xenotechnology

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Etymology

From xeno- +‎ technology.

Noun

xenotechnology (usually uncountable, plural xenotechnologies)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) Alien, extraterrestrial technology.
    • 2006, Marco Palmieri, Star Trek: The Original Series: Constellations Anthology:
      And the Yard would most likely become the very center of Starfleet's xenotechnology studies. “An intriguing proposal,” said Spock. Bishop pointed to the space station nearest them.
    • 2016, Scott Warren, Vick's Vultures:
      You can parade the Navy and the Union Earth Colonies around in front of congress and parliament and the Chinese president, but at the end of the day it's xenotechnology that keeps us in the black.

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