Quantum-proof
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Quantum-proof is a verb meaning To make quantum-resistant ("unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer").
Meaning
To make quantum-resistant ("unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer").
More Meanings
- Synonym of quantum-resistant (“unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer”).
Example Sentences
Quantum-proof encryption uses algorithms that cannot be cracked by any computer, regardless of how fast it is.
All this means that quantum-proofing the internet is shaping up to be an expensive, protracted and probably incomplete job.
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of evaluating new encryption systems that could be rolled out to quantum-proof the internet.
In the UK, all government data classified as "top secret" is already "post-quantum" - that is, using new forms of encryption which researchers hope will be quantum-proof.
Word Forms
- quantum-proofs
- quantum-proofing
- quantum-proofed
Synonyms for quantum-proof
Depending on context, synonyms include quantum-resistant.
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