fault-tolerant
adjective
fault-tol·er·ant
ˈfȯlt-ˌtä-lə-rənt 
: relating to or being a computer or program with a self-contained backup system that allows continued operation when major components fail
fault tolerance
noun
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Until today, the company says, a clear path to building a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer without unrealistic engineering overhead has not been published.
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John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Building on the ground is simpler, requires less testing and is more fault-tolerant, allowing much more bang for the buck.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
This approach delivers beyond-state-of-the-art performance on GPUs and promises even further advantages as large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers come online.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
It’s predicted that truly fault-tolerant quantum computers could be a reality by 2030.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That’s the number of people that are deeply capable of understanding the theory behind these systems, let alone how to go and engineer that into this future view of a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
These efforts parallel similar work at Google and Microsoft, suggesting that the next frontier in quantum computing may focus less on raw speed demonstrations and more on creating truly fault-tolerant systems capable of sustained, reliable operation.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The technology is still in its infancy, and fully scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers are likely years, if not decades, away.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Integration Of Quantum Computers Early fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of performing computations beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputers will become a reality within the next five years.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Building on the ground is simpler, requires less testing and is more fault-tolerant, allowing much more bang for the buck.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
This approach delivers beyond-state-of-the-art performance on GPUs and promises even further advantages as large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers come online.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
It’s predicted that truly fault-tolerant quantum computers could be a reality by 2030.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That’s the number of people that are deeply capable of understanding the theory behind these systems, let alone how to go and engineer that into this future view of a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
These efforts parallel similar work at Google and Microsoft, suggesting that the next frontier in quantum computing may focus less on raw speed demonstrations and more on creating truly fault-tolerant systems capable of sustained, reliable operation.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The technology is still in its infancy, and fully scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers are likely years, if not decades, away.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The Integration Of Quantum Computers Early fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of performing computations beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputers will become a reality within the next five years.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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