Anti-Matter:
Like normal matter, but the opposite charge and magnetic moment. When anti-matter and normal matter combine theres a big bang, you get lots of energy and lots of nasty gamma rays that give you cancer- much like mobile phones.

Disintegrator:
This works by supressing (squashing) the quantum field strenght of the 'gluons' (like glue) that hold together atomic nuclei (really small particles). The matter tears apart*, leaving hydrogen, deuterium and a burst of free neutrols. Now at some point during your life someones going to tell you that his Krogoth had high veteran status and survived a d-gun blast.

He's lying.

Mineral Deposit:
This is an economic term. If a metal patch is visible from the surface it is worth developing. An ore body looks like a rough section of shiny rocks. the more shiny rocks visible the more metal you can use to build shiny tanks - comprende?

Micron:
Very, very small particle. One millionth of a meter. Most nano-bots are less than a micron in diameter.

Nano:
Imagine a micron. OK, now think of something a lot smaller than that. Thats a Nanometer.

Nano-lathing:
Tiny robots are powered onto a skeleton. They each know where to go because you gave them the correct coordinates. You did give them the right ones did'nt you? Good. As they settle into position they fuse together creating solid material . Then a 2nd stage of nano-lathing takes place. Special** nano-bots go about creating the rest of the units systems- optical links, weapons systems, chilled drinks dispenser.

*Just like in Star Trek when one of the engineers fucks up and tears a hole in the space time continium.
**I don't mean disabled ones, just ones with special skills.

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