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Quad (Star Trek)
A '''quad''' is a measurement of data size on the [[science fiction]] show ''[[Star Trek]]'', including "kiloquads," "gigaquads," and "teraquads."

(contracted; show full)t;sup>15</sup> units, but that being unspecified it may like the term "[[Word (computer science)|word]]" in present-day computing wherein the exact size is determined by the machine architecture. If this is the case, a "quad" using a "word-size" of one bit would be more-or-less equal to a present-day "[[petabit]]" or 10<sup>15</sup> bits.

==Trivia==

The '''Quad''' is used as a unit of hard disc and memory space in 
the computer game [[Uplink (computer game)|Uplink]].

==External links==
{{memoryalpha|Quad|Quad}}

[[Category:Star Trek terminology]]