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Droid (First Use) Contraction of "android".
(From Robots of the World! Arise! [1952] by Mari Wolf) |
Starship A vehicle for space travel.
(From War in Space [1926] by Raymond Quiex) |
Artificial Island For Ocean Rocket Launch An entirely artificial, floating island used as a launch platform.
(From Between Earth and Moon [1930] by Otfrid von Hanstein) |
Chin Window An aperture that allows an astronaut to see his own feet (greater field of view).
(From Have Space Suit - Will Travel [1958] by Robert Heinlein) |
Space Socks Protective garments for the lower extremities.
(From Lost Rocket [1941] by Manly Wade Wellman) |
Drop-Capsule Minimal spaceship.
(From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg) |
Neural Lace An interface between the brain and computer facilities.
(From Surface Detail [2010] by Iain M Banks) |
Remote-Control Slavery Mental control (possibly mediated by radio waves) of individuals of other species.
(From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg) |
Prime Directive The first and most important rule; usually protective.
(From With Folded Hands [1947] by Jack Williamson) |
OSMO (Osmic Mobile Observers) UAV with the ability to "smell" their human quarry.
(From Quantico [2007] by Greg Bear) |
Durachrome Very hard alloy for tanks.
(From Honor of the Regiment [2002] by Keith Laumer) |
Midge A very small flapping wing UAV that can be carried by a larger flying device.
(From Quantico [2007] by Greg Bear) |
Superscraper Buildings that are hundreds of stories tall.
(From New York 2140 [2017] by Kim Stanley Robinson) |
Wristpad A tablet computer worn on the wrist.
(From New York 2140 [2017] by Kim Stanley Robinson) |
Earther A person born on planet Earth.
(From The Five Gold Bands [1950] by Jack Vance) |
Hotello A portable room within a room.
(From New York 2140 [2017] by Kim Stanley Robinson) |
Black square A device for secret communication.
(From God Emperor of Dune [1981] by Frank Herbert) |
Ridulian Crystal Sheets Exceptionally strong, surpassingly thin material.
(From God Emperor of Dune [1981] by Frank Herbert) |
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