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| Ultraflash A device that sterilizes the skin by a pulse of light. (From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
| Talking Robot An impractical robot, for display only. (From Robbie (Strange Playfellow) [1940] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Gesturing Robot A robot that uses gestures to communicate. (From Robbie (Strange Playfellow) [1940] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Nano-Paste Nanobots that use the resources around it to create a desired product. (From Alpha Centauri [1999] by Sid Meier) |
| Fottengill Process An early mention of the idea that energy can be derived from random noise. (From Gypped [1956] by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.) |
| Planet Rules Regulations governing the behavior of the away team on a new planet. (From Drop Dead [1956] by Clifford Simak) |
| Mechanotherapy A mechanism or device-based therapy that cures (or palliates) alcoholism. (From Bad Medicine [1956] by Robert Sheckley) |
| Bendix Anxiety Reducer Machine-based psychotherapy. (From Bad Medicine [1956] by Robert Sheckley) |
| Halo Device that incapacitates a person by inducing unconsciousness. (From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg) |
| Sick Stick Baton that induces vomiting upon contact. (From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg) |
| Serving Robot A non-humanoid robot designed to serve. (From Space Viking [1962] by H. Beam Piper) |
| Shoggoths Bioengineered creatures, able to change shape, created for labor. (From At the Mountains of Madness [1936] by H.P. Lovecraft) |
| Ball and Hammer Ship Spaceship comprised of two sections connected by a shaft. (From Dorsai! [1960] by Gordon R. Dickson) |
| Virtual world metaphor use of fanciful imagery to represent real-world data systems in a virtual world. (From True Names [1981] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Virtual World Kiss Kissing mediated by a computer system. (From True Names [1981] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Personality Simulator (Virtual Person) A computer program that presents the appearance of being a person. (From True Names [1981] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Data Space Computer storage and processor time rented by the user. (From True Names [1981] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Flavor-Capsule A small pill used to turn ordinary water into a flavored beverage. (From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov) |
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