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quantum cryptography

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noun

  1. a method of coding information based on quantum mechanics, which is said to be unbreakable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It's the foundation of quantum computing, quantum cryptography and even gravitational wave detection."

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work, which dates back to 1984, is known as quantum cryptography and has "redefined secure communication and computing", the award's body said.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics goes to scientists from France, the United States, and Austria whose work laid the foundation for quantum cryptography and quantum computing.

From Science Magazine Oct. 4, 2022

The protocol Bennett and Brassard proposed, called BB84, would launch the field of quantum cryptography.

From Scientific American Sep. 22, 2022

For example, Canada keeps its census data secret for 92 years, a term that only quantum cryptography can assure.

From Nature Nov. 18, 2018

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