Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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First date | Word | Definition |
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1985 | -verse suffix (1985) | (used to form nouns denoting the fictional universe used as the setting of a series (or occasionally a work), typically in combination with the title, main character, or creator of the series); (also) any media, fandom, etc. connected to a series; cf. slightly earlier Whoniverse n. |
1986 | avatar n. (1986) | a graphical representation of a person in a computer-generated environment (as a game) |
1986 | condom n. (1986) | the milieu of (usually science fiction) conventions |
1986 | gripping hand n. (1986) | on the gripping hand: used to introduce a third point of view, fact, case, etc., that contrasts with two previous statements |
1986 | mecha n. 1 (1986) | chiefly in anime or manga: a large combat robot having humanoid form, typically controlled by an occupant |
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 | nanotechnological adj. (1986) | resulting from developments in nanotechnology; of or relating to nanotechnology |
1986 | proto-cyberpunk n. (1986) | a writer of proto-cyberpunk works |
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 | offworld n. (1987) | a place away from Earth, or a particular planet or world regarded as the native world; another world or planet |
1987 | proto-cyberpunk adj. (1987) | of or relating to works that prefigure the themes of cyberpunk n. 1; cf. postcyberpunk adj. |
1987 | replicant n. 2 (1987) | a person who acts or behaves like a replicant n. 1, esp. in imitating or resembling others; a conformist person; 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 movies, video 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 | 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 n. |
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) | = cyborged adj. |
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 | kilohour n. (1989) | a period of one thousand hours |
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 |