"Fredkin gate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Fredkin gates [plural]
Etymology: Invented by Edward Fredkin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fredkin gate (plural Fredkin gates)
  1. A three-bit computational circuit that swaps the last two bits if the first bit is 1. Any logical or arithmetic operation can be constructed entirely of such gates.
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