Korean slang profile
큐비트
kyubiteu
Quantum bit
A basic unit representing information in a quantum computer.
- Expanded form
- quantum bitquantum bit
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 28, 2001
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
책에서 비트와 큐비트의 차이를 설명했다.
The book explained the difference between a bit and a 큐비트.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “큐비트”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source gives the abbreviated structure of “quantum bit” and the meaning of “큐비트” together. This was checked in the body of the 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 368쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026