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| Time Dingbat Nickname for a time machine; used for a kind of WPA-like program for the past. (From The Computer Connection [1974] by Alfred Bester) |
| Skin Suit A very tight-fighting spacesuit, or disguise. (From Dinosaur Beach [1971] by Keith Laumer) |
| Copseyes A small floating "eye-in-the-sky" surveillance drone used by police in an extensive park. (From Cloak of Anarchy [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Flickercladding A covering that allowed robots to absorb incident light or emit light, as needed. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Week Trees Specially engineered bonsai that could grow in a week, instead of decades. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Twist-Box A device that scrambles your sensory input, providing you with a different kind of experience. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Tand A metal sculpture, made in contemplation, which has great meaning for the initiates. (From The Dragon Masters [1962] by Jack Vance) |
| Vizzyprint A printer attached to a video phone. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Heartshirt A shirt that was able to detect heart sounds and display associated colors. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Boppers Self-reproducing robots; they did not obey Asimov's laws for robots (or any other man-made rules). (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Selected Melanin Boosting The only way to get a designer tan. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| People-Mover A fixed mode of transporting people outside; and, they get to sit down. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Jackleg Moving data around to avoid detection or capture. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Data Haven A place where data that cannot legally be kept can be stashed for later use; an offshore web host. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Scop Protein grown in bacteria-filled vats. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| High Tech Trash Can The future of waste management. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Time Capsule A hollow block of metal, impervious to the elements, used by time travelers to send messages to the future. (From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
| Steel Drugs A name for recreational chemicals that were entirely synthetic. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
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