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>The engineers here use asserted and de-asserted to describe
>what happens to certain signals.
>I am fighting the use of the word de-asserted.
>Am I wrong? Have you encountered these words?
The verb "assert" in this context is a hardware reference, meaning to
drive the voltage high. "De-assert" is acceptable, but if you dislike
it, see if you can get the engineers to use "drop" instead.
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