Confliction

noun
A formal conflict within a virtual reality – i.e. one where the outcome matters beyond the confines of the battle environment itself.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘conflict’ and ‘simulation’.
Source
Surface Detail

Congohelium

noun
Matter and anti-matter locked in a fine magnetic grid to ward off the outermost perils of space.
Source
The Rediscovery of Man

Corpselover

noun
A carnivore.
Source
The Star Diaries: The Eighth Voyage

Corsec

noun
A unit of time.
Origin
Possibly an abbreviation of ‘corrected’ (for time dilation) and ‘second’.
Source
The Island

Cosmeg

noun
A single star containing all the mass in the universe.
Origin
Abbreviated from ‘cosmic egg’.
Source
The Gods Themselves

Cranch

verb
To make oneself receptive to sensory and emotional stimuli.
Source
Scanners Live in Vain

Cryptosphere

noun proper
A networked worldwide data repository, containing the sum of recorded knowledge and populated by uploaded human minds.
Origin
Crypta (vault), from kruptós (hidden).
Source
Feersum Endjinn

Cursism

noun
Bigotry towards those inflicted with a Hag curse.
Source
Ootheca

Cutteray

noun
Short-range laser used mostly as a cutting tool and surgeon’s scalpel.
Source
Dune

Cyberdyne

noun proper
Cyberdyne Systems, developer of the Skynet artificial intelligence.
Origin
Pairing of ‘cybernetic’ with dúnamis (power).
Source
The Terminator

Cyberspace

noun
A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system.
Source
Neuromancer

Databall

noun
An encapsulated message sent over a digital communications network.
Source
The Girl Who Was Plugged In