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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: foglet
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by John Storrs Hall in 1989.
