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Star Trek called them nanites.
by coldcode 6y ago
Star Trek called them nanites.
- ajmurmann 6y agoNanites are tiny robots though and not moved by outside forces like the thing described by the article.
- andi999 6y agoI like the ones needing outside forces much better.
- reaperducer 6y agoAs did Mystery Science Theater 3000. I wonder if it's a more generic term than I realized. https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nanites https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nanites
- tyingq 6y agoWas curious about this also. "Brave new words" (Jeff Prucher) says the Star Trek reference was probably the earliest. Here's a screenshot from the book: https://imgur.com/a/UPahc1w https://imgur.com/a/UPahc1w
- space_ghost 6y agoAlso "Nanoprobes."