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GLOSSARYLingo from Eve Dallas’s Life in 2060 AutoChef: Makes and serves meals, snacks, and beverages with the push of a button Blocker: Pain medicine; Eve will use this sometimes when she gets an extremely painful headache or injury Cohab: Live in boyfriend/girlfriend Credit: A token used in place of coins Droid: Robot-like animals and humans, created for companionship or domestic help around the house or office Drying Tube: What one uses to dry off after showering or getting wet, instead of a towel EDD: Electronic Detection Division Glide-Carts: Moving food carts on the street LC: Licensed companion. ‘link: a communication device similar to a phone with video capabilities; also, a pocket ‘link is a handheld mobile unit NYPSD: New York Police and Security Department, where Eve is a Lieutenant in the Homicide Division Off Planet: Other inhabitations or planets in space; mostly used by those on Earth as a vacation and resort area with places such as Vegas II PPC: Personal Portable Computer, like a laptop for entertainment, work, email, etc. Seal-It: Police use this canned liquid to preserve a crime scene; it is sprayed on the skin and shoes to prevent leaving prints or detritus on the scene and makes wearing gloves unnecessary Stunner: A gun-like blast that paralyzes the body Sweepers: Machines that comb a crime scene looking for evidence Tubes: bottles, especially soda and drinks that come out of vending machines Urban Wars: Warfare that took place in major cities around the world and did extensive damage to infrastructure and human population; after the wars, efforts were focused on revitalizing and renewing the cities Vid: Video VR: Virtual reality; comes in goggles and screens for a variety of purposes, such as relaxation, vacationing, exercise, dancing, and more Wrist Unit: Watch with communication and data abilities.
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