Etymology

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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Coined by John Storrs Hall in 1989.

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