Harlan Ellison

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holovid n. 1973 H. Ellison The Day I Died in Stalking the Nightmare (1982) 294 I was on a publicity tour for the book, fresh from a talk show over holovid. Oh, yes, I should mention holovid…. The cable people in conjunction with LaserScience, Ltd. of Great Britain combined holograms with 3-D projection techniques and came up with holovid, in which the viewer actually became a part of the show or studio audience.
robocop n. 1957 H. Ellison Wanted in Surgery in Worlds of If Aug. 79/1 Bergman stopped dead at the door, as the robocop rolled up, and its tentacles slammed out at him.
tricorder n. 1966 H. Ellison City on the Edge of Forever (teleplay, 3 June) in City on the Edge of Forever: Original Teleplay (1996) 157 Kirk Where’s the tricorder?… He speaks into the machine.…Memory Banks. Voice of Tricorder (filter) Activated. Kirk Integrate all data on Old Earth, year 1930 old style. Compute for variables resulting in major alterations of historical flow.
unsuited adv. 1957 H. Ellison Blank... in Infinity Science Fiction June 103/1 ‘Snap [i.e. leave] the ship,’ he snarled at her, aiming the blaster. ‘I'm unsuited,’ she replied.