"nanomachine" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "There are many terrifying possibilities for nanotechnology; military nanomachines could infiltrate human bodies and systematically tear them apart using the same principles medical nanomachines will use to repair them. An uncontrolled nanomachine designed to replicate itself could lead to the \"grey goo\" scenario that once panicked Prince Charles.",
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