- noun
- A simulated reality installation.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘holographic’.
- Source
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- noun
- A personalised newspaper containing only news items in which the reader has expressed an interest.
- Origin
- Abbrevation of ‘homeostatic newspaper’.
- Source
- Ubik
- noun
- A propulsion system for hyperspace travel.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- noun
- A spacial dimension through which faster-than-light travel is possible.
- Source
- The Voyage of the Space Beagle
- noun
- A crewperson aboard a vessel that breaches the meniscus of everyday space.
- Origin
- Derived from immersum (under the surface) and nautēs (sailor).
- Source
- Embassytown
- noun
- A mutable, foldable, transparent plastic which can display images and text.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘information’ and fiche (a card).
- Source
- A Memory Called Empire
- noun
- An artificial male lover.
- Source
- A Borrowed Man
- noun
- Menial work done for the communal good.
- Source
- The Dispossessed