nanite

plural nanites

1. literatureSynonym of nanorobot.

   Disperse into a cloud of nanites.

   2021 August 11, Thomas Happ, Axiom Verge 2, Nintendo Switch, description for Tilhar

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   I had the nanites install the brackets, then climbed up there with the panels, placed them on the brackets, and had the nanites secure them.

   2017, Stephanie C. Fox, New World Order Underwater, page 76

   "Anyway," their guide continued, "he didn't know the first thing about tech. Pushed the team hard. We couldn't get a chemical solution that worked right, but nanites showed real promise." "You're joking." Quinn didn't even try to keep the horror from her voice. "Memory-altering nanite clouds?" Tonya growled. "What did they call this, Project Grey Goo? That's wildly irresponsible."

   2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2024

   “A nanite cluster has infested the resort, consuming metal to self-replicate. Starfleet has ordered us to humanely capture and study the microscopic robots.”

   2024 October 31, Stephanie Amante-Ritter, “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” (0:48 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis)

   Synonyms: nanorobot