Big Dumb Object
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A term used in discussing science fiction, "Big Dumb Object" (BDO) refers to any mysterious object (usually of extraterrestrial or otherwise unknown origin and of absolutely immense power) in a story which generates an intense sense of wonder just by being there; to a certain extent, the term deliberately deflates this. Probably coined by reviewer Roz Kaveney, the term was not in general use until it was included in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as a joke by Peter Nicholls.
J.G. Ballard's short story, "Report on an Unidentified Space Station" (1982) may be regarded as an exploration of the metaphor of the BDO: in each successive report, the artifact's estimated size increases, people become lost within it.
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