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I think those count as \\\"shortcut\\\" drives -- ship gets off the \\\"local streets\\\" and gets on the \\\"freeway,\\\" an \\\"exotic form of space\\\" where it can go faster. Usually when I hear \\\"shortcut drive\\\" I think \\\"wormhole,\\\" but I think hyperspace/subspace is supposed to fit there as well.
Maybe it should be split into two though, since the ways wormholes and subspace/hyperspace are used in fiction are substantially different. Wormholes usually come with fixed entry and exit points, and even when not, their distinguishing characteristic is usually that the ship is on a fixed course while travelling, like in a tunnel. Hyperspace/subspace is usually treated more freely.
... But not always.
... And sometimes wormholes fit better under the \\\"jump\\\" category, anyway.
It\\\'s all quite confusing.
Maybe it should be split into two though, since the ways wormholes and subspace/hyperspace are used in fiction are substantially different. Wormholes usually come with fixed entry and exit points, and even when not, their distinguishing characteristic is usually that the ship is on a fixed course while travelling, like in a tunnel. Hyperspace/subspace is usually treated more freely.
... But not always.
... And sometimes wormholes fit better under the \\\"jump\\\" category, anyway.
It\\\'s all quite confusing.
