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A nanometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to one billionth of a meter. It is often abbreviated as nm. The nanometer is a very small unit, so small that it is typically used to measure things at the atomic and molecular scale. For example, the diameter of a human hair is about 80,000 to 100,000 nanometers, while a water molecule is only about 0.3 nanometers across.

The nanometer is part of the nanometer scale, which is the scale of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale. It involves creating and using materials and devices that are on the nanometer scale. Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize many industries, including medicine, electronics, and energy.

The nanometer is a useful unit for scientists and engineers who work with materials at the atomic and molecular level. It is also a useful unit for understanding the size of things in the world around us. For example, a virus can be anywhere from 20 to 300 nanometers in size, and a DNA molecule is about 2 nanometers wide.