Physical_Tool

taximeter

Thing

a meter in a taxi that registers the fare

Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Vehicle

NASA ultraviolet space telescope

Euclid

Vehicle

ESA space telescope aimed at mapping the distribution of dark matter

OpenWrt

Place

Linux distribution for wireless routers and embedded systems

digital subscriber line access multiplexer

class

network device, often located in telephone exchanges, that connects multiple customer DSL interfaces to a high-speed digital communications channel using multiplexing techniques

caps lock

Place

computer key

Macintosh 128K

Place

first Macintosh computer by Apple

XMM-Newton

Vehicle

ESA space observatory

Macintosh Classic

Place

personal computer by Apple, Inc.

Spektr-R

Vehicle

Russian radio astronomy satellite

USB hub

class

multiple USB slots in one hub to enhance the number of connectable USB devices

Athlon 64

Product

microprocessor produced by AMD

Apple III

Place

computer made by Apple

ROSAT

Vehicle

German space observatory

Amiibo

Product

NFC figurines for Nintendo video game platforms

Astrosat

Vehicle

Indian space observatory

Infrared Space Observatory

Vehicle

decommissioned ESA space observatory

electronic drum

Place

modern electronic musical instrument

Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

Vehicle

NASA X-ray space observatory

backspace

Place

computer keyboard key used to delete the character preceding the cursor

Esc key

Place

computer key

Apple II

Place

first computer model in the Apple II series

Shenzhou 11

Event

crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China

INTEGRAL

Vehicle

currently operational space telescope for observing gamma rays

Tegra

Product

system on a chip by Nvidia

Cos-B

Vehicle

satellite

International Ultraviolet Explorer

Vehicle

astronomical observatory satellite

pfSense

CreativeWork

operating system and firewall

iPod Mini

Place

discontinued audio player by Apple Inc.

Uhuru

Vehicle

first satellite launched specifically for the purpose of X-ray astronomy

LGA 775

Thing

Intel desktop CPU socket

scroll lock

Place

computer key on IBM-compatible computer keyboards, originally used to make the arrow keys scroll the contents of a text window instead of moving the cursor

Strava

Place

fitness tracking app for iOS and Android

Super-Kamiokande

Organization

Cherenkov detector in Kamioka, Japan

PLATO

Vehicle

proposed European space telescope

Advanced Composition Explorer

Vehicle

NASA scientific satellite

Akari

Vehicle

infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Num Lock

Place

key on computer keyboards which enables or disables a numerical pad on the keyboard

Spektr-RG

Vehicle

Russian–German X-ray observatory

Apple A10 Fusion

class

system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc.

Shenzhou 12

Vehicle

crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China

LGA 1366

Place

CPU socket for Intel processors

Micro Bit

Event

single-board computer

Super Game Boy

Place

add-on for the Super NES video game console

CHEOPS

Vehicle

2019 European space telescope

Astron

Vehicle

Soviet spacecraft

Einstein Observatory

Vehicle

space observatory

eMac

Thing

all-in-one desktop computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc.

JAWS

CreativeWork

computer screen reader software

Am386

Product

processor

jumper

Product

short length of conductor used to close, open or bypass part of an electronic circuit

BeppoSAX

Vehicle

former Italian-Dutch satellite used for X-ray astronomy

SIMM

Event

type of memory module

space bar

Place

key on a typewriter or alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar

Z-buffer

Thing

data buffer used in computer graphics used to represent depth information of objects in 3D space from a particular perspective

Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager

Place

space observatory which reentered in 2023

delete key

Place

computer keyboard key used to delete the character succeeding the cursor

Shenzhou 13

Vehicle

crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China

PDP-10

class

mainframe computer family from DEC

magnetic storage

class

storage of data on a magnetized medium