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Beta Antares IV

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Whether populated or not, this world was mentioned as the home of a confusing card game named fizzbin in a ruse by James Kirk to escape captors on Sigma Iota II in 2268.

Chicago Mobs of the Twenties

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A history volume left behind accidentally by the visiting crew of the U.S.S. Horizon in 2169 on Sigma Iotia II, before the development of the Federation Prime Directive of non-interference. "The...

transtator

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Electronic component that is the basis of most twenty-third century Starfleet equipment. Dr. McCoy left a communicator on planet Sigma Iotia II in 2268, raising fears that the natives would use it...

4657

Andromeda Galaxy

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Nearest neighboring galaxy to the Milky Way. Origin of the intelligent, noncorporeal spacefaring species known as the Kelvans.

4729

Alpha Carinae II

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Class-M planet on which Dr. Daystrom's M-5 computer was tested in 2268.

duotronics

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Breakthrough computer system invented in 2243 by Dr. Richard Daystrom, used until its replacement by isolinear technology as the basis of computers for over 80 years on Federation starships --...

M-5

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The fifth incarnation of the multitronic computer system, tested by Dr. Richard Daystrom in 2268 as his latest try at surpassing his own breakthrough duotronic system. Like its...

4739

Beta 5 computer

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Powerful computer system built by unknown extraterrestrials, used by Gary Seven on Earth in 1968 and secluded into his New York apartment.

4842

Amerind planet

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A Class-M planet, otherwise unnamed, located in a dense asteroid belt and home to a colony of Native Americans that were transported there from Earth by an ancient race known as the Preservers...

Miramanee's Planet

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Class-M planet where an ancient civilization known as the Preservers transplanted several tribes of Native Americans centuries ago. The planet was in the midst of a dangerous asteroid belt, so...

4978

Arcadian star system

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A star system visited in 2269 (stardate 4978.5) by the U.S.S. Enterprise. It contains the planet Motherlode, where Harry Mudd is attempting to con the workers at a heavy metal mining colony.

Ilyra VI

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A charming planet with an innocent and friendly populace, Ilyra VI was visited between 2267 and 2269 by Harcourt Fenton Mudd. The conman sold them the fake deed to Starfleet Space Academy before...

Motherlode

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A world in the Arcadian star system whose main industry is heavy metal mining. One of the cities there has multiple low buildings, as well as a handful of multi-story spires. The miners there are...

Omega Cygni

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A planet once visited by conman Harcourt Fenton Mudd, who made a handsome profit selling the natives their own oceans.

Ophiacus VI

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Another planet visited by huckster Harry Mudd, on which he conned two miners out of a year's supply of dilithium crystals with fake Federation vouchers.

Rock creature planet

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A Class-M planet orbiting a binary sun, the planet of the rock creatures is uncharted. The U.S.S. Enterprise visits the world in 2269. From space, the planet's atmosphere is a dirty yellow color....

Sirius IX

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On the planet Sirius IX, between 2267 and 2269, huckster Harcourt Fenton Mudd sold a thousand inhabitants a love potion that he "discovered" there. Those ingesting is became immediately ill due to...

5121

Energy Transfer Device

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Vian handheld apparatus, controlled mentally by the user for uses rangin from teleportation to physical manipulation. Each unit was tuned to one specific user's thoughts.

5143

Cait

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Cait is a planet in the Lynx constellation, the homeworld of Lt. M'Ress. There is only one other planet in the system, and it is uninhabited. The atmosphere, mass and gravity of Cait are all near...

Cerberus

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A Federation colony world, where Dr. Leonard H. McCoy's daughter, Joanna McCoy attended school. In 2259 the planet suffered a catastrophic crop failure that would have resulted in the deaths of...

Rator III

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A planet that lies in the Romulan Neutral Zone, a region of space that both the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire are forbidden by treaty to enter. When the Vendorian...

Vendor

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The home planet of a species of intelligent shape-shifters. Because of fears of infiltration by Vendorian spies, the United Federation of Planets enforced a strict quarantine on this world in...

5267

Elysia

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A centuries-old graveyard of space vessels located in the extradimensional region of space known as the Delta Triangle. Time essentially stands still in Elysia. Representatives of countless...

Sargasso Sea of space

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The parallel dimension of Elysia, located within the mysterious region of space known as the Delta Triangle, was sometimes compared to Earth's Sargasso Sea, which became home to countless...

5275

Dramia, Dramia II

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The two Dramian planets exist in the remote Draman star system, out of reach of standard Federation communication. Dramia appears maroon from orbit, and Dramia II red, and both their atmospheres...

General Order No. 6

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In 2270 (stardate 5275.6), Spock invokes Starfleet General Order #6 when the entire Enterprise crew except himself has been stricken with the deadly Dramian plague. According to Helmsman Sulu, the...

5371

Alondra

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One of the three known planets of the Pallas XIV system, the uninhabited planet Alondra was devoured on stardate 5371.3 (2269) by a vast, intelligent spaceborne entity known as the cosmic cloud,...

Bezride

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An uninhabited world, one of the three known planets orbiting the star Pallas XIV. On stardate 5371.3 (2269) the Pallas XIV system was threatened with destruction by a vast, intelligent spaceborne...

Mantilles

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The most distant human colony in the United Federation of Planets as of 2269, the planet Mantilles is located in the Pallas XIV system and is home to some 82 million humans. When Mantilles was...

Pallas XIV system

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A distant solar system named after the German scientist Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), the Pallas XIV system is home to Mantilles, a Federation colony with a population of approximately 82...

5373

L-Langon Mountains

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A range of mountains located in the arid expanse of the desert known as Vulcan's Forge on the planet Vulcan. In this region of their homeworld, Vulcan children, including Spock, undertake the...

ShiKahr

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A major city on the planet Vulcan, established during ancient, pre-Surak times. Located on the edge of the desert known as Vulcan's Forge, not far from the L-Langon Mountains, the city of ShiKahr...

Tasmeen

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The name of one of the months on the Vulcan calendar. Although Vulcan possesses no moon by which to calculate the local passage of months, as is the practice on Earth, the mutual motions of Vulcan...

Vulcan's Forge

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An extremely arid, hazardous desert on the planet Vulcan, located near both the ancient Vulcan city of ShiKahr and the L-Langon Mountains. Although food and water resources are scarce on Vulcan's...

5431

ion propulsion

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Spacecraft drive system that used magnetic fields to drive electrically charged gases. Ion propulsion was used in Class F shuttlecraft in the 2260s, but its application by a ship from Sigma...

5476

V, Daran

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A Class-M Federation planet with a population of 3,724,000. In 2268 the U.S.S. Enterprise was sent to divert what was thought to be an asteroid on a collision course with the planet. The asteroid...

5483

Lura-mag

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A piece of communications equipment used by the women living on the second planet of the Taurean system. This device was capable of sending faster-than-light signals across many light-years of...

Opto-aud

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A communications device used by the women of the second planet of the Taurean system. This device not only transmitted signals across interstellar distances, it was also equipped with a viewing...

Taurean system

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A distant solar system containing at least two planets. The system's second planet superficially appears to be Class-M — habitable by humans and most humanoids — but which cannot...

5499

Argo

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The planet Argo was once a land planet, but by the year 2269, its surface is almost completely covered by water. The change was caused by violent seismic disturbances. On stardate 5499.9, an...

5501

Canopus III

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Canopus III is a desert-like Class-M planet. When Captain Kirk and his landing party are on Lactra VII in 2270 (stardate: 5501.2), they remark that some of the landscape — and the immense...

Lactra VII

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A Class-M planet, Lactra VII has a blue-black atmosphere when seen from space. The surface has gravity and atmosphere that are "earth normal." The surface has been terraformed in a random pattern,...

5521

G-1 Star

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A yellow star of a size and luminosity comparable to Sol, the sun of Earth's solar system. A G-1 star lay a considerable distance away from the dead alien pod ship discovered by the crew of the...

G-1 Star

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A yellow star of a size and luminosity comparable to Sol, the sun of Earth's solar system. A G-1 star lay a considerable distance away from the dead alien pod ship discovered by the crew of the...

life-support belt

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An alternative to the bulkier Starfleet environmental suits, life-support belts contained force field generators that maintained a standard Class-M (oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere) environment around...

Questar M-17

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A dark, dead star composed primarily of imploded matter, Questar M-17 possesses an extraordinarily powerful gravitational field. On stardate 5221.3 (2269), Questar M-17's deep gravity well pulled...

5523

Archanis IV

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Federation colony world which Gowron wanted evacuated in 2372-73; Sisko says it's "a long way from [DS9]." While under the power of a hostile entity, Pavel Chekov once claimed that the...

intraship beaming

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Term referring to transporting between areas within the same starship, a process considered risky in the 23rd century due to less precise targeting and the chance of materialization within a...

5554

Phylos

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A planet located near the edge of the galaxy, recently discovered by the United Federation of Planets as of 2269. Phylos is a world dominated by plant species rather than by animal life forms, and...

voder

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Disc-shaped voice-box translation devices that enabled the Phylosians to converse in audible language with humanoid visitors, such as the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, who visited Phylos on...

5577

Arachna

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A large, bluish remnant of an ancient, burned-out supernova which the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise was scanning and measuring on stardate 5577.3 (2269) just prior to encountering the Terratins.

Cepheus

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A star located in the same sector as the burned-out star Arachna. The Cepheus system harbors only one small planet, whose human settlers came to know it as Terratin after they had settled there in...

intersat code

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A radio code adopted by humans to communicate with other sentient lifeforms shortly after First Contact in 2063. This method of communication was replaced by other codes later on in the century,...

Terra Ten

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During the years immediately following Zefram Cochrane's first warp flight in 2063, several groups of human colonists struck out into the unknown reaches of interstellar space. A series of human...

Verdanis

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A class-M planet to which the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise relocated the tiny inhabitants of Terratin, along with their Lilliputian city, when their adopted homeworld's geological instabilities...

X-waves

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When the U.S.S. Enterprise was bombarded by a strange form of radiation on stardate 5577.3 (2269) near the star Cepheus, Spock at first described this energy as harmless "X-waves." But when the...

xenylon

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The principal fabric from which Starfleet uniforms are made in the late 23rd century, xenylon is synthesized from algae. When spiroid energy waves in the Cepheus system caused all organic matter...

5591

amusement park planet

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An uninhabited world in the Omicron Delta region, the amusement park planet was constructed long ago by a highly advanced alien race. Its purpose is to provide fun and recreation for...

Master Computer, amusement park planet

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The Master Computer of the "shore leave" amusement park planet is installed in an underground complex shielded by a combination of granite and metal alloy which the Enterprise sensors will not...

5683

Mad Planet, The

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A blackened planet, the surface of which is criss-crossed with rivers of lava, and blue ice-like mountains. The planet is geologically unstable with constant earthquakes, gravitic shifts, volcanic...

Vedalan Land Vehicle

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A mechanized ground transportation craft, the Vedalan Land Vehicle has directional equipment that keys on indurate, as well as other sensors and tracking devices. The cart is wide and flat, with...

5683

Magnetic Probe

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Handheld tool used by Starfleet engineers. After the Kalandan Losira sabotaged the engines of the U.S.S. Enterprise in 2268, causing the ship to accelerate to dangerously high warp speeds, Chief...

matter-antimatter integrator

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Part of the warp drive system of Constitution-class starships, among others. The Kalandan Losira fused the emergency bypass control valve of the integrator on the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 in...

5693

theragen

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Nerve gas used by the Klingons. Lethal in its pure state, in 2268 Dr. McCoy used a diluted theragen and alcohol combination to deaden nerve input to the brain and help the crew of the U.S.S....

Tholian Web

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A Tholian energy field which is woven like a web to entrap an enemy spacecraft. Two Tholian ships are literally able to spin a web of energy in space, in order to trap an enemy vessel, after which...

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Ariannus

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A planet threatened by a bacterial invasion in 2268, until the Enterprise conducted an orbital decontamination.

destruct sequence

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A computer program on Starfleet vessels, rigidly controlled by specific programming codes, that can initiate a ship's controlled self-destruction if the command officers deem such an act necessary...

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Ardana

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A Class-M planet and Federation member in 2268, despite its dual system — the privileged upper-class lives in the city of Stratos, considered the finest example of sustained antigravity...

filter masks

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Breathing aids used on planet Ardana to protect zenite miners from the negative effects of its gas.

mortae

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Mining tools used by the Troglytes on planet Ardana, and adapted by their Disruptor freedom-fighters to be used as weapons in their striuggle for equality circa 2269. They frequently targeted the...

Stratos

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Planet: Ardana A city that literally floats in the clouds, entirely supported by anti-gravity engineering. Stratos dwellers comprise the ruling class of Ardana, as opposed to...

5843

ryetalyn

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A vital mineral used in the cure of deadly Rigelian fever. In 2269 the fever -struck crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise was cured by a deposit of ryetalyn found on a small planetoid in the Omega...

5928

Benecia Colony

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A young Federation colony with only minimal medical facilities in 2269, when Dr. Janice Lester used them to hide her life-energy transfer with James T. Kirk.

Camus II

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A planet long dead and once was home to a highly advanced race with the power to exchange life-entities. Their ruins have long been studied by Federation scientists. In 2269, a Federation team...

Life-Energy Transfer

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Technique invented by the now-extinct natives of planet Camus II to swap the minds and personalities of two subjects with each other. Dr. Janice Lester discovered the device used for this...

5943

atavachron

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Sarepeidon technology which allows one-way time travel of the user's choice by way of pre-selected destinations within the planet's own history, programmed and archived for use on circular...

Beta Niobe

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The name of a star that went nova on stardate 5943.7 (2269), destroying its only planet, a Class-M world named Sarpeidon whose inhabitants fled to safety via a time portal. At that time, the...

Sarpeidon

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A populated, Class-M planet that was wiped out when its star, Beta Niobe, went supernova in 2269. Its humanoid population had built a time-travel device, maintained by Mr. Atoz, that...

6334

Beta Canopus

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A star system where the drug strobolin can be found. Strobolin, a naturally occurring substance in the Beta Canopus system, is the only cure for the disease choriocytosis, which is lethal to Vulcans.

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Amphion

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A newborn star (or "white hole") created by a nova explosion in the antimatter universe, Amphion is located in the same galactic position as the nova remnant Beta Niobe in our own positive-matter...

antimatter universe

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An alternate universe in which antimatter dominates over positive matter, time runs in reverse, and black stars burn in the stark white depths of space (also referred to as the "negative...

Arret

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A world in the antimatter universe located in the same galactic position as Earth's, visited by the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise on stardate 6770.3. Because of the reversed direction of time in...

Minara

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A star in the Milky Way Galaxy that went nova on Stardate 5121.5 (2268), destroying a system inhabited by four sentient species. One of those populations, that of Minara II, was saved by the...

San Francisco Navy Yards

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Located on San Francisco's Mare Island, with additional starship assembly facilities located in Earth orbit, Starfleet's San Francisco Navy Yards is the site where the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701...

warp 36

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On stardate 6770.3 (2270), Karla Five's scout ship was capable of traveling at warp 36, faster than any other ship known to Federation science. Attaining this extraordinary speed was necessary to...

7403

Delta Theta III

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Class-M planet that is geologically younger than expected, given the age of its star. The planet is inhabited by aboriginal reptilian natives, watched over by a highly advanced noncorporeal...

Pandro

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A neutral planet in the Garo VII system, Pandro is a world renowned for its inhabitants' highly advanced knowledge of medical science. Pandro is also home to a humanoid-appearing species...

stasis field

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A force field used either to restrain objects, or to prevent their deterioration, as is sometimes done with medically critical patients. On stardate 7403.6 (2270), the crew of the U.S.S....

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drydock

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Orbital construction used for major maintenance and repair of starships and other space vessels. The original Enterprise NCC-1701 was refit in the San Francisco Yards dry-dock located in Earth...

Linguacode

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Communications code meant for use in first-contact situations. It is designed to be easily translated and understood by the recipient.

maneuvering thrusters

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Low-velocity propulsion system used by spacecraft. The thrusters are reaction-control jets in docking maneuvers and similar situations for precision positional and attitude control.

rec deck

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Short for recreation deck, a facility located aft on deck 7 of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 after its refit. It offered an assortment of games to crewmen. Also among its features were a large...

thruster suit

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Spacesuit that also includes a thruster back for maneuvering in space. Its primary use is for emergency evacuation of a vessel. In 2271, Commander Spock left the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 in a...

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dynoscanner

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A type of sensor that can establish the presence of low-level molecular activity.

Genesis Device

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Torpedo mechanism intended for use in Project: Genesis testing. In 2285, Khan Noonien Singh stole the device and activated it in an attempt to destroy the U.S.S. Enterprise, and his enemy, Admiral...

Mutara Nebula

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A large diffuse nebula used for cover by Admiral Kirk in his damaged U.S.S. Enterprise while pursued in a dogfight by vengeance-seeking renegade Khan Noonien Singh in the commandeered U.S.S. Reliant.

prefix code

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The prefix code in Federation starship's locks control of that vessel to a unique code, accessed by authorized personnel. This code prevents unsecured control of key ship's systems through...

Project Genesis

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Project Genesis was a theoretical process to terraform dead planets by means of a genetic explosion that would reduce the surface of a planet to its elementary particles. Under the direction of...

retina scan

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A more reliable way of detecting a persons identity, by scanning an individuals blood vessel pattern within the retina. Kirk had to submit to a retina scan to gain access to the Project Genesis files.

8210

cloaking device, Klingon

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Similar to the Romulan cloaking device, the Klingons received this technology from the Romulans circa 2268, when the two civilizations shared a political alliance. The Klingons outfitted many...

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