Technobabble is a term, often used in a humorous tone, to designate the technical jargon (generally imaginary or inspired by real scientifical words) used in fiction works to explain or justify a complex situation. Star Trek has become a master … Lire la suite... |
Category: Dico S.F.
Dico S.F. – Lycanthrope
A Lycanthrope, or Lycan, or commonly known as Werewolf, is a human being who has the ability to transform himself into a hybrid creature between human and wolf. Generally, this creature possess a superhuman strength and an … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Anthology
An anthology is a collection of works (novels, short stories) reunited either about a theme or about an author. Matching words: Fix-up… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Drone
In the common acceptation of the word, a drone is a directed, programmed or autonomous (generally flying) device charged with reconnaissance, surveillance, espionage, or transporting mission. In science fiction, we generalise this concept to more or less autonomous robots, even… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Blaster
In the Star Wars universe, a blaster designates a large range of energy handguns which looks like, by their appearance, to guns we found in our galaxy : pistols, rifles, shotguns… Those arms can be lethal or non lethal (shock … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Urban Fantasy
As its name seems indicate, Urban Fantasy is a subgenus of science fiction and fantastic mixing technology and magic, placing legendary and mythological creatures in a urban context, and taking place essentially to XXth and XXIst century. Matching words: Fantasy… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Colony ship
A colony ship, or generation ship, is a spaceship designed for interstellar travels whose duration spreads over several generations. Then, it’s not the original astronauts but their descendant who will reach the destination of the voyage. Voyage which … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Vessel
In medicine, vessels are “pipes” transporting the blood in an organism. We distinguish “arteries” (which transport blood from the heart to the organs) and “veins” (from the organs to the heart).
In science fiction, a vessel is an artificial vehicle… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Artefact
In science, an artefact is a artificial phenomenon or signal which disturb a measurement series.
An artefact also refers to an object, or a product, which has been manufactured or modified by man’s hand (or another creature), conferring a unnatural… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Distrans
In the Hyperion’s universe by Dan Simmons, distrans is a term designating the technology allowing the instantaneous travels between the worlds of the Retz. The distrans had been invented by the A.I. and serve them as a support to live.… Lire la suite... |
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