Retrostruct

noun
A record of an event created after the fact by combining data from multiple sources.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘retroactive’ and ‘construct’.
Source
The One Who Was There

Revent

verb
The act of transferring the extracted mind-state of a dead person into a fresh body.
Origin
Derived from rĕ- (again) and veniō (“I come”).
Source
Surface Detail

Ringworld

noun
A ring-shaped artificial habitat encircling a star.
Source
Ringworld

Rit

pronoun
The third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a robot.
Source
The Child of Clay

RoboCop

noun proper
A cyborg law enforcer, formerly Detroit Police Officer Alexander James Murphy.
Source
RoboCop

Robot

noun
An artificial person, assembled from biological components.
Origin
Robota, serf labour.
Source
Rossum’s Universal Robots

Robotics

noun
A branch of technology dealing with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.
Source
Liar!

Rollstar

noun
Interior stars of a Shellworld which roll across the upper surface of each layer.
Source
Matter

Roundvid

noun
A two-dimensional video recording – contrast with trivid.
Origin
Presumed to be coined after the full potential image area of a lens.
Source
A Borrowed Man

Screamsheet

noun
An online tabloid news publication.
Origin
Coined after the sensationalist reporting style.
Source
Hardwired

Sculption

noun
Plastic surgery.
Origin
Derived from ‘sculpt’.
Source
The Hydrogen Sonata

Seatrider

noun
A personal air vehicle of which the pilot’s seat forms an integral part of the airframe.
Source
Matter