Talk:Devore scanner

It's never called a tricorder, it's only some scanning device. Don't know where to move it to. Devore scanner? --Jörg 07:06, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * And the difference of the tricorder to a scanner is... ? --Creator of page.


 * One is canon, the other is not. -- G O  R E D S O X  04:59, 22 October 2007 (UTC)


 * No, both tricorders and scanners are canon. If you give me a source that states otherwise, tell me. --Creator of page.

"Scanner" is the generic term, a tricorder is a scanner or a scanning device. The name "tricorder" is pretty specific to only a few species, namely Humans, Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians and Bajorans. As the term "tricorder" was only used in context with scanning devices used by those species, those scanners can be called "XXX tricorders". We don't know if the Devore call their devices "tricorders", just as we don't know if they use phasers, disruptors or another kind of weapons technology. That's why we would call their weapons "Devore rifle" or "Devon handgun" or something similar and their scanning devices "Devore scanner". --Jörg 07:37, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thus one (scanner) is canon in this case, and the other (tricoder) is not. -- G O  R E D S O X  07:54, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah yes, I thought by 'not canon' you meant non-existant in Star Trek films, series etc. Thanks :)

Delete or merge?
If this can be expanded, I recommend doing so and merging it into the scanner article. If not, I think deletion is in order given that there is zero information in the article. --From Andoria with Love 07:53, 15 November 2007 (UTC)