Nanization: a useful term for what’s happening?
from the quicker-than-"miniaturization" dept.
Christer Eriksson writes "'Nanization' seems quite an appropriate, simple word to discuss the miniaturization of technology we are, and will, be experiencing. Yet, the word never seems to be used in discussions about nanotechnology. I found the word in an eighteen year old British dictionary (Chambers Dictionary 1983) which describes it as 'artificial dwarfing.' I haven't seen it in any recent dictionaries as of yet."
March 1st, 2001 at 4:46 PM
Normalcy
Kind of reminds me of normalcy, instead of normality. Nanization, like normalcy, is clear as to what part of speech it is and what it means (nano for small and ization for making or whatever it literally translates as), so who cares if it's in the dictionary or not. Grok certainly isn't in any dictionary I've used (other than the Jargon Files), but I and millions of SF fans know what were talking about. I wonder if nanotechnology and nanobot are even in most dictionarties. At any rate, as long as people know what you mean, the word is good, and it will just take some time before everyone knows it.
March 1st, 2001 at 6:39 PM
a greater panglossary
I think "inanization" might also prove useful.
March 1st, 2001 at 10:41 PM
Re:Normalcy
http://www.dictionary.com/cg i-b in/dict.pl?term=grok