android
an automaton in the form of a human being.
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Origin of android
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If you haven’t already been streaming WandaVision, picture a 1950s sitcom centered around the mysterious superhero Wanda Maximoff and the comical android Vision, but darker.
The original word for robots more accurately defines androids, then, in that they were neither metallic nor mechanical.
The first ‘robots’ were made of flesh and bone | By John M. Jordan/MIT Press Reader | January 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe also helps Wanda get pregnant by her husband Vision, which would be anatomically difficult because he’s an android.
All the Marvel Clues You Missed in WandaVision's First Two Episodes | Eliana Dockterman | January 15, 2021 | TimeTony then uses the Mind Stone to create an android who can fight Ultron.
Everything You Need to Know Before Watching WandaVision | Eliana Dockterman | January 14, 2021 | TimeThey search for terms like “top restaurant in New York” or “best android phone” to compare a specific product or service.
Seven most popular types of blog posts guaranteed to boost traffic | Karl Tablante | November 30, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
When it came to android, however, it was ad-supported but free.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCheck out this android app designed by Code4HK for the coordination of Occupy Central!
A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters | Jacob Siegel | October 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat he found was “a post on a Chinese android developer forum discussing roughly the same code that is used in the malware.”
A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters | Jacob Siegel | October 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe uber-entrepreneur—and recent Mrs. Kanye West—released a new app for iOS and android users this week.
Inside ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’: The Reality Star’s Aspirational App and Vainest Project Yet | Frances McInnis | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe cup then connects through low energy Bluetooth technology to an accompanying iPhone or android app.
A normal android has protective mechanisms that make accidents and subsequent discovery impossible.
The Memory of Mars | Raymond F. JonesThe doors opened automatically, and a smiling android, gaily featured and clothed, conducted him to a table.
Ripeness is All | Jesse RoarkeMaybe pick up another android, maybe even take her home: have a redhead for awhile, maybe.
Ripeness is All | Jesse RoarkeHilton leaned forward and walloped the android a tremendous blow on the knee.
Masters of Space | Edward Elmer SmithIf we accept the need-of-data theory, which we have to, what would the tenth android be doing?
Ten From Infinity | Paul W. Fairman
British Dictionary definitions for android (1 of 2)
/ (ˈændrɔɪd) /
(in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being
resembling a human being
Origin of android
1British Dictionary definitions for Android (2 of 2)
/ (ˈændrɔɪd) /
trademark a software package for smartphones, including many application programs
a smartphone that uses this software
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