Tool


 * See the tool category for a complete list of tools.


 * "How many times do I have to tell you? The right tool for the right job."
 * - Montgomery Scott

A tool is a device that provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a task or enables the accomplishment of a task not otherwise possible. A wielder of a tool was called an artisan. 

People were sometimes used as tools, sometimes against their will or without their knowledge. In 2266, Lenore Karidian lamented that Captain Kirk used her as a tool against her father, Anton Karidian. 

In 2267, Captain Kirk noted that Korob could do with his mind what Humans could only do with tools, such as alter matter. 

Hodin commented that the only tool diplomacy has is language. 

In 2370, Alixus commented that the human body was a powerful tool and was capable of accomplishing much without technology. 

During his construction of a replica of a Bajoran lightship in 2371, Commander Benjamin Sisko explained to Chief Miles O'Brien that he wanted to use the same tools the ancient Bajorans had. (