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[[ | [[Image:Languatron.JPG|thumb|right|A languatron in use {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]] | ||
A '''languatron''', sometimes referred to as a '''languatron translator''', is a | A '''languatron''', sometimes referred to as a '''languatron translator''', is a Colonial device that acts as a translator, capable of translating speech in real-time. | ||
== | == ''Battlestar Galactica'' == | ||
The languatron | The languatron posseses a speaker (through which the tranlsation is broadcast), lights (which flash during use), as well as buttons. | ||
{{TOS|Apollo}} uses a languatron to communicate with the [[Ovion]] queen, [[Lotay]]. Her speech consists of a high pitch squeaking, which the languatron translates {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. | {{TOS|Apollo}} uses a languatron to communicate with the [[Ovion]] queen, [[Lotay]]. Her speech consists of a high pitch squeaking, which the languatron translates {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. | ||
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== ''Galactica 1980'' == | == ''Galactica 1980'' == | ||
A modified version of the languatron is furnished by [[Doctor Zee]], who programs it with Earth terminology and basic information | A modified version of the languatron is furnished by [[Doctor Zee]], who programs it with Earth terminology and basic information ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). This is built into the [[wrist computron]], which [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] refer to whenever coming across terms, sayings, and slang they do not understand. | ||
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