Blade runner

Blade Runner is a term that has different meanings depending on the context. In the movie Blade Runner, it is the name given to special police officers who hunt down and kill rogue androids called replicants. The origin of the term in the movie is unclear, but it may have been inspired by a novel by Alan E. Nourse called The Bladerunner, where it refers to people who smuggle illegal medical supplies. The movie's title was suggested by producer Michael Deeley, who bought the rights to Nourse's novel and its adaptation by William S. Burroughs. However, the movie's plot and characters are based on another novel by Philip K. Dick called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

In another context, a bladerunner is an informal term for a para-athlete who runs on artificial feet that look like blades. This term was popularized by Oscar Pistorius, a South African runner who competed in both the Paralympic and Olympic Games using prosthetic limbs.

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