utility fog

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.

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foglet
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Meanings

nounutility fog (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.

    Synonyms: foglet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
foglet

Origin

Coined by John Storrs Hall in 1989.

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utility fog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utility%20fog

MLA

“utility fog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utility%20fog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “utility fog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utility%20fog.

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