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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Translator disks 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> | 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== | ||
Revision as of 14:01, September 16, 2017
- "Why deactivate your translation disk? This is no time for us to start keeping secrets from on another."
- — Reza Linberk to Castor.[1]
A translation disk (disc) or translator disk is a piece of technology used for translating spoken words to other languages.[2]
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.[1] These disks can be programmed with the capacity to understand and translate languages from multiple species.[3] The translated speech has an electronic undertone to it and can sound somewhat distorted.[1][2] Translation disks can be easily deactivated and reactivated and may be hung around a user's neck or secured high on one's breastplate.[1][4]
History of use
Translation disks were used by Jiralhanae in the Keepers of the One Freedom in the latter half of 2553. Notably, Castor, a leading dokab of the Keepers, kept one around his neck.[2] Orsun, his second-in-command, did likewise.[3]
List of appearances
- Halo: Last Light (First appearance)
- Halo: Retribution
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo: Last Light, Chapter 11
- ^ a b c Halo: Last Light, Chapter 5
- ^ a b Halo: Retribution, Chapter 20
- ^ Halo: Retribution, Chapter 7
