Qbyte?

  • Prouvaire@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    In my head canon quad is a fundamental unit used in quantum computing, which I assume is a technology in common use in Trek.

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. Just as binary digit got abbreviated to “bit” and a collection of (eight) bits became known as a “byte”, I figure something similar would happen for quantum digits -> qubits -> quads (because “qubytes” sounds awkward and “quants” sounds like something you couldn’t get say on network television).