A counting circuit comprising a number of flip-flops or other bistable devices connected in a closed loop, the output of the final flip-flop setting the input of the first, which allows continuous counting.
Origin
1940s.
Definition of ring counter in US English:
ring counter
noun
Electronics
A counting circuit comprising a number of flip-flops or other bistable devices connected in a closed loop, the output of the final flip-flop setting the input of the first, which allows continuous counting.