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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | redshirt n. (1985) | a character who is not portrayed in depth; (esp.) a character whose main plot function is to be killed |
| 1985 | shared world n. (1985) | a fictional setting in which multiple authors set their stories, esp. one created for this purpose |
| 1985 | -verse suffix (1985) | (used to form nouns denoting the fictional universe used as the setting of a series, typically in combination with the title, main character, or creator of the series) |
| 1986 | avatar n. (1986) | a VR representation of a person |
| 1986 | condom n. (1986) | the milieu of (usually science fiction) conventions |
| 1986 | mindfood n. (1986) | a substance taken as food or drink containing chemicals which increase oneβs mental ability |
| 1986 | nanomachine n. (1986) | a nanotechnological machine |
| 1986 | proto-cyberpunk n. (1986) | a writer of proto-cyberpunk works |
| 1986 | uchronian adj. (1986) | of uchronias |
| 1987 | gengineer n. (1987) | = genetic engineer n. |
| 1987 | holodeck n. (1987) | chiefly in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a room providing a holographic environment |
| 1987 | nano n. (1987) | = nanotechnology n.; (also) = nanobot n. |
| 1987 | nanotech adj. (1987) | = nanotechnological adj. |
| 1987 | off-world n. (1987) | a place away from earth, or a particular planet or world regarded as the native world; another world or planet |
| 1987 | replicant n. 2 (1987) | a person who acts or behaves like a replicant n. 1, esp. in imitating or resembling others; a clone |
| 1987 | sharecropper n. (1987) | a writer of sharecrops |
| 1987 | sharecropping n. (1987) | the practice of writing sharecrops |
| 1987 | splatterpunk n. 1 (1987) | a subgenre of horror fiction characterized by the frequent and graphic description of grisly violence, bloody deaths, and extreme sexual situations; (in later use also) a similar genre of cinema, computer games, etc. |
| 1987 | splatterpunk n. 2 (1987) | an author of splatterpunk writing |
| 1987 | steampunk n. 1 (1987) | a writer of steampunk n. 2 |
| 1987 | steampunk n. 2 (1987) | a subgenre of science fiction which has a historical setting (esp. based on industrialized, nineteenth-century society) and characteristically features steam-powered, mechanized machinery rather than electronic technology |
| 1988 | jump pilot n. (1988) | one who pilots a spaceship through a jump n. |
| 1988 | nanorobot n. (1988) | = nanobot n. |
| 1988 | smeg v. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: (used as a mild expletive) |
| 1988 | smeg n. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: (used as a mild expletive) |
| 1988 | smeghead n. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: a foolish or contemptible person |
| 1989 | Borg n. (1989) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a group of cybernetically enhanced aliens linked in a hive mind |
| 1989 | cyberpunkish adj. (1989) | resembling or reminiscent of cyberpunk n. 1 |
| 1989 | cyborging n. (1989) | the process of converting a biological organism into a cyborg |
| 1989 | cyborgized adj. (1989) | (of a biological organism) made into a cyborg n. |
| 1989 | datasphere n. (1989) | the notional environment in which digital data is stored; esp. the internet viewed in this way; (also) the realm of virtual reality; cyberspace n. |
| 1989 | gengineer v. (1989) | to produce, develop, or alter through genetic engineering n. |
| 1989 | nanite n. (1989) | a nanomachine designed to build other nanomachines; a self-reproducing nanorobot |
| 1989 | nanobot n. (1989) | a nanoscale self-propelled machine, esp. one that has some degree of autonomy and can reproduce |
| 1989 | nanotechnological adj. (1989) | resulting from developments in nanotechnology; of or relating to nanotechnology |
| 1989 | postcyberpunk adj. (1989) | of or pertaining a subgenre of science fiction that employs some of cyberpunk's themes, especially the exploration of the effects of a high rate of technological change on society, but rejects the alienation and dystopianism of cyberpunk |
| 1989 | retcon n. (1989) | in a fictional work or series: a piece of new (and typically revelatory) information which imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, often employed to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency; (also) use of this as a narrative device |
| 1989 | retcon v. (1989) | to revise retrospectively (an aspect of a fictional work or series), typically by means of a revelation which imposes a different interpretation on previously described events; cf. retcon n. |