holopresence

English

Etymology

From holo- +‎ presence or a blend of holographic +‎ presence.

Noun

holopresence (usually uncountable, plural holopresences)

1. Ability to project a holographic representation into a physical space, creating the illusion of being physically present. [from early 2000s]
   • 2002 February 10, Jon Reeves, “[MIDGARD][STORY] Port 5 - Parts 1 & 2”, in alt.games.creatures‎^[1] (Usenet):

     "Well," boomed Thjoran, making a small ambassador jump, "deep dwellers like yourself can currently move on planets by way of holopresence, but I understand what you're getting at.

   • 2004, Alexander C. Irvine, Have Robot, Will Travel—A Byron Preiss Robot Mystery, iBooks, page 78:

     “Tell her I'm coming,” Derec said. He went into the bathroom, splashed water on his face, and sat at his home terminal. He took the call as video, not feeling up to full holopresence with the dream he couldn’t remember still ricocheting around his brain.

   • 2010, David Marusek, Mind Over Ship, Tom Doherty Associates, page 47:

     The rest of the board members projected into place, either by proxy or holopresence: ‘Trina Warbeloo, board secretary; Zoranna Alblaitor, Andrea Tiekel, and the others.

   • 2014, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, Random House Worlds, page 385:

     There is little ceremony. The attendants bustle about. This is but formality. The true ceremony will take place in Agea, where there will be a grand festival, a party to set fire to the heavens, and the holopresence of the Sovereign herself.

   • 2017, Gwyneth Jones, Proof of Concept, Tor Publishing Group, page 29:

     Sergey’s family attended the memorial service in holopresence: physical quarantine was not breached.

   • 2021, Santiago Iñiguez, Peter Lorange, Executive Education after the Pandemic: A Vision for the Future, Springer International Publishing, page 49:

     Imagine totally immersive live streaming courses based on “holopresence” that will make today’s online sessions look old fashion.

   • 2020, Kayelle Allen, A Stolen Heart: MM Sci-Fi Romance, Romance Lives Forever Books, page 244:

     Though his heart seized at the sight of it, Luc nudged it with a foot. The bear, at least, was a physical entity and she could move it. Not a holopresence. Good. You couldn't stab a holopresence.

   • 2020, Elizabeth Bear, Machine: A White Space Novel, S&S/Saga Press, page 207:

     Monitors and holopresence units along two walls gave us a mediated view of the ward where the Darboof crew members were resting.

   • 2023, Petri Ahokangas, Annabeth Aagaard, The Changing World of Mobile Communications: 5G, 6G and the Future of Digital Services, Springer International Publishing, pages 67-68:

     Thus, there will be an expansion of the social intangible economy, involving several types of online gaming, social media exchange, interaction in virtual holopresence interactions, and other forms of digital currency exchange.

   • 2022, Victor Manibo, The Sleepless, Erewhon Books, page 47:

     The international bureau chiefs are waiting on standby via holopresence, and despite their distance from the scene, they seem just as downtrodden and anxious as everyone in the hall.

   • 2023, Adam-Troy Castro, War of the Marionettes, JABberwocky Literary Agency, page 122:

     Then the holopresence I'd been watching, the one represented by the floating word Croyd, interjected. “What do you think we should do here, Counselor?”