android

Definition of android

: a mobile robot usually with a human formsci-fi androids

Examples of android in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the WebMeanwhile, Soji the android is in a strange position.— Sopan Deb, New York Times, "‘Star Trek: Picard’ Recap: Getting the Band Together," 7 Feb. 2020The series will center on a pair of androids who are raising human children.— Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, "HBO Max Is Launching Next Month—Here's What to Expect," 21 Apr. 2020

First Known Use of android

circa 1736, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for android

Late Greek androeidēs manlike, from Greek andr- + -oeidēs -oid

android

/ˈandrɔɪd/

noun

1. 1.

   (in science fiction) a robot with a human appearance.

   "a space station inhabited only by androids"

   
   

   

   

   

   
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《銀翼殺手》（英語：Blade Runner，香港譯《2020》，中國大陸譯《銀翼殺手》）是一部1982年上映的美國新黑色反烏托邦科幻電影，為雷利·史考特執導，哈里遜·福特、魯格·豪爾、西恩·楊和愛德華·詹姆士·奧莫斯等人主演。電影的劇本由漢普敦·芬奇與大衛·畢波斯撰寫，改編自菲利普·K·迪克所著的1968年小說《仿生人會夢想擁有電動羊嗎？》（Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?）。《銀翼殺手》使原著作者菲利普·K·迪克受到好萊塢注目，他的其他作品之後也多被改編為電影^[11]。雷利·史考特認為本片「可能」是他最完整、最個人化的電影^[12][13]。1993年，《銀翼殺手》因其在「文化上、歷史上或美學上具重要意義」，獲美國國會圖書館列入國家影片登記表。該片現今獲得許多影評人將其列為有史以來最佳的科幻電影之一。

1. 2.

   TRADEMARK

   an open-source operating system used for smartphones and tablet computers.

   "I have an Android phone and I like it a lot"

Upcycling is the opposite of downcycling,

• FOOD & DRINK | KATEIGAHO INTERNATIONAL JAPAN EDITION

  Upcycle: Nurturing new value for rice and its rural domain

Upcycling is the opposite of downcycling, which is the other face of the recycling process. Downcycling involves converting materials and products into new materials of lesser quality. Most recycling involves converting or extracting useful materials from a product and creating a different product or material.^[1]

The terms upcycling and downcycling were first used in print in an article in SalvoNEWS by Thornton Kay quoting Reiner Pilz and published in 1994.^[2]

We talked about the impending EU Demolition Waste Streams directive. "Recycling," he said, "I call it downcycling. They smash bricks, they smash everything. What we need is upcycling, where old products are given more value, not less." He despairs of the German situation and recalls the supply of a large quantity of reclaimed woodblock from an English supplier for a contract in Nuremberg, while just down the road a load of similar block was scrapped. In the road outside his premises was the result of the Germans' demolition "waste" recycling. It was a pinky looking aggregate with pieces of handmade brick, old tiles, and discernible parts of useful old items mixed with crushed concrete. Is this the future for Europe?