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Treknological en · ADJ

Etymology

Blend of Trek (“Star Trek”) + technological.

Meanings

1. (slang) Of, related to, or characteristic of Treknology.
   • […] and debating details of accuracy ranging from paint schemes and decal placement to the configuration of warp nacelles and colors of running lights. Indeed, the latter area directly inherits a tradition of "Treknological" argument in which fans' endless charting and policing of the franchise's timeline and established “facts” function not so much as a stabilizing force but an arena of contestation and negotiation between canonical and fanonical spheres of knowledge, enacted both in material and virtual forms. 2017, Bob Rehak, “From Model Building to 3D Printing: Star Trek and Build Code Across the Analog/Digital Divide”, in Melissa A. Click, Suzanne Scott, editors, The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom, unnumbered page:
   • The accurate technological order parallels the corresponding virtual Treknological terrain. 2004, Karen Anijar, Teaching Toward the 24th Century: Star Trek as Social Curriculum, page 84:
   • While these Treknological wonders were introduced as story devices, they also serve as testaments to Roddenberry's faith in the potential of human intellect. 2012, Mark Clark, Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the First Voyages of the Starship Enterprise, unnumbered page:

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