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| Sandsnork A device like a snorkel that would provide air to a tent buried by a sand storm. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Rhennius Machine Device of alien manufacture, which will reverse, or turn inside out, any object passed through its mobilator. (From Doorways in the Sand [1976] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Transcriber A automated transcriptionist - a machine which perfectly translates human speech into words on paper. (From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Uniflesh A type of artificial skin and underlying flesh. (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Bedog A sentient creature designed to be a bed. (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Odalarm An alarm clock that awakens the sleeper with a selected odor. (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Zoo Fences Caustic water moat (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Sonabarrier A type of energy fence, used to keep birds away from particular areas. (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Network Monitoring Detection Detection of someone monitoring your computer workstation (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Chairdog A chair that is alive and partly sentient; it shapes itself to the person sitting in it. (From The Tactful Saboteur [1964] by Frank Herbert) |
| Taprisiot A kind of symbiote, which attuned itself to the user, allowing an expansion of consciousness - telepathic communication anywhere in the galaxy in real time. (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Cyberspace A computer technology that allowed people to see a computer network as an internal experience. (From Burning Chrome [1982] by William Gibson) |
| Interactive Video Column A video display in a chain convenience store that shows random scenes from other stores in the chain around the world. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
| Motion Capture Suit A tight fitting garment that uses sensors at various positions to record movement in space; can be used as the basis for computer graphic creations. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
| Bohemias A place where the ordinary rules of society don't apply; the "next big thing" often comes from these places. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
| Belt Sword A piece of very thin material sewn between the two leather sides of a belt. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
| Palm Scan A means of positive identification, in this case, for an ATM machine. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
| Lucky Dragon ATM An automatic teller machine with attitude. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
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