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absorbed
A term used in Star Trek Original Series episode "The Return of the Archons" to describe someone who is under the mental control of the computer Landru that runs the society. A person when absorbed becomes "of the body," appearing zombielike and having no will of their own. Compare with assimulation by the Borg.
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