utility fog

English

Etymology

Coined by John Storrs Hall in 1989.

Noun

utility fog (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical collection of tiny nanobots that can replicate a physical structure. The robots would be microscopic, with extending arms reaching in several different directions, and could perform three-dimensional lattice reconfiguration.
    Synonym: foglet

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