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A '''report''' is a written or oral account of a situation that has occurred. After the situation, reports are typically placed in a [[computer]] '''file''' or '''record''' for later reference. Special types of reports are referred to as [[log]]s.
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A '''report''' is a written, visual or oral account to communicate the status or outcome of a situation to others. After the situation, reports were typically placed in a [[computer]] '''file''' or '''record''' for later reference. [[Log]]s were similar to reports, but were generally recorded for posterity instead of primarily for dissemination to and usage by others.
   
 
Among the duties of a [[yeoman]] was bringing reports to the [[captain]] as did yeoman [[J.M. Colt]] in [[2254]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
 
Among the duties of a [[yeoman]] was bringing reports to the [[captain]] as did yeoman [[J.M. Colt]] in [[2254]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
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;General information
 
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*[[Evaluation report]]
 
*[[Evaluation report]]
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*[[Field notes]]
 
*[[Personnel report]]
 
*[[Personnel report]]
 
*[[Progress report]]
 
*[[Progress report]]
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*[[Engineering report]]
 
*[[Engineering report]]
 
*[[Material subsistence report]]
 
*[[Material subsistence report]]
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*[[Requisition report‎]]
   
 
== Types of files ==
 
== Types of files ==
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*[[Materials requisition file]]
 
*[[Medical file]]
 
*[[Medical file]]
 
*[[Permanent documentation file]]
 
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*[[Navigation record]]
 
*[[Navigation record]]
 
*[[Police record]]
 
*[[Police record]]
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*[[Record of battle]]
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*[[Requisition record]]
   
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[[Reports|List of reports]]
 
*[[Reports|List of reports]]
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*[[Log]]
   
 
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[[Category:Reports]]
 
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Revision as of 21:03, 19 August 2012

You may also be looking for the phrase "on report".

A report is a written, visual or oral account to communicate the status or outcome of a situation to others. After the situation, reports were typically placed in a computer file or record for later reference. Logs were similar to reports, but were generally recorded for posterity instead of primarily for dissemination to and usage by others.

Among the duties of a yeoman was bringing reports to the captain as did yeoman J.M. Colt in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage")

Ship mission and assignment records were maintained by a records officer aboard the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "Court Martial")

Aamin Marritza (while posing as Gul Darhe'el) prided himself on not losing a single report when he was a file clerk at Gallitep. He called his own computer filing system a "masterpiece of meticulous exactitude." (DS9: "Duet")

After the failed assassination attempt of Neela to Vedek Bareil Antos, Commander Benjamin Sisko and Major Kira Nerys wrote a report for Starfleet. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")

Gul Evek had a lengthy report to write after the incident on Dorvan V. (TNG: "Journey's End")

After Gowron assumed direct control of the Klingon Defense Forces in late 2375, he told Martok he should be happy - he would no longer have to file reports. (DS9: "When It Rains...")

Types of reports

Combat-related assessments
Duty/department status and evaluations
General information
Medical- and death-related evaluations
Security and intelligence reports
Space travel information
Starship deployment and updates
System conditions and analysis

Types of files

A file is also a term for how computer code is stored, such as for a Narrative parameters file.

Types of records

See also