Qbyte?

  • Prouvaire
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    510 months 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.

    • exscape
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      310 months ago

      That’s not far from reality. Quantum computers work with qubits.

      • Prouvaire
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        10 months 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).