"exocortex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exocortexes [plural], exocortices [plural]
Etymology: exo- + cortex Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|exo|cortex}} exo- + cortex Head templates: {{en-noun|+|exocortices}} exocortex (plural exocortexes or exocortices)
  1. A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes. Wikipedia link: brain–computer interface Categories (topical): Transhumanism

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