Lieutenant Commander Data is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. Designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong, Data is a sentient android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the starships USS Enterprise-D and USS ...
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How does Data's skin get repaired after an injury?
Data's skin being non-organic, doesn't 'self repair'. If they just sewed or glued on new pieces as his skin wore through at the joints and normal abrasion spots or was damaged in combat or accidents, ...
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How does Data maintain his personal hygiene?
I'm assuming Data doesn't need to go number 1 or 2, but an android's bioplast sheeting (his skin) can and has been seen dirty on-screen (in Star Trek: Nemesis, B-4 was found quite dirty from ...
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When was Data made bullet proof/resistant?
In Star Trek First Contact, Data and Picard come under automatic weapon fire from Lily. Data comments "Captain, I believe I can handle this," and he drops down to Lily's level of the missile silo, ...
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Were there any plans for Dr. Noonian Soong to create a mate for Data?
Has it been shown anywhere that Dr. Noonian Soong had in mind any plans for creating an android mate for Data? Or when he created him as a "fully functional" android, he had in mind that he would be ...
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What happens to the food that Commander Data digests or drinks?
Even though Data does not need food or drink, many times it has been shown that he does consume foods and drinks. What happens to the food after digestion? Given that he was created as a "fully ...
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Can and Does Commander Data make frequent backup's of his programs and memories?
We have seen that Commander Data attempted to transfer his memories and programs to the B-4 model in Star Trek Nemisis, and also tranferred his daughter's memories before she died to his circuits. So ...
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Did Starfleet Research departments try to make use of Data's experiment to produce another android (Lal)?
Given the success (to a certain extent) of Commander Data to create another android, mainly his daughter Lal, did not that encourage starfleet research to attempt to make use of his partial success ...
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Did Data and Tasha Yar's 'relationship' continue after the polywater incident?
In The Naked Now, Tasha and Data have a 'moment' together whilst under the effects of the polywater virus. Later on we see he still has a holo-statue of her. Clearly he has 'feelings' (of some kind).
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How is Data powered?
How is Data, in Star Trek The Next Generation, powered? Did he generate his own internal power or did he have to plug into the Enterprise periodically to recharge? Or perhaps a combination of the two?
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How did Data get Spot?
So how did Data get his cat, Spot? Did Data pick him up on Earth or something?
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Was Data able to assess a human emotional state accurately?
Before Data got an emotion chip, was he able to assess a human emoional state accurately based on visual/sensor/verbal/auditory/contextual/other clues?
Just to be clear, the question is "could he ...
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Is there a canon explanation of WHY Data chose to enter Starfleet Academy?
We know that Data went through Starfleet Academy and served in Starfleet.
But is there any canon info indicating why he choise that path/career/existence?
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Does Lieutenant Commander Data exercise a true Theory of Mind?
Theory of Mind is subject of interest to psychologists, primatologists, and those interested in artificial intelligence alike. In a nutshell, having a Theory of Mind is indicated by being able to ...
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Could Data pass the Kobayashi Maru?
Would he even be allowed to take the test since he could not feel fear and thus, the ultimate reason for the test would not have any effect on Data?
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Did Data Have Emotions Without Knowing It?
Starting with Encounter at Farpoint, at the very start of the series, when Riker first meets Data in the holodeck, Data, when asked if he considers himself superior to humans, says, "I am superior, ...
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How Can a Biological Virus Infect Data?
In The Naked Now, there's a virus spreading among the crew of the Enterprise. (Essentially the same virus as in The Naked Time: It forces characters to reveal their motivations and allows extreme ...
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Why is Data positron-based?
It's well-known throughout Star Trek TNG that Data has a positronic neural network. Were there ever any specific advantages presented as to the usage of positrons vs electrons or photons for this ...
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Has Data ever made a joke intentionally (not involuntarily) in the TNG series?
I know Data tried to make Laforge laugh with his Mr. Tricorder parody in Star Trek: Generations Movie when he had this "emotion chip"
Aside from this I only know the episode in TNG where Q looses ...
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Why couldn't Data use contractions?
I was wondering if there was an explanation for why Data from ST:TNG couldn't use contractions?
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How many different Soong robots were there?
Star Trek TNG's Data was an andriod created by Noonien Soong, who was the Albert Einstein of robots. He was a busy guy and I think I can count about 4 total robots.
Does anyone know all of the ...
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How can Star Trek: Countdown ever be considered canon?
I've just read this on the Wikipedia article for spaceships named Enterprise:
The main setting for the films Star
Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek:
Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek
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