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| 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) |
| Ball and Hammer Ship Spaceship comprised of two sections connected by a shaft. (From Dorsai! [1960] by Gordon R. Dickson) |
| Shoggoths Bioengineered creatures, able to change shape, created for labor. (From At the Mountains of Madness [1936] by H.P. Lovecraft) |
| 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) |
| Data Space Computer storage and processor time rented by the user. (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) |
| Flavor-Capsule A small pill used to turn ordinary water into a flavored beverage. (From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Static Field A defense against a spy beam. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Wall-Light The walls of a room provide illumination. (From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Spy Beam A surveillance device that projects energy into a room, revealing conversation taking place. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Spaceport A location on the surface of a planet used for launching vehicles into space. (From The Birth of a New Republic [1930] by M. Breuer (w/J. Williamson)) |
| Plasto-Textile A fabric that cannot be stained. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Black Smoke A smoke or vapor dispensed in canisters. (From The War of the Worlds [1898] by H.G. Wells) |
| Robot Baby An infant robot. (From Life Everlasting [1934] by David H. Keller) |
| Gate A opening through spacetime to other worlds. (From The Gate to Xoran [1931] by Hal K. Wells) |
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