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*The [[Portal at Voi]] is also referred to as "the Excession at Voi" or simply "the Excession". This echoes the Culture's designation of the titular object in the novel ''[[Wikipedia:Excession|Excession]]''. Although different in scale and technology level, the term is also applied in a similar manner as in Banks' novel: an atypically high-technological object that presents what is referred to as an [[Wikipedia:Outside Context Problem|"Outside Context Problem"]] and may become a contested prize for multiple parties due to the potential technology it may contain.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' — ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]''</ref> | *The [[Portal at Voi]] is also referred to as "the Excession at Voi" or simply "the Excession". This echoes the Culture's designation of the titular object in the novel ''[[Wikipedia:Excession|Excession]]''. Although different in scale and technology level, the term is also applied in a similar manner as in Banks' novel: an atypically high-technological object that presents what is referred to as an [[Wikipedia:Outside Context Problem|"Outside Context Problem"]] and may become a contested prize for multiple parties due to the potential technology it may contain.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' — ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Neural interface]]s are also referred to as "neural laces", which is also a term used for the neurally-integrated data terminals used by Culture citizens. | *[[Neural interface]]s are also referred to as "neural laces", which is also a term used for the neurally-integrated data terminals used by Culture citizens. | ||
*In the [[data pads]] in ''Halo: Reach'', members of the [[ | *In the [[data pads]] in ''Halo: Reach'', members of the [[Assembly]] refer to themselves as "Minds", referencing the title given to the machine intellects which comprise the ''de facto'' leadership of the Culture. | ||
*Banks' 1993 non-Culture novel ''[[Wikipedia:Against a Dark Background|Against a Dark Background]]'' makes a passing reference to a vast, sentient space habitat called "Halo". | *Banks' 1993 non-Culture novel ''[[Wikipedia:Against a Dark Background|Against a Dark Background]]'' makes a passing reference to a vast, sentient space habitat called "Halo". | ||