Dictionary of Miscellaneous Terms in Science Fiction
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Name

Author (Publication Date)

Calster - portable cash printer
A handheld device that printed legal currency on the spot.

Stanislaw Lem (1961)
Fake-Meter - counterfeit detector
A pocket-sized counterfeit currency detector.

Jack Vance (1964)

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(re: Arthur C. Clarke, 10/7/2004 )

 

 

 

 

 

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