replicator
Device that copies
A replicator is something that makes copies—of itself or of other things.
In biology, genes are replicators, reproducing themselves across generations.
In science fiction, a replicator is a device that assembles objects from raw materials or energy: The crew used the replicator to produce food and spare parts.
The term appears in discussions of nanotechnology and self-reproducing machines.
Spacefaring TV franchise
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
- teleportationInstantaneous displacement across space
- FederationNamed union of states
starship · tricorder · warp drive · antimatter · dilithium · Picard · science fiction · futurism
Genetically identical organism
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
double · twin · doppelganger · mirror image · imitation · counterpart · simulacrum · lookalike
Submicroscopic robotic devices
- grey gooUncontrolled nanotechnology doomsday scenario
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
- swarmMass of moving insects
Machine that extrudes material into shapes
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- rapid prototypingQuick fabrication of preliminary models
- extrusionPushing through a die
CAD · stereolithography · assembly · automation · production · tooling · injection molding · bioprinting
Made, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- plasticCapable of being molded
lab-grown · cultured · engineered · fabricated · simulated · faux · imitation · manufactured
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- geneHereditary information unit
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
cell division · mitosis · polymerase · transcription · virus · prion · stem cell · cloning
Star Trek
Spacefaring TV franchise
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
- teleportationInstantaneous displacement across space
Federation · starship · tricorder · warp drive · antimatter · dilithium · Picard · science fiction · futurism · utopia
clone
Genetically identical organism
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
facsimile · double · twin · doppelganger · mirror image · imitation · counterpart · simulacrum · lookalike · carbon copy
nanobots
Submicroscopic robotic devices
- grey gooUncontrolled nanotechnology doomsday scenario
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
swarm · microscopic · nanoscale · assembler · disassembler
3D printer
Machine that extrudes material into shapes
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- rapid prototypingQuick fabrication of preliminary models
extrusion · CAD · stereolithography · assembly · automation · production · tooling · injection molding · bioprinting · nanofabrication
artificial
Made, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
plastic · lab-grown · cultured · engineered · fabricated · simulated · faux · imitation · manufactured · processed
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- geneHereditary information unit
genome · cell division · mitosis · polymerase · transcription · virus · prion · stem cell · cloning · CRISPR
- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- Sci-Fi/Fantasywand, spell, potion, rune, incantation
- sci-fi techteleporter, time travel, cryonics, force fields, time machine
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- Futurismjetpacks, holograms, robots, androids, cyborgs
- Sci-Fi IconsTARDIS, DeLorean, Enterprise, Millennium Falcon, Death Star
replicatordestroyer
One that ruins completely
eliminator · disintegrator · annihilator · eradicator · exterminator
replicatordiversifier
Agent of variation
differentiator · mutator · randomizer · customizer · modifier
- DNA replicationDuplicating genetic material
- genetic replicationHereditary material self-duplication
- viral replicationPathogen self-copying process
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