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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 |
| Ultimate Football League (UFL) | The Sun Also Explodes | Nakashima-Brown | 2008 |
| Ultra-Communicator | Galactic Patrol | Smith | 1937 |
| Ultraflash | The Andromeda Strain | Crichton | 1969 |
| Ultra-Light Vision System | Space Hounds of IPC | Smith | 1931 |
| Ultramicrominiature Waldo | Time Enough For Love | Heinlein | 1973 |
| Ultra-microrobot - small as an insect | A Menace in Miniature | Gallun | 1937 |
| Ultraphone Ear-Disc - no need for Bluetooth | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Ultraset (Ultrawave Set) - fast comm | Habit | del Rey | 1939 |
| Ultrawave - FTL communication | Triplanetary | Smith | 1934 |
| Ultrawave Relay (or Hyperwave Relay) - first use of FTL communication | Foundation | Asimov | 1951 |
| Ultron | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Ultron Wire | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Ultrophone - FTL communication | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Undercover Detective Robot - who am I? | The Velvet Glove | Harrison | 1956 |
| Underground MagLev Train | Dream Park | Niven (w/S. Barnes) | 1981 |
| Underpeople | The Ballad of Lost C'Mell | Smith | 1950 |
| Undersea Mining | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Verne | 1875 |
| Undersea Restaurant | The Star King | Vance | 1964 |
| Unicephalon 40-D - yes, mr. president | Stand-By | Dick | 1963 |
| Unichapel (Robotic Confession Booth) - automated religion | THX 1138 | Lucas | 1970 |
| Uniflesh - skin for every occasion | The Dosadi Experiment | Herbert | 1977 |
| Unit Analyst Robot | The Chromium Fence | Dick | 1955 |
| Universal Card - every planet you want to be | Hyperion | Simmons | 1989 |
| Universal Checkbook - radioactive checking | The Door Into Summer | Heinlein | 1956 |
| Universal Dictionary - grandfather of the electronic dictionary | The Star Beast | Heinlein | 1954 |
| Universal Technical Consultative Service | The Star King | Vance | 1964 |
| UPUD | First to Fight | Sherman (w/Cragg) | 1997 |
| U-Stor-It - go store yourself | Snow Crash | Stephenson | 1992 |
| Usuform Robot - not a mechanical man | Q.U.R. | Boucher | 1943 |
| Usuform Robot Bartender - with tentacles | Q.U.R. | Boucher | 1943 |
| Uterine Replicator | Shards of Honor | Bujold | 1986 |
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