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A '''tricorder''' was an all-purpose hand-held [[scanner]], capable of detecting and locating anything from [[virus]]es in a body to a [[subspace anomaly]].
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A '''tricorder''' was an all-purpose hand-held [[scan|scanner]], capable of detecting and locating anything from [[virus]]es in a body to a [[subspace]] [[anomaly]].
   
 
There were three types of tricorders each designed for a specific purpose, the [[science tricorder]], the [[medical tricorder]], and the [[security tricorder]]. ({{rpg|FASA RPG|Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual}})
 
There were three types of tricorders each designed for a specific purpose, the [[science tricorder]], the [[medical tricorder]], and the [[security tricorder]]. ({{rpg|FASA RPG|Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual}})

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Science tricorder

Internal components of a Science Tricorder (2364)

A tricorder was an all-purpose hand-held scanner, capable of detecting and locating anything from viruses in a body to a subspace anomaly.

There were three types of tricorders each designed for a specific purpose, the science tricorder, the medical tricorder, and the security tricorder. (FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)

Tricorders could pick up communications which could be listened to via an earpiece attachment. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)


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