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LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second

FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time)

Robot: A robot is an electro-mechanical device or group of devices that can perform autonomous or preprogrammed tasks unaided by human intervention. C-3PO and R2-D2 are examples of robots.

Android: An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. Data from Star Trek is an example of an android.

Cyborg: Stands for a CYBernetic ORGanism. In essence a creature that is part organic and part mechanical, computerized, etcetera. The Terminator is an example of a cyborg, for it is a mechanical body covered with organic skin and flesh.

Common elements in SF books/movies/tv shows/etc:

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 ; Cyborg: Stands for a CYBernetic ORGanism. In essence a creature that is part organic and part mechanical, computerized, etcetera. The Terminator is an example of a cyborg, for it is a mechanical body covered with organic skin and flesh.
-==[[Elements of an SF Story]]==
+==Elements of an SF Story==
+Common elements in SF books/movies/tv shows/etc:
+* involves science/extrapolations on science
+* technology gone wrong
+* aliens
+* other worlds
+* magic/things that couldn't happen
+* space travel
+* robots
+* artificial intelligence
+* monsters
+* utopia
+* dystopia
 ==[[Our Definition of SF]]==