zeros and ones

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Those atoms serve as the core components of a quantum computer because they store qubits, which are the quantum equivalent of the zeros and ones used in traditional computing.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

But “Searching” and “Missing” reiterate that despite the pictures, videos, the breadcrumbs of humanity reflected in zeros and ones, there’s nothing like the real thing, for better, or for worse.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

But instead of encoding that data as zeros and ones as computers do, the basic building blocks for DNA are the nucleotides adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine — A, T, C, and G for short.

From The Verge • Nov. 30, 2021

Modernizing the "Jungle Book" meant more than rendering its animal cast in zeros and ones; it also required refreshing a story with a complex legacy rooted in antiquated ideas about race, nature and identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2016

The visual component of computer processing, i.e., the graphics, relies on the same language of zeros and ones through which the entire computer processing takes place.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai