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Quantum Computer
 
Definition: A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena such as superposition and entanglement.
Quantum computing is is made possible by nanoscale, molecular, atomic, subatomic and photonic components. Quantum computers may revolutionize the computer industry in the not too distant future.
  
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Superposition
Coherence
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Photonic Band Gap (PBG)
Qubit
Quantum Dot
Quantum Mirage
Semiconductor
Quantum Mechanics

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