coupler
noun
cou·pler
ˈkə-p(ə-)lər 
1
: one that couples
2
: a contrivance on a keyboard instrument by which keyboards or keys are connected to play together
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This chip will feature couplers that can connect distant qubits on the same chip, which is key for implementing qLDPC codes.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
The result was a range of IO quick-change couplers which are multi-patented and modular components that form part of Triad-Orbit’s support systems.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Sources say the incident was discovered Sunday when crews discovered that two separate R trains parked along a section of layup track between the Briarwood and Sutphin Blvd. stations on the F line were touching and had sustained some damage to their couplers.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The former coupler finalized their divorce in 2018.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
The result was a range of IO quick-change couplers which are multi-patented and modular components that form part of Triad-Orbit’s support systems.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Sources say the incident was discovered Sunday when crews discovered that two separate R trains parked along a section of layup track between the Briarwood and Sutphin Blvd. stations on the F line were touching and had sustained some damage to their couplers.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The former coupler finalized their divorce in 2018.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Coupler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coupler. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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