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[[File:Ear Jewel.png|thumb|234x234px|The implant in Andrew Wiggin's ear in the [[Speaker for the Dead (Comic Book)]].]] |
[[File:Ear Jewel.png|thumb|234x234px|The implant in Andrew Wiggin's ear in the [[Speaker for the Dead (Comic Book)]].]] |
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| − | A '''Cifi unit''' was an electronic microchip connected to an [[ansible]] that provided instantaneous communication with the desired individual. Usually worn in one's ear, the implant looked like a purple jewel. [[Andrew Wiggin]], [[Peter Wiggin II]], and [[Miro Ribeira]] wore one in order to have constant communication with [[Jane]]. |
+ | A '''Cifi unit''', more commonly known as a '''Jewel''', was an electronic microchip connected to an [[ansible]] that provided instantaneous communication with the desired individual.<ref name=":0">[[Speaker for the Dead (Novel)|''Speaker for the Dead'']]</ref> Usually worn in one's ear, the implant looked like a purple jewel<ref name=":0" /> and would connect to one’s earlobe.<ref>[[Renegat|"Renegat"]]</ref> [[Andrew Wiggin]], [[Peter Wiggin II]], and [[Miro Ribeira]] wore one in order to have constant communication with [[Jane]].<ref>''[[Children of the Mind]]''</ref> |
| − | The implants were commonplace on various worlds, but were considered unnatural or disrespectful to some. |
+ | The implants were commonplace on various worlds, but were considered unnatural or disrespectful to some.<ref name=":0" /> |
| + | == Etymology == |
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| − | The word "cifi unit" was possibly a phoneticized acronym for "Cochlear Implanted Philotic Interface". The 'ph' |
+ | The word "cifi unit" was possibly a phoneticized acronym for "Cochlear Implanted Philotic Interface". The 'ph' was most likely replaced by 'f' as a simplification in [[Starcommon]] over many centuries of use among the [[Hundred Worlds]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 16 September 2018
The implant in Andrew Wiggin's ear in the Speaker for the Dead (Comic Book).
A Cifi unit, more commonly known as a Jewel, was an electronic microchip connected to an ansible that provided instantaneous communication with the desired individual.[1] Usually worn in one's ear, the implant looked like a purple jewel[1] and would connect to one’s earlobe.[2] Andrew Wiggin, Peter Wiggin II, and Miro Ribeira wore one in order to have constant communication with Jane.[3]
The implants were commonplace on various worlds, but were considered unnatural or disrespectful to some.[1]
Etymology
The word "cifi unit" was possibly a phoneticized acronym for "Cochlear Implanted Philotic Interface". The 'ph' was most likely replaced by 'f' as a simplification in Starcommon over many centuries of use among the Hundred Worlds.