qugate

English

Etymology

qu- +‎ gate

Noun

qugate (plural qugates)

1. (computing) The kind of logic gate used in quantum computing.
   • 2015, Richard A. Layfield, Muralee Murugesu, Lanthanides and Actinides in Molecular Magnetism, page 189:

     The time required for the operation of a qugate is usually referred to as gate time or τ_gate, and it should also be much shorter than the decoherence time of each qubit.