"qu-" meaning in English

See qu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Back-formation from qubit. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|qubit}} Back-formation from qubit Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} qu-, {{en-prefix}} qu-
  1. quantum computing Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Quantum computing

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