tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 26 13:19:24 2007
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Re: Klingon WOTD: nuHpIn (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, November 22, 2007.
>
>Klingon word: nuHpIn
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: weapons officer
Never used in canon.
Discussed by Okrand:
KGT 53: There are a number of words employed to describe the specific
functions performed by officers on a ship, but none of these is used as a
title. For example [...] the weapons officer is the {nuHpIn}"
In the prequel series ENTERPRISE, this position is called the "armaments
officer".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons