The chemicals react, and their products duly register in a nearby computer.

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The quantum integrated circuit includes two quantum bits (qubits), a quantum communication bus, two bits of quantum memory, and a resetting register comprising a simple quantum computer.

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But Mr. Angelastri had decades of experience with computers after converting to a computer-based cash register in 1990.

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However, scores of residents went directly to the terminal, prompting confusion, as did a glitch in the computer system being used to register people.

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She punched a few buttons on the computer display of her cash register, electronically communicating our special order to the kitchen, and gave me a table stand with a number on it to identify us to the waiter responsible for serving the tables.

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McMillan was one of nine people killed when her train, under automatic computer control, apparently failed to register a signal and avoid a collision with a train that had stopped near a curve between two stations.

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In a month-long experiement, morning register at Friars School in Bangor is being scanned into a computer and automatic personalised messages sent out to the mobile phones of parents whose children are missing.

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Venables was banned from using a computer or the internet for five years and will be placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years upon any eventual release.

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Affected individuals and families can register by calling 1-800-621-FEMA or visiting www.disasterassistance.gov on a computer or mobile device.

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