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

Deathday

noun
The anniversary of a person’s death, celebrated posthumously by a computer simulation of the deceased.
Source
Red Dwarf

Deathdrive

noun
A type of stardrive that is claimed to kill everyone who uses it.
Source
A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel

Deevee

verb
To devalue or invalidate something.
Origin
Possibly a contraction of ‘de-validate’.
Source
The Shockwave Rider

Derezz

verb
To destroy a computer program.
Origin
Abbreviation of ‘de-resolve’.
Source
Tron

Dirtgirl

noun informal
A low-status female living on Earth, not in the employ of the United Orbital Soviet.
See also
Mudboy
Source
Hardwired

Dirtside

noun
The surface of a planet.
Origin
“Dirtside – that was the only word for it. What did the globes of dust have to offer after the clear sharp world of space?”
Source
Spaceship Medic