Caliban Beachball - home to the stars
Dwelling place for unusual lifeform who make jumpdoors possible.

Float-home - living houseboat
Living entity genetically designed for use as a houseboat.

Gravity Web - keep gravity to a minimum
Device for limiting the extent to which a person is subject to gravitational attraction.

Jumpdoor - entrance to the rabbit hole
The entrance to an energy passage providing instantaneous transportation between points across the galaxy.

Pseudoflesh - key to boneless meat
Meat (protein) that is produced apart from an animal; great steaks without rumination.

Sniggertrance - caught between the stars
The state of a person receiving a call mediated by a Taprisiot; interiorized consciousness accompanied by spastic, jerking body movements.

Voicecorder
A device that records verbal output and determines truth or falsehood.

Vortal Tube
An energy passage providing instantaneous transportation between points across the galaxy