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Glossary
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Device Name | Book/Story | Author | Date |
| Ablative Heat (Reentry) Shield - very early reference | Triplanetary | Smith | 1934 |
| Absolute Black - so dark, you can't see it | Restaurant at the End of the Universe | Adams | 1980 |
| Accelerated Schooling | Cities in Flight | Blish | 1957 |
| Accelerated Schooling Helmet | Cities in Flight | Blish | 1957 |
| Acceleration Chair | The Mote in God's Eye | Niven (w/J. Pournelle) | 1974 |
| Acceleration Couch | The Mote in God's Eye | Niven (w/J. Pournelle) | 1974 |
| Acceleration Shell | The Forever War | Haldeman | 1974 |
| Acceleration-tank - very early reference | Triplanetary | Smith | 1934 |
| Accu-Terrain Floor | Natulife | Brin | 1994 |
| Actinoscope | Ralph 124c 41 + | Gernsback | 1911 |
| Adam Selene | The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Heinlein | 1966 |
| Advertising Airship | Blade Runner | Scott | 1982 |
| Aerial Telegraph | Edison's Conquest of Mars | Serviss | 1898 |
| Aeriduct (Rain Maker) - watch for showers | A Journey In Other Worlds | Astor IV | 1894 |
| Aerocar - first use of idea? | The Abduction of Alexandra Seine | Smale | 1900 |
| Aerostat Monitor - a small flying platform | The Diamond Age | Stephenson | 1995 |
| Agfom Potent-Shot - picture the future | Clans of the Alphane Moon | Dick | 1964 |
| Agony Box - testing for humans | Heretics of Dune | Herbert | 1984 |
| Agricultural Robot Pest Controller - picking off the pests | Runaway | Crichton | 1985 |
| Agricultural World | Foundation | Asimov | 1951 |
| Air Blast - the first air dryer | Coventry | Heinlein | 1940 |
| Airbag Jacket - instant Michelin Man | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Airboarding | Halting State | Stross | 2007 |
| AIRE - reverse engineering software | Mother of Storms | Barnes | 1994 |
| Airlock | Skylark of Space | Smith | 1928 |
| Air-o-Stat | Satellite Five | Barnes | 1938 |
| Airplane Window Ads - ads on clouds | The Space Merchants | Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth) | 1952 |
| Air-Propelled Train - silent mass transit | Fahrenheit 451 | Bradbury | 1953 |
| Air-Ship (VTOL Airship) | The Angel of the Revolution | Griffith | 1893 |
| Air-Tight Dress | Edison's Conquest of Mars | Serviss | 1898 |
| Air-to-Surface Missile - first use of concept | The Angel of the Revolution | Griffith | 1893 |
| Alcoholic Reliever | Bad Medicine | Sheckley | 1956 |
| Alcohol-Sensing System | The Game Players of Titan | Dick | 1963 |
| Alderson Point - a wormhole to the stars | The Mote in God's Eye | Niven (w/J. Pournelle) | 1974 |
| Alibi Archive - personal recording | Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) | Sawyer | 2003 |
| Alien Tarantula | Engine City | MacLeod | 2003 |
| Allswell | Anathem | Stephenson | 2008 |
| AM-280 Needle Rifle | A Matter For Men | Gerrold | 1983 |
| Analogue - devolution through chemistry | The Stars My Destination | Bester | 1956 |
| Andy - an artificial human | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Dick | 1968 |
| Annihilator Beam | The Conquest of Gola | Stone | 1931 |
| Ansible - the ultimate long distance phone | Rocannon's World | LeGuin | 1966 |
| Answerboard - good name for it | Rainbows End | Vinge | 2006 |
| Anti-agathic drugs | Cities in Flight | Blish | 1957 |
| Anti-Gerasone - drink and look younger | Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Vonnegut | 1954 |
| Anti-Gravity Belt | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Anti-Onc Cream - cancer remedy | Earth | Brin | 1990 |
| Anti-Spying Device | Foundation | Asimov | 1951 |
| Antithermal Shield | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | Dick | 1965 |
| Anti-Virus Design Software | Super-Cannes: A Novel | Ballard | 2000 |
| Apergy (Apergion) - antigravity substance | Across the Zodiac | Greg | 1880 |
| Arachnofiber Uniforms - Spidey delivers pizza | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Architectural Coral - build to any shape | A Gift From Earth | Niven | 1968 |
| Arcology (Soleri) - maximize your green space | Oath of Fealty | Pournelle (w/L. Niven) | 1981 |
| Armored Clothing - modern armor | The Dosadi Experiment | Herbert | 1977 |
| Art-Derm - spray-on skin | Dr. Futurity | Dick | 1960 |
| Arteria Portal | The Algebraist | Banks | 2004 |
| Artificial eye - first use of this idea? | Galactic Patrol | Smith | 1937 |
| Artificial Gill Outfit | We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | Dick | 1966 |
| Artificial Planet | Star Maker | Stapledon | 1937 |
| Artificial Womb - very early use of concept | Brave New World | Huxley | 1932 |
| Artificially Grown Organs | A Gift From Earth | Niven | 1968 |
| Artiforg | Ubik | Dick | 1969 |
| Artif-Org | Cantata 140 | Dick | 1964 |
| A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) | Shuteye for the Timebroker | Di Filippo | 2006 |
| Assassin Bird - genetically engineered | Sparrowhawk | Easton | 1990 |
| Assault Ship | The Forever War | Haldeman | 1974 |
| Asteroid Claim Law | Jurisdiction | Schachner | 1941 |
| Asteroid Mining - ore from space | Love Among The Robots | McDowell | 1946 |
| Asteroid Mining Robot | Catch That Rabbit | Asimov | 1944 |
| Asteroid-Metal - raw materials from space | The Mechanical Monarch | Tubb | 1958 |
| Astrogation (to Astrogate) - steer to the stars | Methuselah's Children | Heinlein | 1941 |
| Atlotl/Gibiril Regimen - regrow and rejuvenate | The Godmakers | Herbert | 1972 |
| Atmosphere Control | The Mote in God's Eye | Niven (w/J. Pournelle) | 1974 |
| Atmosphere Tester | The Emperor of the Stars | Schachner (w. AL Zagat) | 1931 |
| Atmospheric Advertising - write it on the clouds | In the Year 2889 | Verne | 1889 |
| Atomic Bomb - very early reference | The Crack of Doom | Cromie | 1895 |
| Atomic Microscopy | The Crack of Doom | Cromie | 1895 |
| Atomic-Powered Lifting Suits | The Brain Pirates | Campbell | 1938 |
| Attractive Ray - first use of idea? | Crashing Suns | Hamilton | 1928 |
| Attractor - come hither and stay still | The Conquest of Gola | Stone | 1931 |
| Audio Relay - personal RFID transceiver | The Puppet Masters | Heinlein | 1951 |
| Auto Course-Finding Pilot | Clans of the Alphane Moon | Dick | 1964 |
| Autocab | Between Planets | Heinlein | 1951 |
| Autodoc - automated medical device | Ringworld | Niven | 1970 |
| Autofac (Nanorobots) - a factory that can replicate itself | Autofac | Dick | 1955 |
| Automated Alarm | The Kokod Warriors | Vance | 1952 |
| Automated Apartment Maintenance | Ubik | Dick | 1969 |
| Automated DNA Typing - from one drop | Gattaca | Niccol | 1997 |
| Automated Hotel Reservation | Methuselah's Children | Heinlein | 1941 |
| Automated Restaurant - food from robots | A Princess of Mars | Burroughs | 1912 |
| Automated Sentry - automatic face recognition | Darwin's Children | Bear | 2003 |
| Automated Surface Measurement - 100 years before cgi needed it | When the Sleeper Wakes | Wells | 1899 |
| Automated Taxi | Sagramanda | Foster | 2006 |
| Automated Travel Bureau | Friday | Heinlein | 1982 |
| Automatic Commercial Deletion - no more commercials | Satellite Five | Barnes | 1938 |
| Automatic Door - like a roll top desk | When the Sleeper Wakes | Wells | 1899 |
| Automatic Gun - targets without human intervention | The Andromeda Strain | Crichton | 1969 |
| Automatic Hotel (Hotel Hendrix) - the hotel is your host | Altered Carbon | Morgan | 2003 |
| Automatic Light Switch | The Man Who Sold The Moon | Heinlein | 1950 |
| Automatic Massager - robot masseuse | Far Centaurus | van Vogt | 1944 |
| Automatic Pilot - a brief history | The Space Merchants | Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth) | 1952 |
| Automatic Reversed Memory - EEG in reverse | Brain Control | Cummins | 1937 |
| Automatic Speeding Fine | Old Fireball | Schachner | 1941 |
| Automatic Ticket Machine - your ticket to the stars | Second Foundation | Asimov | 1953 |
| Automatic Vein Finder | The Andromeda Strain | Crichton | 1969 |
| Automaton Chessplayer - the first chess-playing computer | Moxon's Master | Bierce | 1910 |
| Autonomic Cab | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | Dick | 1965 |
| Autonomic Food-Processing System - untouched by humans | Cantata 140 | Dick | 1964 |
| Autonomic Interviewer - pape's proxy | The Zap Gun | Dick | 1965 |
| Autonomic Plow | Clans of the Alphane Moon | Dick | 1964 |
| Autoporter - personal baggage handler | The Shockwave Rider | Brunner | 1975 |
| Auto-Scan | This Moment of the Storm | Zelazny | 1966 |
| Autosecretary (Autosec) - clipping service for the net | Earth | Brin | 1990 |
| Autosurgeon - doctor's robot helper | Altered Carbon | Morgan | 2003 |
| Auto-Treadmills (Needle-Gym) | Natulife | Brin | 1994 |
| Ava - she wants to be taught | The Calcutta Chromosome | Ghosh | 1995 |
| Avatar - godlike poseurs | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Avatar Construction Set - build your virtual self | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Axolotl Tank - device for regeneration | Dune Messiah | Herbert | 1969 |
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