compound of 双安定 (sōantei, 'bistable') + トリガ (toriga, 'trigger') + 回路 (kairo, 'circuit'). A descriptive technical term.