| Definition | a device capable of transmitting or displaying a three dimensional image |
| OED requirements | antedating 1953 |
| Earliest cite | James E. Gunn, "Breaking Point" |
| Comment | Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1968 reprint of M.K. Joseph's 1967 "The Hole in the Zero". Douglas Winston submitted a 1971 cite from Keith Laumer's "The Star Treasure". Michael Dolbear submitted a cite from a 1998 reprint of L.E. Modesitt's 1997 "The Ecolitan Enigma". Fred Galvin submitted a 1958 cite from Theodore Sturgeon's "The Comedian's Children". Nic Schraudolph submitted cites from "Mr Costello, Hero" by Theodore Sturgeon, in a 1978 reprint, which Mike Christie verified in the December 1953 first publication. Fred Galvin submitted a March 1953 cite from James E. Gunn's "Breaking Point" |
| Last modified | 15 August, 2009 |
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| 1953 T. Sturgeon Mr. Costello, Hero in Galaxy Sci. Fiction Dec. 74/1 | Mr Costello rapped the trideo screen in front of him. He said, ‘Make it a real good one, Lucille, real good. I'll be watching.’ |
| 1953 J.E. Gunn Breaking Point in Space Sci. Fiction Mar. 12/1 | Imagine that. No video or trideo. No jet-races or feelies. What do people do with their time in a place like this? |