👉 In computer science, a latch (or latchman) is an element of a latch circuit. A latch is a type of digital circuit that allows one signal to be transmitted over another signal with no loss of information. The function of a latch involves determining whether the transmission of one signal will cause the other signal to lose its integrity. In a typical latch circuit, there are two input signals, and an output signal that can either be "1" or "0". When one of these inputs is