1: [2, #bi], 5: [1, #i], 12: [1, #i], 26: [1, #b], 44: [2, #b], 53: [1, #i], 77: [12, #i], 90: [3, #i], 94: [7, #i]@1Intrepid, U.S.S.@2Federation starship, Excelsior class, Starfleet registry number NCC-38907. The Intrepid was the first ship to respond to the Klingon distress calls when the Khitomer outpost was under attack by the Romulans in 2346. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). Chief Petty Officer Sergey Rozhenko was a warp field specialist on the Intrepid. Following the Khitomer rescue, Rozhenko adopted a small Klingon child named Worf, who had been found among the wreckage at Khitomer. (“Family” [TNG]). This was presumably at least the second starship to bear the name Intrepid, since an earlier Intrepid was destroyed in “The Immunity Syndrome” (TOS).
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#I],20:[2,#B],58:[1,#B]@1invasive program@2 Computer software weapon designed by Starship Enterprise -D personnel in 2368 for the purpose of destroying the Borg collective consciousness. The program was a paradoxical geometric construct which, when introduced into the Borg system, was expected to form a recursively insoluble puzzle. It was intended to implant the program into the Borg individual known as Hugh, just prior to his planned return to the Borg collective. Once returned, the invasive program was expected to cause a fatal overload in the entire Borg system, effectively destroying their civilization and all its members. The plan was abandoned after Hugh began to demonstrate individualized character traits and it was determined that using the program as a weapon of mass destruction would be unethical. (“I, Borg” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],7:[1,#B],11:[2,#B],104:[2,#B]@1inverter@2A device used by the Ansata terrorists of planet Rutia IV for folded-space transport. Using the inverter, the Ansata were able to transport interdimensionally, without being detected by Rutian sensors. The device, used by the Ansata in 2366, brought new life to the Ansata cause, despite the fact that repeated use of the inverter caused cumulative (and eventually fatal) damage to the user's DNA. Because the use of the device caused subspace pressure modulations, Commanders Data and La Forge and Ensign Wesley Crusher were able to locate the power source of the device with adaptive subspace echograms. (“The High Ground” [TNG]). SEE: Elway Theorem.
~1:[1,#B],55:[1,#B],72:[1,#B],89:[1,#I],104:[1,#B]@1invidium@2 A substance formerly used in medical containment fields. Invidium fell out of general use in the 23rd century, although a few races continued its application into the 24th century. Invidium had the unusual property of being undetectable by normal internal sensor scans aboard starships. It was also highly reactive, capable of triggering spontaneous nucleosynthesis as well as malfunctions in various high-power systems. Invidium used in a medical shipment from the Mikulaks accidentally leaked out of a broken storage canister, causing a variety of serious malfunctions aboard the Enterprise -D in 2366. The invidium was rendered inert by flooding contaminated areas with gaseous cryonetrium. (“Hollow Pursuits” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],21:[3,#B],27:[1,#I]@1ion propulsion@2Highly efficient spacecraft propulsion system that uses magnetic fields to drive electrically charged gases. The ship from planet Sigma Draconis VI that invaded the Enterprise and stole Spock's brain in 2268 used ion propulsion. The propulsion system left a faint but distinctive ion trail of residual gas that permitted the ship to be tracked. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],15:[2,#I],26:[2,#B],68:[1,#B],83:[1,#I],94:[2,#B]@1ion storm@2A disruptive space phenomenon characterized by intense bombardment of charged particles. The U.S.S. Enterprise weathered a severe ion storm in 2267, during which Benjamin Finney was apparently killed when his sensor pod was ejected prematurely. Finney was in fact unhurt, but had altered computer records to make it appear that Captain Kirk had caused his death. (“Court Martial” [TOS]). A dangerous ion storm near the Halkan planet later in 2267 resulted in a severe transporter malfunction, causing members of the Enterprise landing party to be transposed with their counterparts from a mirror universe. (“Mirror, Mirror” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B]@1ionizer, transporter@2A critical component in the transporter system. This device was damaged during the malfunction that accidentally created a partial duplicate of Captain James Kirk in 2266. (“The Enemy Within” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],22:[1,#B],30:[1,#I]@1ionogenic particles@2Energy type used in an attempt to contain the anionic energy that composed the noncorporeal criminal life-forms from the Ux-Mal star system that attempted to commandeer the Enterprise -D in 2368. Commander La Forge speculated that by flooding the Ten-Forward Lounge with the particles, they could contain the entities that were possessing their crewmates. (“Power Play” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],6:[3,#B],16:[2,#BI],30:[5,#BI],41:[2,#B],73:[2,#I],151:[2,#B]@1Iotians@2Humanoid inhabitants of planet Sigma Iotia II. When the planet was visited by the U.S.S. Horizon in 2168, the crew left behind a copy of a book entitled Chicago Mobs of the Twenties. (The contact took place before Starfleet's Prime Directive of noninterference was established.) The highly imitative Iotians proceeded to use this book as the blueprint for their society, and by 2268, when a second contact was made by the Starship Enterprise, Iotian society had become splintered into territories ruled by mob bosses. In an effort to help the contaminated society, Captain Kirk assumed the mannerisms of the culture, and set up a syndicate between the various territorial leaders, who agreed that the Federation would return each year to collect a “cut” of the profits. The money would then be used to steer the planetary government into a more ethical form. (“A Piece of the Action” [TOS]). SEE: Oxmyx, Bela.
~1:[1,#B]@1Ireland@2One of the British islands on planet Earth. Ireland was reunified in 2024, an example of political change successfully instigated by violence. (“The High Ground” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],80:[1,#I],98:[3,#B]@1Iresine Syndrome@2 A very rare neurological disorder in humanoids characterized by a peculiar electropathic signature in the thalamus, and a severely decreased histamine count. Victims of the disorder, first identified in the 23rd century, would fall suddenly into a coma for approximately 72 hours. Diagnosis could be confused by the presense of any of 22 different substances that left electropathic residue resembling that of this disorder. Iresine Syndrome was suspected of inducing comas that befell three members of the Enterprise -D crew in 2368, but was later ruled out when it was learned they were victims of telepathic memory invasion rape. (“Violations” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],7:[2,#B],13:[1,#B]@1irillium@2Trace element found on planetoid Holberg 917G. When found in mineral ryetalyn, irillium renders the ryetalyn useless for medicinal purposes. (“Requiem for Methuselah” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],9:[2,#B],16:[1,#I],35:[1,#B],55:[1,#I]@1Isabella@2(Shay Astar). The “invisible friend” of young Clara Sutter, a child living aboard the Enterprise -D in 2368. Isabella was purely the product of Clara's imagination, but a plasma-based life-form living in nebula FGC-47 materialized in the form of Isabella while attempting to investigate the starship. Isabella was trying to determine whether the Enterprise -D posed a threat to her species, and whether the ship's deflector shields would serve as a suitable energy source. Isabella's investigation was hampered because, having assumed the form of a child, she had difficulty communicating with ship's personnel. (“Imaginary Friend” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],4:[1,#B],11:[1,#B],42:[2,#B]@1Isak@2(Richard Evans). Zeon member of the underground on planet Ekos in 2268 held captive by that planet's Nazi-style regime along with Kirk and Spock. Isak and his brother, Abrom, aided Kirk and Spock's efforts to locate the Federation cultural advisor, John Gill. (“Patterns of Force” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#B],27:[2,#B],31:[14,#I]@1Ishikawa, Hiro@2Father to Starfleet botanist Keiko O'Brien. Keiko considered naming her first child after Hiro, although her husband, Miles, preferred naming him after his father, Michael O'Brien. (“Disaster” [TNG]). Little Hiro, or Michael (depending on who you asked), ended up being little Molly.
~1:[2,#B],9:[2,#B]@1Ishikawa, Keiko@2Maiden name of the future Mrs. Keiko O'Brien. (“Data's Day” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],32:[12,#I],47:[2,#BI]@1Isis@2(Voice by Barbara Babcock). Black cat of extraterrestrial origin who accompanied Gary Seven to planet Earth in 1968. This cat could transform itself into a humanoid woman. (“Assignment: Earth” [TOS]). Isis was presumably intended as a continuing character in the proposed series Assignment: Earth. SEE: Mea 3.
~1:[1,#B],27:[2,#B]@1isocortex@2The extreme outer layer of the cerebral cortex in a humanoid brain. Captain Picard suffered synaptic failure in his isocortex during his exposure to the Kataan probe in 2368. (“The Inner Light” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],50:[1,#I],57:[2,#B]@1isolation protocol@2A series of emergency procedures employed aboard Federation starships in the event of a hull breach in part of the ship. Isolation protocol procedures include computer-controlled closure of emergency bulkheads in the turboshafts to prevent uncontrolled atmospheric loss. Isolation protocol was invoked on stardate 45156, when the Enterprise -D was damaged by contact with quantum filaments. (“Disaster” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 10: [3, #b], 13: [1, #b], 40: [1, #b]@1isolinear coprocessor@2Computing device employing isolinear elements, used aboard Deep Space 9. Neela planted a subspace device integrated into an isolinear co-processor in Security. This disabled the weapon detectors on the Promenade. With the weapon detectors off-line, the phaser Neela carried to assassinate Vedek Bareil did not register. (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9]).
~1: [3, #b], 110: [1, #b]@1isolinear optical chip@2Sophisticated information storage and processing device used aboard 24th-century starships. Composed of linear memory crystal material, the isolinear chip came into general use around 2349, and was used for both information storage and data processing. Within larger computing devices, isolinear chips are often housed in wall-mounted racks, permitting computer access to dozens, even hundreds of chips at one time. (“The Naked Now” [TNG]). Isolinear chips replaced older, less efficient duotronic enhancers aboard Federation starships around the year 2329. (“Relics” [TNG]). While under Romulan control in 2367, Geordi La Forge altered several isolinear chips to permit unauthorized use of the cargo transporter to beam weapons to planet Krios. He programmed the chips to erase all operator commands once the transport was complete, effectively erasing any records of the use of the transporter. (“The Mind's Eye” [TNG]).
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~1:[2,#B],31:[3,#B]@1Iverson's disease@2A chronic disease that causes fatal degeneration of muscular functions in humans. Iverson's disease does not, however, impair mental functions. There is no known cure for the condition. Admiral Mark Jameson suffered from this condition, although he eventually died from other causes. (“Too Short a Season” [TNG]).
