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| Orbital Mirror A huge reflective surface in orbit around a planet or moon, the purpose of which is to focus sunlight onto the surface. (From Completely Automatic [1941] by Theodore Sturgeon) |
| Imprint (A Ditto Blank) Impress one's personality upon a 'ditto blank' android. (From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
| Bullet-guard Overalls Very tough fabric. (From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
| Ditto Blank A mentally unformed android, upon which a personality could be impressed. (From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
| Poppins An android body imprinted with the personality of a Master Nanny. (From Kiln People [2002] by David Brin) |
| Net Shutdown Worm A tapeworm designed to shut down a nationwide network in the event of national emergency. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Sargasso Asteroid A planetoid built from natural rock and the salvaged wreckage of space craft. (From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester) |
| City of Space A very early reference to an enormous cylindrical space station. (From The Prince of Space [1931] by Jack Williamson) |
| Fake-Meter A pocket-sized counterfeit currency detector. (From The Killing Machine [1964] by Jack Vance) |
| Walking Fort A biomimetic fort based on the model of a centipede. (From The Killing Machine [1964] by Jack Vance) |
| Gravanol A medicine or supplement that helps astronauts deal better with high accelerations. (From QRM - Interplanetary [1942] by George O. Smith) |
| Venus Equilateral Relay Station A converted asteroid that served as the relay station for telecommunications throughout the solar system. (From QRM - Interplanetary [1942] by George O. Smith) |
| Jaunte Stage A cleared space that existed to serve the needs of people who would jaunte (teleport) into that space. (From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester) |
| Conductive Film A spray-on conductor capable of carrying a signal. (From The Face [1979] by Jack Vance) |
| Flexible Stem A long flexible tube that can expand and contract its length quickly. (From The Killing Machine [1964] by Jack Vance) |
| Displacement Booth A teleportation portal. (From Flash Crowd [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Flash Crowd (Flash Mob) What you call a group of people who suddenly appear at an interesting location. (From Flash Crowd [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Receptor Tape A thin, flexible material that can pick up sounds. (From The Face [1979] by Jack Vance) |
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