Pattern enhancer
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A pattern enhancer is a portable device that makes it easier for transporter systems to lock onto people or objects in its area of effect.
Pattern enhancers are typically carried by away teams who are beaming into an area protected by inhibitor fields or other phenomena that would interfere with their retrieval, as it is often possible to beam into such an area but much more difficult to beam back out again.
Use Examples
- TNG "Frame of Mind" (viewed in a dream state, but presumably consistent with their normal use)
- TNG "Power Play"