carbrain

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carbrain (countable and uncountable, plural carbrains)

  1. (countable, science fiction) The thinking part of a sentient car.
    • 1992, James Patrick Kelly, “Pogrom”, in Gardner Dozois, editor, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection, page 429:
      The carbrain honked and started the engine when the clock reached 00:30.
    • 2006, Science-fiction Studies - Volume 33, Issues 1-3, page 281:
      If the carbrain goes off track (or even off-line), the result is a freeway pile-up.
    • 2009, Sheldon G Brown, Scalable City, page 41:
      What would your carbrain say if it could talk? Would it say Jump In? Would it say Get out and walk?
  2. (countable, uncountable) Alternative form of car brain