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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)
Landing-Grid
A constructed landing area on a planetary surface for space craft.
(From Sand Doom [1955] by Murray Leinster)
Space-Beacon
Device used to guide a space craft into finding an inhabited planet or colony on a planet.
(From Exploration Team [1956] by Murray Leinster)
Atmospheric Braking
Using a planet's atmosphere to gradually decelerate a spacecraft.
(From Space Cadet [1948] by Robert Heinlein)
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