[Ipg-smz] Need a term for future commonplace tech for a short story

[Daniel Dern]

On Sun, 11 Nov 2018, Sally Wiener Grotta wrote:
> What would be the word people will commonly use in the future (as they do
> "touchscreen" today) to describe an interactive desktop 3D projection?  I don't
> want to waste words describing it, because it would be as common as our laptops,
> and simply the device that would replace our keyboard, mouse, wacom and monitor.
> 
> The word (or perhaps as many as two or three words) needs to be self-explanatory
> to the reader, but not have enough weight to distract from the narrative.

While "holodesk" seems quasi-descriptive, I agree with Larry Niven's 
analysis in "The Fourth Profession" that commonly used things will end up 
with short, single-syllable names.

So my suggestion is "fozz" (because it's somewhere between "fog" and 
"fuzz").

Or even "a-yer" ("air" with a strong "ey" sound).

Or two syllables: twiddle (noun and verb).