Engineering Systems:
Deflectors: Alterable energy force field or shield that can be generated around space vessels and other facilities for protection from natural hazards and enemy weaponry. Transporters are generally not useable when deflector shield are in place
Metaphasic shields: New type of shield invented by the Ferengi scientist Dr. Reyga in 2369. A metaphasic shield is a series of overlapping low-level subspace fields, which causes the shielded object to partially exist within subspace itself. The first test of the new shielding was in 2369 when a shuttlecraft from the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D was outfitted with the shield and piloted into the corona of a nearby star. The test was apparently unsuccessful, but Dr. Beverly Crusher proved that the test had been sabotaged by the pilot as part of a plan to discredit Dr. Reyga and steal the shielding technology. A second test proved that the new shields did function correctly.
ODN : Acronym for Optical Data Network, the system of fibre-optics used on Federation starships by the ship's computers for data transmission. Deep Space Nine used a similar network, but it was poorly maintained and unreliable.
Transporter : Transportation device that converts objects or persons to energy, sends that energy to the destination, and reconstitutes the objects/persons back into matter. Transporters cannot beam objects through deflector shields.
Tri-corder : Handheld Starfleet device combining sensors, recorders, and built-in computing capability. Issued in a variety of models for engineering, scientific, and medical uses. As of 2366, the standard model tricorder sensors could not detect subspace phenomena or neutrino particles.
LCARS: Library Computer Access and Retrieval System - Name of the main computer system aboard Galaxy-class starships.
Universal Translator: Device for translation of spoken languages in real-time communication. It operates by scanning brain-wave frequencies and using the results to create a basis for translation. Captain Kirk used a handheld translator to communicate with the Companion in 2267. The computers of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D have translator capabilities built into its system software.
Tractor Beam: Graviton force beam used by starships to manipulate objects outside the ship. Tractors are commonly used for towing other vessels and guiding shuttlecraft through landing and launches.
