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Cutoff Switch
A means of instantaneously switching off an artificial intelligence.
(From 2010: Odyssey Two [1982] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Planetary Globe
A craftsman's model of a planet.
(From Star of Wonder [1953] by Julian May)
Morality Rating-Computer
A computer system able to determine moral deviancy.
(From Assignment to Aldebaran [1953] by Kendall Foster Crossen)
Rotated Solid Space Habitat
A solid version of a artifact rotated to achieve artificial gravity.
(From Iron [1989] by Poul Anderson)
Webcast
A broadcast accomplished over a data network.
(From Armageddon Blues [1987] by D.K. Moran)
Bubbleworld
A rigid space station that is shaped like a cylinder, rotated to achieve centripetal gravity.
(From At the Bottom of a Hole [1966] by Larry Niven)
Repair Drone
Autonomous robots repair damage or sabotage.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
Gravity Well
If you visualize spacetime as a flat, elastic plane, a planet will deform it, and it sits at the bottom of its own hole.
(From Life Cycle [1957] by Poul Anderson)
Fusion Sunlight Tube
Central light source for a spun cylinder space station.
(From At the Bottom of a Hole [1966] by Larry Niven)
Self-Guided Tractors
A farm vehicle that drives itself.
(From At the Bottom of a Hole [1966] by Larry Niven)
Automated Space Factories
Manufacturing based in space.
(From Mona Lisa Overdrive [1988] by William Gibson)
Anabolic Protoplaser
Uses laser light to repair wounds.
(From Spock, Messiah! [1976] by Theodore Cogswell (w/C. Spano))
Gravity Planer
Device that creates a gravity field.
(From The Warriors [1966] by Larry Niven)
Belter
A person who was born and raised in the asteroid belt around Sol.
(From The Warriors [1966] by Larry Niven)
Robotic Dishwasher
A fully automated solution to the dishwashing problem.
(From The Martian Chronicles [1950] by Ray Bradbury)
Vac Suit
A space suit, designed for use in vacuum.
(From Child of the Sun [1942] by Leigh Brackett)
Nanobot
A robot constructed with nanotechnology.
(From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley)
Voice-Activated Door
A door that opens upon verbal command.
(From Assignment to Aldebaran [1953] by Kendall Foster Crossen)
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