What are some sci-fi terms that you heard in RECENT material that you feel might be sci-fi buzzwords in 15-20 years from now?

[Kah!]

Today I learned that terraforming was coined by the science fiction writer Jack Williamson in a 1942 short story. Terraforming is such a familiar word for me as I often love reading about the topic in terms of actually doing it someday.

What's remarkable is that this tale really wasn't about terraforming at ALL. It was a story about mining antimatter (contraterene) from asteroids and the terraforming was just a throw-away detail that was merely fodder for the plot. Little did he know; Williamson coined a word that would become commonly used in sci-fi for hundreds of stories up until now.

For those who like to read (as do I); have you heard any interesting terms in newer sci-fi books that nobody knows about or pays attention to now; but may become part of the zeitgeist in 15-20 years? This is basically the futurism of science fiction that I am proposing.

It should be from fiction from 2019 to now-the current present. Books are preferred but comics and movies are fine as well.

By answering my question; you may be playing a part in contributing to my "self-fulfilling prophecy" of its popularizing! Who knows who will read this thread and if someone will read it decades from now

 

[Ram25002013model]

I've been play Cyber Punk a bunch recently and I cant stop using their slang. I imagine that'll not only be used a bit (Nova, zero, choom, gonk, Delta, chrome, borg) but also used in other media. Hell even clankers by the looks of it.

 

[cscooper]

I was about to say "resource collector" from the original Homeworld game. When astro-mining becomes commonplace, that's what they'd probably call the ships that do the main mining operations. BUUUUUUT ... Homeworld is from 1999. Twenty years too early.

Not to shill, but my own novel, Final Flight of the Ranegr, has a term "Resomator" which refers to a device that breaks down organic waste into base components to produce fertiliser. Resomation is a real process used in farms today to dispose of dead animal carcases. I'd bet that large spacecraft engaging in space farming in the future will have a similar device.

Maybe ... ‍

 

[D3ziArnez42875]

Today I learned that terraforming was coined by the science fiction writer Jack Williamson in a 1942 short story. Terraforming is such a familiar word for me as I often love reading about the topic in terms of actually doing it someday.

What's remarkable is that this tale really wasn't about terraforming at ALL. It was a story about mining antimatter (contraterene) from asteroids and the terraforming was just a throw-away detail that was merely fodder for the plot. Little did he know; Williamson coined a word that would become commonly used in sci-fi for hundreds of stories up until now.

For those who like to read (as do I); have you heard any interesting terms in newer sci-fi books that nobody knows about or pays attention to now; but may become part of the zeitgeist in 15-20 years? This is basically the futurism of science fiction that I am proposing.

It should be from fiction from 2019 to now-the current present. Books are preferred but comics and movies are fine as well.

By answering my question; you may be playing a part in contributing to my "self-fulfilling prophecy" of its popularizing! Who knows who will read this thread and if someone will read it decades from now

I'm reading The Legion of Space at the moment. Poor Giles Habibula.