fictional device
C12898
concept
A fictional device is an imagined tool, machine, or piece of technology that does not exist in reality but is created within a narrative to serve specific plot, thematic, or world-building purposes.
All labels observed (37)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fictional device canonical | 28 |
| fictional machine | 3 |
| fictional powered armor | 3 |
| fictional explosive device | 2 |
| Fictional device | 1 |
| Fictional powered exoskeleton | 1 |
| fictional ancient device | 1 |
| fictional artificial intelligence device | 1 |
| fictional communication system | 1 |
| fictional computer component | 1 |
| fictional drone | 1 |
| fictional elevator | 1 |
| fictional elevator type | 1 |
| fictional energy-manipulation device | 1 |
| fictional execution method | 1 |
| fictional film cartridge | 1 |
| fictional fortune-telling machine | 1 |
| fictional gadget | 1 |
| fictional military technology | 1 |
| fictional orbital weapon | 1 |
| fictional pinball table | 1 |
| fictional power generator | 1 |
| fictional powered exosuit | 1 |
| fictional propulsion system | 1 |
| fictional scientific creation | 1 |
| fictional space weapon | 1 |
| fictional surveillance technology | 1 |
| fictional technological device | 1 |
| fictional temporal security mechanism | 1 |
| fictional transportation technology | 1 |
| fictional vehicle component | 1 |
| fictional virtual reality system | 1 |
| fictional weapon class | 1 |
| holographic device | 1 |
| magical listening device | 1 |
| magical prank device | 1 |
| transformation device | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: fictional device
Generated description
A fictional device is an imagined tool, machine, or piece of technology that does not exist in reality but is created within a narrative to serve specific plot, thematic, or world-building purposes.
Instances (64)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Synapsifier | — |
| Infinite Improbability Drive | fictional propulsion system |
| Time And Relative Dimension In Space | — |
| Time rotor | — |
| Scream Extractor | fictional machine |
| orbital weapon Icarus | fictional space weapon |
| Victory Project simulation apparatus | fictional virtual reality system |
| Praetor Suit | fictional powered armor |
| WABAC machine | — |
| Evolvo-Ray | — |
| Cortex Vortex | — |
| Mother Box | Fictional device |
| Boom Tube | fictional transportation technology |
| Aero-discs | — |