Nanocomputer
architecture
/nan’oh-k*m-pyoo’tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer.
Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
[“Feynman Lectures on Computation”, Richard P. Feynman (Editor, Author), Robin W. Allen (Editor), Tony Hey (Author)]
[Jargon File]
(2008-01-14)
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