Transmog
In the science fiction stories of Clifford D. Simak, such as Installment plan, transmogs are special-purpose auxiliary brains that can be plugged into robots. The concept is explained in one such story by a conversation between the protagonist, Carter Horton, and Nicodemus, a robot:
:"You mean you have a box of auxiliary brains that you just plug in!"
:"Not really brains," said Nicodemus. "They are called transmogs, although I’m not sure why. Someone once told me the term was short for transmogrification. Is there such a word?"
:"I don’t know," said Horton.
:"Well, anyhow," said Nicodemus, "I have a chef transmog and a physician transmog and a biochemist transmog — well, you get the idea."
:"You mean you have a box of auxiliary brains that you just plug in!"
:"Not really brains," said Nicodemus. "They are called transmogs, although I’m not sure why. Someone once told me the term was short for transmogrification. Is there such a word?"
:"I don’t know," said Horton.
:"Well, anyhow," said Nicodemus, "I have a chef transmog and a physician transmog and a biochemist transmog — well, you get the idea."
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