Oophase

adjective
Of a child: born after the waning years of the On-Off sun.
Origin
Abbreviation of ‘out of phase’.
Source
A Deepness in the Sky

Tream

noun
A virtual reality scenario experienced via direct interface with the brain.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘transmit’ and ‘dream’.
Source
The Algebraist

Ziphead

noun informal
A person who has been made into a cognitive computer.
Source
A Deepness in the Sky

Adaptoplant

noun
Seasonal vegetation that grows into irregular temporary housing.
Origin
Pairing of ‘adapt’ and ‘plant’.
Source
Central Station

Memcordist

noun
A person who makes recordings of their sensorium.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘memory’ and ‘recordist’.
Source
Central Station

Fakebook

noun
A written document stored in electronic form.
Source
Light

Sensifrons

noun
A variety of shrub native to Belzagor, able to detect nearby motion and withdraw its leaves as a defence against predators.
Source
Downward To The Earth

Loyaltician

noun
An advisor in matters of fealty.
Source
Surface Detail

Spla

adjective informal
A state of intense anger or agitation.
Origin
Possibly a truncation of dysplasia (bad formation) in reference to the idiom “bent out of shape”.
Source
The Word for World is Forest

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

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

Leptosoul

noun
The essence of a person’s phylogenetic tradition.
Origin
Leptós (thin).
Source
The Godwhale