ansible

Etymology
in her novella ; Le Guin states that she derived it from. The word was further spread by its adoption into other science fiction worlds, including by in  (1986),  in The Blabber (1988) and  in Hyperion (1989).

Noun

 * 1)  A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
 * 2) * 1966, Ursula K. Le Guin, Rocannon's World, reprinted in Worlds of Exile and Illusion, Macmillan (1996), ISBN 978-0-312-86211-4, page 25:
 * “You remember the ansible, the machine I showed you in the ship, which can speak instantly to other worlds, with no loss of years–”
 * “An ansible would theoretically be powered by subatomic particles that have undergone quantum entanglement, which utilizes Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance', allowing the alteration of one particle to instantaneously alter the state of its paired particle. ”

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Portuguese: ansível
 * Russian: ансибл, аппарат мгновенной связи
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Etymology
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