Quantum-Safe, Quantum-Resistant, Post-Quantum: Which Word to Use
Three labels, one body of algorithms, and three different implied levels of confidence. What each word actually claims, and the three questions that make…
NISQ, FTQC, FASQ: How to Read the Three Eras of Quantum Computing
One vendor announces 1,121 qubits. Another announces 48 logical qubits on 280 atoms. Three acronyms explain why those numbers cannot be compared, and what…
The Vocabulary of Quantum Security
Quantum security means at least three different things, and vendors use all three. A precise glossary of the terms that carry budget consequences.
SBOM, CBOM, and the Rest of the Alphabet
Four bills of materials, four different questions. What each one answers, what belongs in a CBOM, and how to scope the work without stalling…
Quantum Teleportation, Precisely
Teleportation is a fully specified protocol with a fixed cost: one entangled pair, one joint measurement, two classical bits. Here is what it does…
Supremacy, Advantage, Utility: Three Words, Three Claims
Supremacy, advantage, and utility are not synonyms. Each names a different claim with a different evidence bar, and the difference decides what an announcement…