What is another word for androids?

Pronunciation: [ˈandɹɔ͡ɪdz] (IPA)

Androids are robots designed to resemble human beings, but they are not the only term used to describe artificial life forms. Other synonyms for androids include cyborgs, robots, droids, replicants, and synthetics. Cyborgs, or cybernetic organisms, are beings that have both biological and artificial components, while robots are machines that can be programmed to perform specific tasks. Droids are similar to robots but are often associated with the Star Wars franchise. Replicants, on the other hand, are androids featured in the film Blade Runner. Finally, synthetics are androids featured in the science fiction television series, Alien Nation. Regardless of the term used, these artificial life forms continue to fascinate and captivate audiences across the world.

What are the hypernyms for Androids?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Androids

They all went dutifully sight-seeing as before; they saw the Zoo, and went shopping on the Skywalks, and on the last day wound up at the great showrooms of "androids, Inc."
"Native Son"
T. D. Hamm

Famous quotes with Androids

  • The theme he stresses in most of his work is that machines will someday be as human as Homo sapiens and perhaps superior to him. Mr. Lem has an almost Dickensian genius for vividly realizing the tragedy and comedy of future machines; the death of one of his androids or computers actually wrings sorrow from the reader.
    Stanisław Lem

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