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A '''log''' is a method of recording information employed by the [[Earth Starfleet]] ([[ENT]]: "[[Hatchery (episode)|Hatchery]]"), the [[Federation Starfleet]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Where No Man Has Gone Before]]"), the [[Bajoran Militia]] ([[DS9]]: "[[Emissary (episode)|Emissary]]"), and the [[Klingon Defense Force]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Sleeping Dogs]]") It was also used by the [[Starnes Exploration Party]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[And the Children Shall Lead]]")
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A '''log entry''' is a recording, sometimes written but usually verbal, entered into a [[starship]] [[computer]] record for posterity. Many officers aboard [[Federation]] starships record official logs, denoted by their rank or position, such as the [[Captain]]'s Log or [[Chief Medical Officer]]'s Log. Recording a [[ship's log]] has been a nautical tradition on [[Earth]] for hundreds of years.
 
   
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==Types of Logs==
Log entries can also be of a personal nature, rather than an official duty-related record of events subject to standard review.
 
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* [[Medical log]]
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*[[Military log]]
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*[[Navigational log]]
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* [[Personal log]]
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** [[Daily log]]
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* [[Ship's log]]
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* [[Security log]]
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* [[Station log]]
   
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===By position===
On board the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']], [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] once became annoyed while trying to record his log after the ship's computer system had been given a rather affectionate female personality. ([[TOS]]: "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]")
 
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* [[Ambassador's log]]
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* [[Captain's log]]
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* [[Acting captain's log]]
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* [[ECH log]]
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* [[First officer's log]]
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* [[Second officer science log]]
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* [[Chief engineer's log]]
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* [[Chief medical officer's log]]
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* [[Operations officer's log]]
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* [[Security chief's log]]
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* [[Chief tactical officer's log]]
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* [[Tactical officer's log]]
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* [[Science officer's log]]
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* [[Helmsman's log]]
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* [[Medical officer's log]]
   
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===See also===
On board the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]], [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt. Cmdr.]] [[Data]] often sent his personal log entries to [[Commander]] [[Bruce Maddox|Maddox]] as a way to assist Maddox with his experiments in [[cybernetics]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Data's Day]]")
 
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* [[Mission record]]
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* [[Starlog]]
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* [[Field notes]]
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* [[Log entry]]
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* [[Permanent documentation file]]
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* [[Log buoy]]
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* [[Report]]
   
 
[[Category:Lists]]
==External links==
 
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[[Category:Logs| Log]]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/startreklogs/ ''Star Trek'' Captain's Logs] - a database of stardates and logs that includes full log entries from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the [[Star Trek Movies]], ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
 
 
[[Category:Logs]]
 
 
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[[fr:Journal de bord]]
 

Revision as of 23:18, 10 November 2006