Burbclave

noun
A fortified private surburb with its own by-laws and police force.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘suburb’ and ‘enclave’.
Source
Snow Crash

Buttonhead

noun informal
A person implanted with cybernetic sockets for plugging peripherals directly into the brain.
Source
Hardwired

Calcker

noun informal
A computer.
Origin
Corruption of ‘calculator’.
Source
Wish Upon a Star

Chiaroscurography

noun
The photographic process invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
Origin
Formed from chiaro (bright), scuro (dark), and gráphō (to draw).
Source
Bruno’s Shadow

Chickenhead

noun informal
A mentally retarded person.
Source
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Chlomach

noun
An external artificial organ capable of photosynthesis, attached to the human body via umbilical cord.
Origin
Derived from khlōrós (green) and māchina (machine).
Source
Sleeping Beauties

Chronopathic

adjective
Able to distort time.
Origin
Formed from khrónos (time) and the suffix -pathic (abnormality).
Source
The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal

Chrownotransductionology

noun
Temporal slippage induced by chrownons; in other words: timely travel.
Origin
Professor Gladys Chrowdingler, discoverer of the chrownon.
Source
Automated Alice

Cityspeak

noun
A multilingual street dialect.
Source
Blade Runner

Cloudhook

noun
A portable device worn over the eye by citizens, connecting them to the city’s pervasive information network.
Source
A Memory Called Empire

Conapt

noun
A private apartment in a shared building.
Origin
Abbreviation of ‘condominium apartment’.
Source
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Condecology

noun
A condominium living complex with its own constitution and ideology.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘condominium’ and ‘ecology’.
Source
Voice of the Whirlwind