Quad

:For the numerical prefix / see Wiktionary.
Things named quad include:

A quad bike - see All-terrain vehicle
In architecture, the abbreviation for a quadrangle
A play by Samuel Beckett; see Quad (play)
A telecommunication term
The Quadrangle Club, one of the eleven eating clubs at Princeton University
In Plane Geometry, a Quadrilateral is a four sided figure
In studies of animal locomotion and walking machines, a quadruped is a four-legged creature or mechanism
The name of a well reputed British manufacturer of electronic amplifiers, tuners and loudspeakers mainly for the high-end domestic market
The short form of a muscle's name: the quadriceps
A unit of energy (short for quadrillion) defined as 10¹⁵ BTUs (about 1.055 × 10¹⁸ J)
A dormitory room or suite housing four residents
In computer science, a seldom-used unit of information defined as four eight-bit bytes: quad precision.
One 1000th part of the fictional (Star Trek) unit of a kiloquad
A 7.5-minute topographic map produced by the United States Geological Survey, covering in greater detail one quarter of the area of a 15-minute map.
The name of a musical project by Gary Ramon—see Quad (music).

In the language used by trade negotiators, the 'quad' are the countries of the United States, Japan and Canada, plus the European Union. These four economies are responsible for around 61% of world imports by value, and 71% of world exports, and so they have considerable clout within the World Trade Organisation.

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