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{{Quote|Why deactivate your translation disk? This is no time for us to start keeping secrets from one another.|[[Reza Linberk]] to [[Castor]].}} | {{Quote|Why deactivate your translation disk? This is no time for us to start keeping secrets from one another.|[[Reza Linberk]] to [[Castor]].}}<ref name="L11"/> | ||
A '''translation disk''' or '''translator disk''' is a piece of technology used for translating spoken words to other languages. | A '''translation disk''' '''(''disc'')''' or '''translator disk''' is a piece of technology used for translating spoken words to other languages.<ref name="LL5">''[[Halo: Last Light]]'', ''Chapter 5''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Translator disks use [[translation software]] to detect spoken words and then repeat them in another desired language so that individuals may speak that otherwise would be unable to. | Translator disks use [[translation software]] to detect spoken words and then repeat them in another desired language so that individuals may speak that otherwise would be unable to.<ref name="L11">''[[Halo: Last Light]]'', ''Chapter 11''</ref> These disks can be programmed with the capacity to understand and translate languages from multiple species.<ref name="R20">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'', ''Chapter 20''</ref> The translated speech has an electronic undertone to it and can sound somewhat distorted.<ref name="L11"/><ref name="LL5"/> Translation disks can be easily deactivated and reactivated and may be hung around a user's neck or secured high on one's breastplate.<ref name="L11"/><ref name="R7">''[[Halo: Retribution]]'', ''Chapter 7''</ref> | ||
==History of use== | ==History of use== | ||
Translation disks were used by the [[Covenant]] and after its downfall | Translation disks were used by the [[Covenant]] and after its downfall they continued to be employed by [[Jiralhanae]] in the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]. Notably, [[Castor]], a leading [[dokab]] of the Keepers, kept one around his neck.<ref name="LL5"/> [[Orsun]], his second-in-command, did likewise.<ref name="R20"/> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | *''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
