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| Eavesdropping Ray A device that allows others to hear from outside ordinary locked rooms. (From Brigands of the Moon [1930] by Ray Cummings) |
| Icon Thumbsized Image A very early reference to a screen icon. (From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Skyhook Part dirigible, part plane. (From West of Honor [1976] by Jerry Pournelle) |
| Survival Bubble (Beach Ball) Simplest possible space survival pod. (From Footfall [1985] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle)) |
| Battleroom A large, null-gravity space used for battle tactics training. (From Ender's Game [1985] by Orson Scott Card) |
| Flash Suit Special suit for practice battles. (From Ender's Game [1985] by Orson Scott Card) |
| Bee Cam Small, airborne, self-guided personal camcorder. (From City of Pearl [2004] by Karen Traviss) |
| Stasis Box A space entirely enclosed by a Slaver stasis field, in which time does not pass. (From There is a Tide [1968] by Larry Niven) |
| Architectural Coral A structure grown to a specific shape using small coral-like organisms. (From A Gift From Earth [1968] by Larry Niven) |
| Swiss A small piece of personal gear that combines a great many items in a single device. (From City of Pearl [2004] by Karen Traviss) |
| Flexible Armor Suit A pressure suit that, while flexible, becomes rigid like armor upon impact. (From Neutron Star [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Whale Waldo An electromechanical whale "suit" that obeys and amplifies your body's motions. (From Sundiver [1979] by David Brin) |
| Hostage Gas A gas sprayed over a population; to survive, those who breathe it must report to centers for the antidote. (From The Uplift War [1987] by David Brin) |
| Fabricow Cattle and other creatures that create gene-designed biomachinery in their wombs. (From Piecework [1990] by David Brin) |
| Residual Poison A poison that, once administered, resides in the body; only regular intake of the antidote keeps the person alive. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Tether Space Station A station in two parts, separated by a one hundred mile tether. (From Tank Farm Dynamo [1983] by David Brin) |
| Data-Retrieval Programs Programs that searched the Net for specific information. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| EmilyPost An autonomous worm that searches the Net for lack of courtesy. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
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