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| Roller Two passenger vehicle designed for off-road use on alien planets. (From Shadow World [1957] by Clifford Simak) |
| Genetic Ark Enormous, multi-habitat enclosed spaces, used to conserve the animal gene pool. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Mammontelephas A 'mammoth' resurrected from the genes of the original. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Display-Induced Epileptic Seizure A computer program that flashes a computer display to induce an epileptic seizure in the user. (From Press Enter [1984] by John Varley) |
| Happicuppa Coffee Bush A species of coffee bush designed for ease of harvesting. (From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood) |
| Filter Program Using programs to filter Internet results; a person need see only what they want to see. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| E-Document Distribution A method of wirelessly distributing a document to a large group of people in an ad hoc setting. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Personal Cache An online data repository used to store personal data. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Oxygen Hip Flask A small, portable source of pure oxygen for breathing. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Smart Wallpaper Wallpaper that can sense your mood and provide an appropriate color scheme. (From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood) |
| Garbage Mine The idea that recycling can spawn entirely new industries. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Portable Ident-Plate A small, thin device that will capture biometric data from a person's finger. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Automated Travel Bureau A computer program that allows individuals to book their travel arrangements themselves, with a credit card. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Public Eye A floating, free-roaming surveillance camera. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Vivisector A program that takes another computer program apart, while it's running, to see what it does. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Beanstalk Clever name for the space elevator. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Machine Psychologist A computer that understands and uses its knowledge of human psychology to benefit human users. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Autosecretary (Autosec) A software agent able to accept your query and then seach the public net for related information. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
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