The "<=" operator refers to the signal assignment operator. The signal assignment operator signifies a transfer of data from the right-hand side of the operator to the left-hand side.
Concurrent signal assignment statements will receive values of the expression (defined by a constant, signal, or a set of operators that operate on other signals).
Conditional Signal Assignments
Concurrent signal assignment statements, seen before, associate one target with one expression.
The term conditional signal assignment is used to describe statements that have only one target but can have more than one associated expression assigned to the target.
Each of the expressions is associated with a certain condition. The individual conditions are evaluated sequentially in the conditional signal assignment statement until the first condition evaluates as true.