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an·droid  (ndroid)
adj.
Possessing human features.
n.
An automaton that is created from biological materials and resembles a human. Also called humanoid.

android [ˈændrɔɪd]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being
adj
resembling a human being
[from Late Greek androeidēs manlike; see andro-, -oid]
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Noun1.android - an automaton that resembles a human beingandroid - an automaton that resembles a human being
robot, automaton, golem - a mechanism that can move automatically

android (Science fiction)
noun robot, automaton, humanoid, cyborg, mechanical man, bionic man or woman Star Trek's android, Data
Translations
android [ˈændrɔɪd] Nandroide m
android [ˈændrɔɪd] n (= robot) → androïde m
android
nAndroide m


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There are flashbacks to an adventure involving Data's creator, Noonien Soong, in which Soong and two companions unwittingly activate a population of evil androids who threaten the USS Enterprise 70 years later.
 
 
 
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