nanite

From nano- +‎ -ite.

nanite (plural nanites)

1. (science fiction) Synonym of nanorobot.
   • 2017, Stephanie C. Fox, New World Order Underwater, page 76:

     I had the nanites install the brackets, then climbed up there with the panels, placed them on the brackets, and had the nanites secure them.

   • 2021 August 11, Thomas Happ, Axiom Verge 2, Nintendo Switch, description for Tilhar:

     Disperse into a cloud of nanites.

   • 2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 December 2024:

     "Anyway," their guide continued, "he didn't know the first thing about tech. Pushed the team hard. We couldn't get a chemical solution that worked right, but nanites showed real promise."
     "You're joking." Quinn didn't even try to keep the horror from her voice.
     "Memory-altering nanite clouds?" Tonya growled. "What did they call this, Project Grey Goo? That's wildly irresponsible."

   • 2024 October 31, Stephanie Amante-Ritter, “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” (0:48 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks‎^[2], season 5, episode 3, spoken by Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis):

     “A nanite cluster has infested the resort, consuming metal to self-replicate. Starfleet has ordered us to humanely capture and study the microscopic robots.”

• annite, ante in, innate, tannie

Calque of English nanite.

• IPA^(key): /na.nit/

nanite m (plural nanites)

1. synonym of nanorobot