"nanite" meaning in English

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          "name": "Nanotechnology",
          "orig": "en:Nanotechnology",
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          "ref": "2017, Stephanie C. Fox, New World Order Underwater, page 76:",
          "text": "I had the nanites install the brackets, then climbed up there with the panels, placed them on the brackets, and had the nanites secure them.",
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          "ref": "2021 August 11, Thomas Happ, Axiom Verge 2, Nintendo Switch, description for Tilhar",
          "text": "Disperse into a cloud of nanites."
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          "text": "\"Anyway,\" their guide continued, \"he didn't know the first thing about tech. Pushed the team hard. We couldn't get a chemical solution that worked right, but nanites showed real promise.\"\n\"You're joking.\" Quinn didn't even try to keep the horror from her voice.\n\"Memory-altering nanite clouds?\" Tonya growled. \"What did they call this, Project Grey Goo? That's wildly irresponsible.\"",
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