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Radiolytic isotopes [1] Material carried by a neutronic wavefront. Humans would be killed by a few minutes of exposure to rediolytic isotopes. [2]
RCS [3] Reaction Control System, another name for thrusters. [3]
Rectilinear expansion module [4] Element of the computer control system of a Defiant class starship. [4]
Recursive dataloops [5] Problem to be avoided whilst illegally hacking into a secured computer system. [5]
Reflectometer [6] Element of a neutron microscope which collimates the neutrons. It is located after the emitters. [6]
Regenerative shielding [7] An advanced shielding technology which is extremely difficult for conventional weapons to breach. [7]
Relativistic speed [3] Any velocity great enough for relativistic mass, length and time distortion to become noticeable. Starfleet limits its ships to 25% of light speed in order to minimize relativistic effects. [3]
Replicators [8] Replicators are essentially an outgrowth of transporter technology. The Molecular Matrix Matter Replicator, to give it its full name, is capable of dematerializing a quantity of stored matter in much the same way as a transporter system does; however, there are no imaging scanners to analyse the structure of the material. Instead, a quantum geometry transformational matrix is used to modify the matter stream. The computer which oversees the process can use any available stored pattern within this matrix; once the pattern has been impressed onto the matter stream, it is rematerialized into an almost perfect copy of the original patterned object.

Replicators are available in small stand alone units, and these must be supplied with power and periodically re-stocked with raw material to keep them running. However, most replicator systems consist of little more than a rematerializing unit and a computer subprocessor / interface panel. Many thousands of these units can be connected to a large central dematerializer and transformational matrix system, controlled by a computer holding many thousands of stored patterns and stocked with many tons of raw material. When a user wants to replicate something he or she inputs the request to the terminal, which requests the item from the central system. Once the dematerialization and patterning processes are complete, the matter stream is routed through a network of wave guides to the terminal which originated the request and dematerialized there. This system saves having to keep thousands of individual replicators constantly stocked with raw materials.

In theory any object can be made from any basic raw material, but in practice significant energy saving can be made by using certain materials; for replication of food items an organic particulate suspension is used; a combination of long chain molecules , this substance has been specially designed, statistically speaking, to require the minimum number of molecular transformations to achieve the maximum variety of foodstuffs. Equivalent stocks are available for replication of non foodstuffs, with the control computer making the choice automatically.

Replicators which also have a dematerialization system installed can also serve as waste receptacles; waste placed into these can be dematerialized and returned to the central stock, ready to be replicated again. Until recently it was far more efficient to simply collect and recycle the waste by conventional methods, and using replicator terminals in this way was rare. However, recent advances in replicator technology have made such systems a viable proposition and this form of recycling is gradually becoming more commonplace.

Larger scale industrial replicators are available for the creation of a very wide variety of items which previously required dedicated factories to manufacture them. However, these replicator systems are limited in their abilities - the main such limit being the size of the object produced. For larger manufactured items, it is necessary to replicate smaller components and assemble them via traditional methods. Unfortunately the dream of the replicated skyscraper or starship remains a long way off!

All present day replicator systems share one basic limitation; they operate at the molecular resolution. As such, significant numbers of single bit errors will occur at the quantum level during any replication. Many claim that this gives replicated foodstuffs a distinctly inferior flavour to the 'real thing', although this may be more a question of bias against the technology rather than any discernible difference.However, the errors are more than sufficient to prevent replication of the precise energy states involved in neural and bioelectric patterns. [9]
As yet, replicators are not able to create living material. [10]
Restricter coils [11] Element of the engines of an NX class starship. [11]
Rocket Boots Rocket boots were a 23rd century invention that allowed Starfleet personnel to maintain a fixed position at altitude for a sustained period of time. This allowed for inspection of areas that would otherwise be difficult to reach. The boots has a weight limit of approximately 240Kg. [12]

They are able to support a person in either an upright or horizontal orientation. They also have a built in emergency booster system that allows for rapid acceleration for use in emergency situations. This booster can also be used to temporarily overcome the systems inherent weight limits. [12]
Runabout [13] Multirole vessel designed to accomodate several persons for short to medium range interstellar journies. Runabouts are essentially enlarged shuttles. [13]

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References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 ENT 2 The Catwalk
2 ENT 2 Precious Cargo
3 Generic canonical information
4 DS9 6 One Little Ship
5 DS9 6 Honor Among Thieves
6 ENT 2 Stigma
7 DS9 6 Tears of the Prophets
8 TNG 2 The Child
9 Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual Page90-91
10 TNG 3 Sins of the Father
11 ENT 3 Proving Ground
12 Star Trek V : The Final Frontier
13 DS9 1 Emissary
Series : ENT Season 2
Episode : The Catwalk
Series : ENT Season 2
Episode : Precious Cargo
Source : Generic canonical information
Series : DS9 Season 6
Episode : One Little Ship
Series : DS9 Season 6
Episode : Honor Among Thieves
Series : ENT Season 2
Episode : Stigma
Series : DS9 Season 6
Episode : Tears of the Prophets
Series : TNG Season 2
Episode : The Child
Book : Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual
Comment : Page90-91
Series : TNG Season 3
Episode : Sins of the Father
Series : ENT Season 3
Episode : Proving Ground
Film: Star Trek V : The Final Frontier
Series : DS9 Season 1
Episode : Emissary


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