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| Voight-Kampff Empathy Test A test consisting of a set of images and questions, asked while the subject's biometric data are gathered; intended to separate humans from non-humans. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Kipple The collection of useless bits of trash we wallow in; all the paper and junk that is not recycled. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Penfield Wave Transmitter A device that directs some sort of energy wave into a person's brain, allowing them to experience a chosen (dialed) mood. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Nexus-6 Brain Unit The processing power behind android intelligence. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Loogie Gun A non-violent weapon that shoots a gooey mass to immobilize a person judged to have criminal or violent intent. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Avatar A computer-enhanced doppelganger; a computer-generated image that takes your place in a three-dimensional online encounter. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Smart Pizza Box A container with microprocessor-based data processing capabilities built-in to the box. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Arachnofiber Uniforms Remarkable attire for a pizza delivery person; but given the violence of near future America, the protection offered by ordinary uniforms was insufficient. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Vat Meat (Albert) Meat grown in a vat. (From The End of the Line [1951] by James Schmitz) |
| MagnaPoon To hitch a ride from a faster vehicle while riding a skateboard (from harpoon). (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Nanofax Send a copy of a three-dimensional object to a distant place. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
| Proton Pack The business end of a mobile particle accelerator. (From Ghostbusters [1984] by Harold Ramis) |
| U-Stor-It A storage unit converted for use as an apartment. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Hypercard A virtual business card; what one avatar might hand another to introduce themselves. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Smartwheels Special "wheels" that are actually sets of spokes that telescope to be as long as they need to be for a smooth ride. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Palm Lock A lock or seal which can be opened only by contact with the palm of the human hand to which it has been keyed. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Lasgun A continuous-wave laser projector; can be used as a weapon or as a cutting tool. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Krimskell Fiber A "claw" fiber which will rubs against itself in such a way that, the tighter the rope is pulled, the stronger the knot becomes. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
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