Zippicamiknicks
- noun
- A one-piece female undergarment fitted with a zipper.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘zipper’, ‘camisole’, and ‘knickers’.
- Source
- Brave New World
Visicastor
- noun
- A video broadcaster.
- Origin
- Formed from visio (vision) and ‘broadcast’.
- Source
- Second Foundation
Lightsabre
- noun
- A sword consisting of a hilt which projects a self-terminating blade of plasma.
- Origin
- Sabre, a type of military sword.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Metalogical
- adjective
- Short form of psycho-physio-philosophilogical: relating to the mentality, morphology, and ideology of species.
- Source
- Look to Windward
Spinward
- adverb
- In the direction of spin (of a rotating ringworld or orbital habitat.)
- Source
- Ringworld
Holodeck
- noun
- A simulated reality installation.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘holographic’.
- Source
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tricorder
- noun
- A multifunction hand-held device used for sensor scanning, analysis and recording of data.
- Origin
- Formed from triplus (triple) and ‘recorder’.
- Source
- Star Trek: The Original Series
Microsoft
- noun
- A software package that directly interfaces with the brain via a wetware implant.
- Source
- Neuromancer
Trimensional
- adjective
- Having or appearing to have length, breadth, and depth: a three-dimensional object.
- Origin
- Derived from triplus (triple).
- Source
- Foundation
Psychohistory
- noun
- A branch of mathematics dealing with the reactions of human conglomerates to fixed social and economic stimuli.
- Source
- Foundation
Excession
- noun
- Something excessive.
- Source
- Excession
Thoughtcrime
- noun
- The criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that threaten the ruling party.
- Source
- Nineteen Eighty-Four