tight-beam v.

to send (esp. a message) by means of a tight-beam n.; to send to (someone) by means of a tight-beam n.; also intrans.

1959 F. Leiber Our Saucer Vacation in Fantastic Universe Dec. 48/1 page image Fritz Leiber bibliography
‘Dad,’ I said, tight-beaming it.
1969 A. McCaffrey Ship Who Disappeared in Worlds of If Mar. 52/1 page image Anne McCaffrey bibliography
It was offensive of Teron to tight-beam back to Central Worlds.
1980 M. Reynolds & G. Jennings Hell's Fire in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 95/2 page image Mack Reynolds Gary Jennings bibliography
We'll have to much energy at our command that we can tight-beam it by microwave.
1986 G. Benford & D. Brin Heart of Comet (1987) i. 39 David Brin Gregory Benford bibliography
Maybe somebody'll tightbeam stuff back before we return.
1992 L. Niven & S. Barnes California Voodoo Game xxxv. 305 Larry Niven Steven Barnes bibliography
He steals information, breaks into a modular apartment, lifts the weather shield, and tight-beams the data to a waiting receptor miles away.
2002 A. Reynolds Redemption Ark (2004) 33 Alastair Reynolds bibliography
Acknowledge whoever it is…. Can we tight-beam them back?
2020 E. Bear Machine x. 144 Elizabeth Bear bibliography
We’d tightbeamed ahead to let her know what we had coming, so I wasn’t surprised when she said, ‘Welcome home, Sally, Doctors, Nurses, Pilot. Welcome to Core General, Helen. Helen, I’m Linden, the wheelmind here, and I will be in charge of making sure that you are comfortable while my staff begins care for your crew.’

antedating 1959

Fritz Leiber

Bee Ostrowsky submitted a 2020 cite from Elizabeth Bear.

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