quantum information processing
nounUK /ˈkwɒntəm ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /ˈkwɑːntəm ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/
Using tiny particles that behave in strange ways to store and work with information.
Scientists study quantum information processing to build faster computers.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The branch of physics and computer science that studies how quantum systems can carry and transform information.
Her research in quantum information processing won a major prize.
3. The set of techniques for encoding, transmitting, and manipulating data using quantum states.
Quantum information processing could make secret messages much harder to break.
4. The use of quantum mechanics to perform calculations that classical computers cannot do efficiently.
Quantum information processing may one day help design new medicines.