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Fx0h is a fictional technology concept used in speculative fiction, design research, and thought experiments to illustrate advanced methods of data encoding and transfer in near-future environments. It is not a real-world standard, product, or protocol.

The term fx0h appears in late-2020s speculative design texts, where it is stylized with a zero in the middle and sometimes presented as a modular system rather than a single device.

In these depictions, fx0h envisions a compact interface that can encode digital information into short-lived photonic signals guided by programmable metasurfaces. Data would propagate through air or a given medium with high efficiency, using ephemeral keys and time-varying waveforms to enable secure, directional communication.

The concept emphasizes low power consumption, high data density, and seamless human-machine interaction, and is used to explore practical and ethical questions about future data access, privacy, and governance.

As a fictional construct, there is no experimental realization or standardization to date. It has appeared in academic discussions about future interfaces and in science fiction criticism as a narrative device illustrating the trade-offs between connectivity and surveillance.

Related concepts include LiFi, holographic data storage, and secure quantum communications.