The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 1 month agoMe, every time the transporter debate kicks off.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square310linkfedilinkarrow-up1923arrow-down114
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minus-squareMelmi@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoTo transport just means to move, so if anything the term “transporter” implies physically moving people rather than copying. The term “teleport” is the more ambiguous one…
minus-squareAEsheron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIn this case transporter is more ambiguous not because of the literal meaning, but the association with a particular technology.
To transport just means to move, so if anything the term “transporter” implies physically moving people rather than copying. The term “teleport” is the more ambiguous one…
In this case transporter is more ambiguous not because of the literal meaning, but the association with a particular technology.