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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

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)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

nanocomputer /nan'oh·k@m·pyoo´tr/, n. 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.