fredkin gate

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What does fredkin gate mean?

A three-bit computational circuit that swaps the last two bits if the first bit is 1. Any logical or arithmetic operation can be constructed entirely of such gates.

Where does fredkin gate come from?

Invented by Edward Fredkin.

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