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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 |
| Daily Schedule (DS) - intelligent day planner | The Dosadi Experiment | Herbert | 1977 |
| Darkdawn City - the venue is musical | Dying of the Light | Martin | 1977 |
| Dashboard TV | The Chromium Fence | Dick | 1955 |
| Data Goggles - immerse yourself in the matrix | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Data Haven - an alternative web host | Islands in the Net | Sterling | 1988 |
| Data Tiles - panes of data | Minority Report (Movie) | Spielberg | 2002 |
| Datacase - a status-thin briefcase for electronics | Heretics of Dune | Herbert | 1984 |
| Datapack - portable DRAM | Dune: House Harkonnen | Herbert | 2001 |
| Data-Retrieval Mode - data recovery for brains | The Shockwave Rider | Brunner | 1975 |
| Data-Retrieval Programs - ferrets, hounds, foxes and badgers | Earth | Brin | 1990 |
| DC Mini - psychotherapist dream tool | Paprika | Kon | 2007 |
| Deadman's Device | Shadowspeer | Clayton | 1990 |
| Death-rattle File | The Zap Gun | Dick | 1965 |
| Deathstar - that's no moon | Star Wars | Lucas | 1976 |
| De-atomizing Ray - a disintegration beam | Crashing Suns | Hamilton | 1928 |
| Deceleration Paste - antidote for deceleration trauma | Schismatrix | Sterling | 1985 |
| Decibel Alarms - shhh! we're protesting | A Bridle for Pegasus | McCaffrey | 1973 |
| Decorative Implant - gadget surgery | Babel 17 | Delany | 1968 |
| Deep Thought - second largest computer | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Adams | 1979 |
| Deep-Radar | Ringworld Engineers | Niven | 1980 |
| Deflector Shield | Star Wars | Lucas | 1976 |
| Defuser | Moxyland | Beukes | 2008 |
| Dekon Type DCQ | Subspace Explorers | Smith | 1965 |
| Deliverator Car - pizza on the edge | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Delphi Pool | The Shockwave Rider | Brunner | 1975 |
| Demagnitizing Ray | The Lord of Labour | Griffith | 1911 |
| Dental Switchboard - tongue switching | The Stars My Destination | Bester | 1956 |
| Dentata - anti-rape device worn internally | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Dermal Spray | Dr. Futurity | Dick | 1960 |
| Desert Cabbage | Red Planet | Heinlein | 1949 |
| Designed Bacteria - purposive genetic modification | Seeds of Dusk | Gallun | 1937 |
| Designer Eyes | Blade Runner | Scott | 1982 |
| Desk Secretary | The Long Result | Brunner | 1963 |
| Desktop Flat Panel Intercom | Things To Come | Wells | 1936 |
| Desktop-TV | Factoring Humanity | Sawyer | 1998 |
| Detectophone - machine translation of language | Ralph 124c 41 + | Gernsback | 1911 |
| Deviatoscope | The Emperor of the Stars | Schachner (w. AL Zagat) | 1931 |
| Diabological Armory | Diabologic | Russell | 1955 |
| Diagnostat | The Man in the Maze | Silverberg | 1969 |
| Diagnostic Sleeve - smarter than a BP cuff | Gripping Hand | Niven (w/J. Pournelle) | 1993 |
| Diamagnetic Levitation | The Currents of Space | Asimov | 1962 |
| Diaspar Memory - everyone gets a copy | The City and the Stars | Clarke | 1956 |
| Didge-Ital - | Islands in the Net | Sterling | 1988 |
| Digger Worm - mining robot | With Friends Like These | Willis | 1985 |
| Digital Paper Pad | KOP | Hammond | 2007 |
| Digital Running Shoes - just measure it | Islands in the Net | Sterling | 1988 |
| Dime Disk - data storage | The Best of all Possible Wars | Niven | 1998 |
| Dimensino - alien entertainment center | Time is the Simplest Thing | Simak | 1961 |
| Dimensoscope - see into new dimensions | The Fifth-Dimension Catapult | Leinster | 1931 |
| Dirac Transmitter (also Tranceiver or Communicator) - instant communication | Cities in Flight | Blish | 1957 |
| Direct Interface - cut NaturallySpeaking out of the loop | Steel Beach | Varley | 1992 |
| Directional Ticket - the ticket guides you | Foundation | Asimov | 1951 |
| Disintegrator | Edison's Conquest of Mars | Serviss | 1898 |
| Disintegrator Ray (Dis Ray) | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Disinto - a disintegrating ray | Robot AL-76 Goes Astray | Asimov | 1941 |
| Dispensing Tooth - remember the tooth! | Dune | Herbert | 1965 |
| Disperser - back off | Sagramanda | Foster | 2006 |
| Displacement Booth - instant transport via teleportation | Flash Crowd | Niven | 1972 |
| Display-Induced Epileptic Seizure - you looked, you looked | Press Enter | Varley | 1984 |
| Disruptor Bomb | The Man in the Maze | Silverberg | 1969 |
| Disruptor Tube - pale beam of destruction | The Emperor of the Stars | Schachner (w. AL Zagat) | 1931 |
| Distrans - talk to the animals | Dune | Herbert | 1965 |
| Ditto Blank - mindless android | Kiln People | Brin | 2002 |
| Diveskin - wetsuit for the deep rift | Starfish | Watts | 1999 |
| Diving Apparatus - scuba diving in the 19th century | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Verne | 1875 |
| Dixon Pump | Dr. Futurity | Dick | 1960 |
| Dog Pod Grid - aerostat defensive maneuver | The Diamond Age | Stephenson | 1995 |
| Dog Suit - costumes for aliens that work | Doorways in the Sand | Zelazny | 1976 |
| Dolphin's Hands | Handicap | Niven | 1967 |
| Doorseal - retain moisture | Dune | Herbert | 1965 |
| Dope Mule Robot - fast delivery in a pinch | Heavy Weather | Sterling | 1994 |
| Dormancy Switch | Sparrowhawk | Easton | 1990 |
| Dornier - VTOL surveillance drone | Mona Lisa Overdrive | Gibson | 1988 |
| Doublethink | 1984 | Orwell | 1948 |
| Dozer - cadge some O2 | Earth | Brin | 1990 |
| Dr. Smile - psychiatrist in a suitcase | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | Dick | 1965 |
| Drafting Dan - born before CAD | The Door Into Summer | Heinlein | 1956 |
| Dray-Fish - harness fish power | The Moon Moth | Vance | 1976 |
| Dream Console - used by he who shapes | The Dream Master | Zelazny | 1966 |
| Dream Park - theme park ancestor | Dream Park | Niven (w/S. Barnes) | 1981 |
| DreamTime Scleral Contact Lenses - VR contact lenses | The California Voodoo Game | Niven (w/S. Barnes) | 1992 |
| Drinking Bulb - best drinking container | The Warriors | Niven | 1966 |
| Driverless Drones - AIs assist | Halting State | Stross | 2007 |
| Droid - lucas trademark | Star Wars | Lucas | 1976 |
| Drop Shaft (Neutralization of Inertia) - watch that first step | Galactic Patrol | Smith | 1937 |
| Droud - wire your pleasure center | Death by Ecstasy | Niven | 1969 |
| Dumb Matter | Accelerando | Stross | 2005 |
| Dust-Cruiser | A Fall of Moondust | Clarke | 1961 |
| Dustmice - tiny robot detectives | Queen of Angels | Bear | 1990 |
| Dustmote | A Deepness in the Sky | Vinge | 1999 |
| Dustplug - cover your Microsoft slot | Count Zero | Gibson | 1986 |
| Dust-Ski - ski-doo for lunar powder | A Fall of Moondust | Clarke | 1961 |
| DVD/VCR (Entertainment Player) | When the Sleeper Wakes | Wells | 1899 |
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