African Holocaust: Decimation, by disease, of Africa in late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Agent (also Software Agent): Software construct designed to perform a specific function on behalf of its owner, i.e. scheduling, communications, news retrieval, travel arrangements, etc.
AIs: Artificial Intelligences; great supercomputers.
AI Dataspace: Realm of cyberspace open only to AIs and their selected friends.
Algae-plus: Formal name for buckyball algae.
Anansi armor: Armor which uses cold light technology to render the wearer nearly invisible.
Antigeriatrics: Drugs which slow the process of aging.
Autocab: Robot-driven taxicab.
Avatar: Image, on the Nets or in real life, which stands in for a person.
B.: Abbreviation of "Bibi"
Babu: Kiswahili for "grandfather."
Bibi: Kiswahili title of respect; equivalent to "Mr." or "Ms."
Bitsuit: Virtual reality gear that allows full-body experience.
Blileys: Breasts (literally, "tits" or "boobs").
Blue Helmets: Slang term for United Nations peacekeeper troops, from their customary headgear.
'Bot: Autonomous software which operates independently on the Net.
Bound Determinate: The edge of Human penetration into cyberspace; the barrier beyond which only AIs and their selected friends may go.
Buckyball algae: Variety of algae genetically engineered to remove carbon from the atmosphere, fixing it into 60-atom buckminsterfullerenes. Also knowns as "algae-plus." Also see Scrub grass.
Cairo fever: Virulent disease.
Card-dot: Type of computer component.
Chamber of Ministers: Third house of the U.S. Congress, established in 2023, in which Ministers represent special interest groups.
Chipboard: Type of computer component.
Chrislam: Fusion of Christianity and Islam which is the dominant religion of Umoja.
Christian Party: One of three major U.S. political parties (with Democratic Party, Populist Party).
Circaid-B: Drug used in treating the effects of jet lag.
Coats: Slang term for a female dog (literally, "bitch").
CIC: Controlled Isotopic Conversion - method of power generation.
Clairvoyance: ESP ability to observe ("behold") beyond the limits of sight (i.e. at distance, very small-scale, or concealed objects).
Cold Light (hologram): 3D projections which look solid but are in fact intangible holograms.
Communit: Communications unit.
CreativCon: World Creativity Conference, an annual gathering of creative people from all disciplines.
Cyberbia: Realm of cyberspace, open to Humans, in which virtual geography & architecture are wholly designed by Humans. A virtual reality version of the World Wide Web. (see Virtua, El Juego, AI Dataspace)
Cyberdollar: Unit of virtual currency.
Cybersmith: Artist who works in cyberspace.
Datacard: Small, flat screen for storing & displaying information, roughly the size of a credit card or smaller.
Data glove: Glove which translates one's hand movements into cyberspace.
Datapad: Small, flat screen for storing & displaying information, ranging from palm-size up to the dimensions of a large book.
DeepDoz: Brand of sleeping pill.
Deforestation (Project): Effort, begun in 2022, to wipe out remaining rain forests.
Dekoa (virus/flu): Especially virulent disease with 78% infection rate and 90% mortality.
Downer: Person with Down Syndrome.
Downorbiting: Descending from orbit to a planet's surface.
DVRDL: Computer language used in creating virties (acronym for Disney Virtual Reality Description Language).
Ebo: Kiswahili affirmative.
Eidolon: Manufacturer of computer chips.
El Juego: Realm of cyberspace, open to Humans, which is structured as a vast, multi-level virtual role-playing game.
Exon: Common slang term for sexual intercourse (literally, "screw" or "fuck").
FAI: Friends of AIs; selected Humans who are not subject to the terms of the Treaty.
Ferret (program): Program which tracks down specific information on the Nets.
Flatscreen (slang, "flat"): Flat, flexible screen for storing & displaying information.
Flutzpah: A non-skarklish element.
FLBLA: Set of protocols governing the interaction of software agents.
Fleshling: AI term for beings of flesh (i.e. Humans).
Fleshspace: AI term for the real (i.e. non-cyberspace) world.
Frim: Single element of a virtie, equivalent to a frame of a motion picture (from "frozen image").
Frozen Zoner: One who has had his/her erogenous zones deadened in order to maintain a life of celibacy.
Glork: To pluggandisp.
Helms: Scatalogical exclamation (literally, "shit").
Hyde: Common slang term for urination (literally, "piss").
Habari gani: Kiswahili greeting (literally, "How are you?" or "What's new?").
Homeroom: A person's "home base" in Cyberbia.
Hora tree: Large tree native to Sri Lanka.
Impervelope: Impervious envelope used for high-security documents.
InfoPol: Information Police: UN organization which polices the world's information systems.
Interdict (also Nexus interdict): Physical and virtual exile of an offending nation; complete severing of all travel & communications between the interdicted nation and the rest of the world.
Jambo: Kiswahili greeting.
Kabinda virus: Virulent disease.
Kaunda memory lattice: Computer storage medium which allows very compact storage of information in a three-dimensional space.
Kiswahili: Language of the Swahili peoples; along with English and French, an official language of Umoja.
MemNIC: Registry of world-wide memory locations.
Mexamierica: Nation formed by the combination of northern Mexico with the Southwest United States.
Microcam: Very small video camera.
Mimetic: A messenger who mimics the voice and mannerisms of the message's sender.
Miruvorane: Antiviral drug with unfortunate mutagenic side-effects.
Mjukuu: Kiswahili for "grandchild."
Mpenzi: Kiswahili term of endearment (literally, "darling").
Ndugu: Kiswahili term of endearment (literally, "close relative").
Neoanthrax: Form of anthrax geneticallym engineered to be much more virulent than natural anthrax.
Netcode: Contact address; Equivalent of email address or URL.
Netsex: To engage in virtual sexual behavior.
Netzine: Any magazine published & read on the Net.
NewsNet: A leading network provider of current, live news.
Nexus: Clandestine international organization.
Nunn: Exclamation (literally, "damn").
Nybble: Hacker slang for 4 bits (half a byte).
Olorun: Computer system manufactured by Xai-Xai Corporation.
Opednets: Net version of newspaper opinion-editorial pages.
Pacha: Basic, no-frills cyberspace "body."
Paraclozapine: Psychoactive drug useful in treatment of various mental syndromes.
Pell: Exclamation (literally, "hell").
Pluggandisp: The result of successful glorking.
Populist Party: One of three major U.S. political parties (with Christian Party, Democratic Party.)
Porterbot: A robot designed to carry luggage.
Prolactin: Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; promotes lactation after childbirth in females, and is connected with sexual development in both genders.
Psi, Psionics: Extrasensory abilities. See Clairvoyance, Psychokinesis.
Psychokinesis (PK): Ability to affect physical objects without touching them ("mind-over-matter").
Rand: Currency of Umoja.
RCCRL: A specific Net protocol for describing virtual reality environments.
RCScreen: Large-scale RCSpex in sheet form, used for windshields and windows.
RCServer: Specialized computer system designed to handle and create virtual reality environments.
RCSpex: Cheap, lightweight data goggles.
Recall, The: Formal call issued in 2018 by Umoja for the return of non-African Blacks to Africa.
Scrub grass: Variety of grass genetically engineered to remove carbon from the atmosphere, fixing it into 60-atom buckminsterfullerenes. Also see Buckyball algae.
Siajabu: Kiswahili exclamation of amazement.
Simulactor: Simulated actor -- software, owned by studios, which simulates a particular actor.
Skarklish: That which a flutzpah is not.
SkinTites: Thin, transparent polymer coverings, permeable to gases and water, which act as a second skin to ward off infection.
Slab: Portable form of data storage, equivalent to floppy disk but with vastly greater capacity.
Spanglish: Spanish-English hybrid; the working language of Mexamerica.
Spex: Generic term for RCSpex and similar devices.
Stim: Any of a number of drugs used as a stimulant.
TOBI: State-of-the-art computer operating system.
Tokesticks: Slang term for commercial marijuana cigarettes.
Touchpad: Input device sensitive to touch.
Tranix: Specific Net protocol for transmission of information.
Treaty, The (also Treaty of ttar.cyb): Agreement (in 2021) which limited Human penetration into cyberspace.
Tyubu: Ultra-high-speed underground train which travels at over 1,000 kilometers per hour.
UAE-1028: Very strong encryption scheme for secure communications.
Umoja: Corporation/Government which manages most of Africa.
Virtie: Virtual, 3D entertainment; equivalent of movie.
Virtua: Realm of cyberspace, open to Humans, which attempts to duplicate and enhance the real world. (see AI Dataspace, Cyberbia, El Juego)
Voxel: Building block of virtual reality; 3D pixel.
Wallscreen: Large, flat screen for storing & displaying information. Wallscreens range in size from a square meter to several stories high.
WaveRider: Surface-to-orbit spacecraft launched by high-power ground-based lasers.
Waziri: Kiswahili title of a Umojan Minister.
Wyden: A no-good person (literally, "bastard").
Xai-Xai (Corporation): Umojan manufacturer of computer chips and systems.