quantum computer

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Noun

quantum computer (plural quantum computers)

1. (quantum computing) A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.
   • 2014 April 13, Nick Bilton, “Bend it, charge it, dunk it: Graphene, the material of tomorrow”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.

Related terms

• quantum computing

Translations

computer that relies on quantum mechanical phenomena for speed

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 量子計算機 / 量子计算机 (zh) (liàngzǐ jìsuànjī), 量子電腦 / 量子电脑 (zh) (liàngzǐ diànnǎo)

• Estonian: kvantarvuti
• Finnish: kvanttitietokone (fi)
• French: calculateur quantique (fr) m, ordinateur quantique (fr) m
• German: Quantencomputer (de) m
• Hungarian: kvantumszámítógép (hu)
• Ido: quantokomputero
• Japanese: 量子コンピューター (りょうしコンピューター, ryōshi konpyūtā)
• Polish: komputer kwantowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: computador quântico m
• Russian: квантовый компьютер (ru) m (kvantovyj kompʹjuter)
• Slovak: kvantový počítač
• Spanish: computadora cuántica f
• Tagalog: damuing panuos
• Turkish: kuantum bilgisayarı (tr)