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ansible

[ an-suh-buhl ]

noun

  1. (in science fiction) a device for instantaneous communication, or other purposes, across cosmic distances:

    With the ansible on the fritz, it would take eleven years for their message to reach the admiral, who was waging war in another galaxy.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ansible1

Shortening of answerable; coined by Ursula K. Le Guin in her novel Rocannon's World (1966)
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Example Sentences

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After the Ansible Foundation Training course, you'll be able to manage a cloud region, create playbooks, and then some.

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I wanted to open my case, get out the ansible, and send an Advise/Urgent! through to Hain.

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“Not unless they’d heard from me. They’d consult with the Stabiles on Ollul and Hain, by ansible. Most likely they’d decide to try again—send down another person as Envoy. The Second Envoy often finds things easier than the First. He has less explaining to do, and people are likelier to believe him...”

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He said in his shrill harsh voice, “’s that?”—pointing to the ansible.

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I wanted to go to Orgoreyn and see if my guesses concerning it were sound, but I wanted to finish up with Karhide first, so I sold another ruby to the scar-faced jeweler in Eng Street, and with no baggage but my money, my ansible, a few instruments and a change of clothes, set off as a passenger on a trade-caravan on the first day of the first month of summer.

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