| Definition | a descendant of humans who is sufficiently different from present-day humans in form or capabilities to be regarded as a new species or otherwise fundamentally different from present-day humans |
| OED requirements | antedating 1985 |
| Earliest cite | B. Sterling 'Schismatrix' |
| Comment | Rick Hauptmann submitted a 2002 cite from Charles Stross' "Tourist". Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 1986 reprint of Bruce Sterling's "Schismatrix"; Douglas Winston verified the cite in the 1985 first edition. Jeff Prucher submitted a 1991 cite from Lance Olson's "The Shadow of Spirit in William Gibson's Matrix Trilogy" in Extrapolation. Katrina Campbell submitted a 2002 cite from an article by Adam Nathan in the Sunday Times. Ralf Brown located and Fred Galvin verified a 1986 cite from Donald Moffitt's "Second Genesis". Jeff Prucher submitted a 2003 cite from Allen Steele's "The Madwoman of Shuttlefield". |
| Last modified | 6 July, 2008 |
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| 1985 B. Sterling Schismatrix 26 | I've met many borderline posthumans in my day, but never one of you. |
| 1986 D. Moffitt Second Genesis 321 | He smiled at Mim and squeezed the hand clasping his. Methuselah pressed against his leg. Humans and posthumans drew closer together to share an ancient tribal comfort. |
| 2002 C. Stross in Asimov's Sci. Fiction Feb. 18 | Manfred is a core team member; losing him at this point could be more than embarrassing. Besides, he's a friend—as such things go for posthumans. |
| 2002 D. Danvers Watch xviii. 293 | But he's no android. Anchee is a post-human. |
| 2006 N. Asher Polity Agent xv. 363 | The reality, he felt sure, was that the AIs were the genuine post-humans. |