}Orphans represent unacknowledged circuit nodes
at the POs
}Definition[Wire Orphan]
}An orphan wire, or wire orphan is an indicating circuit
wire, a signal transition of which, triggered by a given and valid
input transition, is NOT acknowledged by a
respective signal transition on any PO
}Definition[Gate Orphan]
}An orphan gate, or gate
orphan is an indicating circuit gate, a signal transition through
which, triggered by a given and valid input transition, is NOT acknowledged by a
respective signal transition on any PO
}