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Introduction/nomenclature Issue

"Although "android" is used almost universally to refer to both sexes, and those of no particular sex, "android" technically refers to the male form, while "gynoid" is the feminine form."

The above is potentially dramatically incorrect, as

""automaton resembling a human being," 1842, from Mod.L. androides (itself attested as a Latin word in English from 1727), from Gk. andro- "human" (see andro-) + eides "form, shape." Gk. androdes meant "like a man, manly;" cf. also Gk. andrias "image of a man, statue." Listed as "rare" in OED 1st edition (1879), popularized from c.1951 by science fiction writers."

Man, at the time, being used generically as (hu)man, considering the "andro" prefix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:5B0:23FF:3EF0:0:0:0:38 (talk) 05:24, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Android

The use of the pagename Android is under discussion, see Talk:Android_(operating_system)#Requested_move. 65.95.13.139 (talk) 02:41, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Page Compromise

Read the Android article. It seems like someone has edited this page with poor intentions. I fail to see why Justin Beiber has anything to do with Androids. This page needs fixed. Looks like a prank to me, or even an anonymous attack. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catboydale (talk • contribs) 20:41, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Page repaired, thank you. It was vandalised about 1 hour before your post. Danim (talk) 21:44, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not that far from a GA

If somebody was to reference the Japan section, at least froma cursory look at reference density, this could be a GA candidate. Not sure about the comprehensiveness and language, but if somebody is interested, I could help a little. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 01:16, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article organization

I strongly object to the real android projects being organized by country. The country where something was built has very little connection to the development of the technology and its progress. A chronological listing probably makes more sense, allowing us to start with Disney's Mr. Lincoln and progress thru time to current experiments, but if someone has better ideas, I'm open to them. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 19:41, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am fine with that, as long as you are willing to do the job and reorganize the article - go ahead! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 20:40, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology: First used in Star Trek?

However, the word "android" was first used in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode What Are Little Girls Made Of?

The Oxford English Dictionary traces the earliest use (as "Androides") to Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopaedia, in reference to an automaton that St. Albertus Magnus allegedly created.

I assume the first quote is incorrect?