The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
nanocomputer
/nan'oh?k@m?pyoo?tr/, n.
A computer with mo?lec?u?lar-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.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
nanocomputer
/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)