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[[Image:Languatron.JPG|thumb|right|A languatron in use {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]]
[[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 Colonial device that acts as a translator, capable of translating speech in real-time.  
A '''languatron''', sometimes referred to as a '''languatron translator''', is a hand-held Colonial computer device that acts as a real-time speech translator.  


== ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==
== Original Series ==


The languatron posseses a speaker (through which the tranlsation is broadcast), lights (which flash during use), as well as buttons.
The languatron consists of a speaker through which the translation is output, a series of four lights that flash during translation, as well as buttons for various functions.


{{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}}.

Latest revision as of 16:45, 7 September 2024

A languatron in use (TOS: "Saga of a Star World").

A languatron, sometimes referred to as a languatron translator, is a hand-held Colonial computer device that acts as a real-time speech translator.

Original Series

The languatron consists of a speaker through which the translation is output, a series of four lights that flash during translation, as well as buttons for various functions.

Apollo uses a languatron to communicate with the Ovion queen, Lotay. Her speech consists of a high pitch squeaking, which the languatron translates (TOS: "Saga of a Star World").

Galactica 1980

A modified version of the languatron is furnished by Doctor Zee, who programs it with Earth terminology and basic information (1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I"). This is built into the wrist computron, which Troy and Dillon refer to whenever coming across terms, sayings, and slang they do not understand.