OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 15923

ansible

/ˈæn.sɪ.bəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ansible
A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
“You remember the ansible, the machine I showed you in the ship, which can speak instantly to other worlds, with no loss of years– […] ” “An ansible would theoretically be powered…
“[…] The master ansible is there, in contact with all our invasion fleet; the ships are all working, ready to fight. […]”
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