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**[[timelines:Chaos]]**: "Weeds". Because they have to be "weeded out" by computer programmers. | **[[timelines:Chaos]]**: "Weeds". Because they have to be "weeded out" by computer programmers. |
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**The Sparrow Avengers universe**: "Goblins" or "Tricksters". The terms were based more on references to mythology than to common plant or animal pests. It is reminescent of the way how certain [[OTL]] nations refer to technological glitches in newspaper printing (e.g. typos) as "newspaper goblins". | **[[timelines:The Sparrow Avengers universe]]**: "Goblins" or "Tricksters". The terms were based more on references to mythology than to common plant or animal pests. It is reminescent of the way how certain [[OTL]] nations refer to technological glitches in newspaper printing (e.g. typos) as "newspaper goblins". |
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===== Computer Hackers ===== | ===== Computer Hackers ===== |
**[[timelines:Chaos]]**: "Märchenwelt". German for "fairytale world". | **[[timelines:Chaos]]**: "Märchenwelt". German for "fairytale world". |
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**The Fox and the Lillies**: "Simulated universe" or "simulated setting". Often referred to by the contraction "Simuniv" or the (ironic from OTL point of view) acronym "SUV". | **[[timelines:The Sparrow Avengers universe]]**: "Simulated universe" or "simulated setting". Often referred to by the contraction "Simuniv" or the (ironic from OTL point of view) acronym "SUV". |
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