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| Synthetigrav General term for any of the fields produced by synthetic gravity devices. (From Agent of Vega [1949] by James Schmitz) |
| Multiple Robot Team A set of robots, with the leader able to coordinate the activities of less intelligent subsidiary robots. (From Catch That Rabbit [1944] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Robot Voice A voice box for a robot that is an analog of the human voice system. (From Catch That Rabbit [1944] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Asteroid Mining Robot An autonomous robot able to effectively mine asteroids. (From Catch That Rabbit [1944] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Meat Puppet A person with a neural cut out chip; the chip allows computer software to completely control their actions. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Neural Cut Out Chip An electronic device which, when implanted in the brain of the subject, allows software to take over that person's body.. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Inertia Screen A device that canceled out the law of inertia to help decelerating space craft occupants. (From Space Rating [1939] by John Berryman) |
| Planet-Smasher Devices capable of destroying an entire planet. (From Propagandist [1947] by Murray Leinster) |
| Metal Calculator Planet A planet covered entirely with machinery to a height of twenty miles and covered with a metal roof. (From Limiting Factor [1949] by Clifford Simak) |
| Key Club A social club made exclusive by teleportation booth; may be in a chain with other physically identical locations. (From Flash Crowd [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Newstaper Gear The devices used by a person who serves as a reporter, cameraman and story finder. (From Flash Crowd [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Tongueprint Verification A device that verifies the unique print of the tongue against a a database for identification purposes. (From Fleet of Worlds [2007] by Larry Niven (w/E.M. Lerner)) |
| Solar Energy Beam A solar energy plant on Mercury provides power for projects all over the solar system. (From Masquerade [1941] by Clifford Simak) |
| Cardioplate A device that could take seconds or minutes off your life, one beat at a time (or all at once). (From 'Repent Harlequin' Said the Ticktockman [1965] by Harlan Ellison) |
| Plastirobe A dress that varies in opacity by distance. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Book of the Kalends The ever-changing book without a title; the documented history of a world. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| SSA Machine A machine that compares two people for compatibility; it sees sub specie aeternitatis, literally 'under the aspect of eternity' or outside of time. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| High-Voltage Cuffs Metallic shirt-sleeve cuffs capable of carrying a charge. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
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