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In Star Trek a Phaser is a fictional weapon commonly used by the protagonists. The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... A phaser is a fictional weapon most commonly used by personnel of the Federation in Star Trek. ...


In electronics a Phaser is an audio signal processor used to distort the signal. Look up Electronic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Electronic can refer to many things: Objects related to electronics The band Electronic. ... A phaser is an electronic audio signal processor used to distort a signal by mixing a dry, or unprocessed, signal with a copy of itself that has been filtered through an all-pass phase-shift network. ...


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Phaser is a trade name for makes of thermal transfer printer made by Xerox. Thermal wax transfer printers function by adhering a wax-based ink onto paper. ... Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) is the worlds largest supplier of toner-based (dry ink) photocopier machines and associated supplies. ...


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TrekWars - The Furry Conflict: Phasers (1164 words)
Phaser operation is dependent on a short-lived subatomic particle called a rapid nadion, which is a nuclear disruptor.
Phasers are commonly deployed in one of three basic configurations aboard starships and starbases: cannons, banks, and arrays, but other groups are known to have applied phaser technology to different application.
Phaser cannons are often still found on Federation space stations and other facilities, although their design commonly differs from those used back in the early 23rd century.
FSD : Starship Opeations : Weapon and Defense Systems (825 words)
Phasers are a Federation vessel's primary defense weapon, gathered in a series of high-powered arrays at key locations on the hull.
Under normal conditions, however, phasers are a formidable and adaptable defense; for example, the harmonics of the beam can be adjusted to cut through solid rock when needed for rescue missions.
Pulse phaser cannons have begun to be installed on newer starships as primary weapons along with phaser arrays.
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