Editing Universal translator (section)

===''Neuromancer''===
In [[William Gibson]]'s novel ''[[Neuromancer]]'', along with the other novels in his [[Sprawl trilogy]], ''[[Count Zero]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa Overdrive]]'', devices known as "microsofts" are small chips plugged into "wetware" sockets installed behind the user's ear, giving them certain knowledge and/or skills as long as they are plugged in, such as the ability to speak another language.  (The name is a combination of the words "micro" and "soft", and is not named after the software firm [[Microsoft]].)