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cyborgization n. 1979 B. Stableford Cyborgs in P. Nicholls Science Fiction Encyclopedia 151/2 The functional cyborg made his first significant appearance in β€˜Scanners Live in Vain’ (1950) by Cordwainer Smith. Here cyborgization is designed for space flight, and this particular theme dominates stories of both functional and adaptive cyborgs. [Ibid.] Cyborgization in connection with space travel involves cyborg-spaceship stories such as [etc.].
terraformation n. 1971 B. M. Stableford In the Kingdom of the Beasts (1974) 51 The idea of terraformation did occur to me, but I rejected it.