tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 19 09:36:54 1994

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Re: jay'



According to [email protected]:
> Subject: Transmitting Data 
> 
> Ok.  Here's a good question about a confusing situation.  In Klingon there
> are two verbs:
> 
>     lab     transmit data (away from a place)
>     lI'     transmit data (to a place)
> 
> Now, let me see if I have this correct.  "lab" would be if I were on a 
> starship and I were transmitting data from my present loaction on the ship
> to, say, an away team on a planet.

Judging from the canonical usage in ST3, you are right. The
wording in TKD is strange, but most folks agree that {lab}
means to send or upload. {lI'} means to receive or download.

>   Then, "lI'" would be if I were on that very same ship and I were
> transmitting data from an away team on the planet TO ME on the ship.

You got it.

>   So, "lab" would be a flow of data going out, away, anywhere but here.
> And "lI'" would be a stream of data coming towards me; at my way.
> 
>   Did I get this right?  Or am I really offbase?
> 
> William

maj.

charghwI'



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