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| Battle Sphere An armored space ship using the simplest geometric shape. (From The Space Rover [1932] by Edwin K. Sloat) |
| Sub-Space A dimension or a transmission medium other than our own, which allows faster-than-light communication or movement. (From Crystallized Thought [1937] by Nat Schachner) |
| Filt-Plug A nose plug worn to collect moisture from exhaled air. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Smart Dust Very tiny computers. (From The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age [1965] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Power Stilts Platforms that push inundated cities ever higher. (From The Human Blend [2010] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Humeld A human being with augmented body parts. (From The Human Blend [2010] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Nothing A super-hard substance created by carefully removing material. (From It was Nothing - Really! [1969] by Theodore Sturgeon) |
| Spray-On Gloves Fashionable evening gloves that are sprayed onto the hand and arm. (From Abercrombie Station [1952] by Jack Vance) |
| Spray-On Clothing Web A 'web' clothing foundation that can be sprayed on and then molded by a couturier. (From Abercrombie Station [1952] by Jack Vance) |
| Big Noodle A vast artificial intelligence system used to process all of Earth's information. (From The Divine Invasion [1981] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Onionskin Transparent Jeans See-through pants. (From Super Sad True Love Story [2011] by Gary Shteyngart) |
| Android A synthetic being having the form of a human being. (From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson) |
| Androide A device having the form or likeness of a man. (From Cyclopaedia [1727] by Ephraim Chambers) |
| Kinotrope Small bits of painted wood in a grid that spin around to form different pixelated images. (From The Difference Engine [1990] by William Gibson (w/B. Sterling)) |
| Barker A device that scans for nearby medical implants, and allows the operator to take control. (From The Human Blend [2010] by Alan Dean Foster) |
| Space-Boat (Rocket Boat) Small craft designed for descent and then take-off from a planetary surface. (From Exploration Team [1956] by Murray Leinster) |
| Mutated Kodiak Bears Animals modified for increased intelligence for defense and companionship. (From Exploration Team [1956] by Murray Leinster) |
| Disposal-Safe Device to store and, if necessary, destroy documents. (From Exploration Team [1956] by Murray Leinster) |
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