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The following is a list of science fiction terms encountered in English-language science fiction works. As most are undefined, of unclear meaning and used only in their creator's works, they cannot have a regular entry.
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hotello, noun
2017, Kim Stanley Robinson, New York 2140, Orbit, published 2017, →ISBN, page 24:Hotellos were rooms that could be packed into a suitcase. They were often deployed inside other buildings, being not very sturdy. Usually they provided private space inside crowded larger spaces.
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insosuit, noun
1950, Isaac Asimov, I, Robot, HarperCollins Publishers, published 2018, →ISBN, page 44:The insosuit was far bulkier and far uglier than the regulation spacesuit; but withal considerably lighter, due to the fact that they were entirely nonmetallic in composition. Composed of heat-resistant plastic and chemically treated cork layers, and equipped with a desiccating unit to keep the air bone-dry, the insosuits could withstand the full glare of Mercury’s sun for twenty minutes. Five to ten minutes more, as well, without actually killing the occupant.
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visiplate, noun
1950, Isaac Asimov, I, Robot, HarperCollins Publishers, published 2018, →ISBN, page 45:He was thankful for the light filters in their visiplates. Beautiful or not, a look at the sunlight through straight glass would have blinded them inside of half a minute.