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The '''viewscreen''' is a feature common to the [[bridge]]s of all [[Federation]] [[starship]]s and most alien starships in [[Star Trek]]. The viewscreen occupies most of one wall of the bridge, allowing essentially the entire bridge crew to clearly see whatever it displays. | The '''viewscreen''' is a feature common to the [[bridge]]s of all [[Federation]] [[starship]]s and most alien starships in [[Star Trek]]. The viewscreen occupies most of one wall of the bridge, allowing essentially the entire bridge crew to clearly see whatever it displays. | ||
The viewscreen is | The viewscreen is a high-tech computer monitor, displaying images rendered by the [[computer]] based on [[sensor]] data, communication transmissions, or other information stored in the ships data stores. The viewscreen is ''not'' a window and displays nothing if the ship's computer is not functioning (except in the new [[Star Trek (2009)|2009 Star Trek movie]], where the viewscreen is actually a window). The viewscreen will display false images<ref>[[TNG]] "Peak Performance"</ref> if the ship's sensors have somehow been "spoofed" with [[electronic countermeasures#Spoofing|false information]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:30, 16 November 2011
The viewscreen is a feature common to the bridges of all Federation starships and most alien starships in Star Trek. The viewscreen occupies most of one wall of the bridge, allowing essentially the entire bridge crew to clearly see whatever it displays.
The viewscreen is a high-tech computer monitor, displaying images rendered by the computer based on sensor data, communication transmissions, or other information stored in the ships data stores. The viewscreen is not a window and displays nothing if the ship's computer is not functioning (except in the new 2009 Star Trek movie, where the viewscreen is actually a window). The viewscreen will display false images[1] if the ship's sensors have somehow been "spoofed" with false information.