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Pertaining to one of two states: off/on, 1/0, Yes/No, or some other binary pairing. When a voting system is tested, most of the tests are Boolean in nature - that is, the system completely passes or completely fails the test.
Also known asbinary · logical · true/false · 1/0 · yes/no · on/off
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Pertaining to one of two states: off/on, 1/0, Yes/No, or some other binary pairing. When a voting system is tested, most of the tests are Boolean in nature - that is, the system completely passes or completely fails the test.
EAC Information Technology Terminology · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Boolean. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/boolean
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