Subspace signature
A subspace signature was given off by various objects that utilized subspace which allowed those objects to be detected by scanning for each object's unique imprint.
Starships
Each starship had its own unique subspace signature which was logged by Starfleet and could be determined by all Starfleet vessels.
- In 2152, the Enterprise detected the subspace signature of a temporal timeship from the 31st century. (ENT: "Future Tense")
- Lieutenant Commander Data, in 2368 on stardate 45571.2, detected the subspace signature of the USS Essex near an unexplored moon of Mab-Bu VI. (TNG: "Power Play")
- USS Voyager's nacelles gave off a very similar subspace signature to a large space-dwelling lifeform which threatened to rob the ship of its power. (VOY: "Elogium")
Transporters
Subspace transporters could also leave a "trail" of particles after they had been used.
- Data and Geordi La Forge, in 2370 on stardate 47829.1, scanned Captain Picard's ready room to find a subspace signature on a chair which Bok had sat in beforehand that was determined to have originated from subspace particles produced by Bok's personal subspace transporter. (TNG: "Bloodlines")
| Technological signatures |
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| Anaphasic signature • Anionic signature; • Antimatter residue signature • Biosignature/bioelectric signature • Borg signature • Chemical signature • Chroniton signature • Commbadge signature/Comm link signature • Dicobalt signature • Dilithium signature • Ditanium signature • Dominion signature • Duranium signature • Electromagnetic signature/EM signature • Energy signature • Engine signature • Federation signature • Force field signature • Gravimetric field signature • Harmonic signature • Holographic signature • Hull signature • Impulse signature • Infrared signature • Interphasic signature • Ion signature • Isomorphic signature • Isotopic signature • Kazon signature • Kemocite signature • Magneton signature • Metallic signature • Microwave signature • Neural signature • Neuroelectrical signature • Neutrino signature • Particle emission signature/Particle signature • Plasma signature • Positronic signature • Power signature • Proto-warp signature • Psionic signature • Quantum signature • Radiation signature • Radiolytic signature • Radiothermic signature • Reactor signature • Replicator signature • Resonance signature • Starfleet signature • Subatomic signature • Subspace signature • Tachyon signature • Talaxian signature • Temporal signature • Tetryon signature • Thermal signature • Titanium signature • Transponder signature • Transporter signature • Transwarp signature • Tricobalt signature • Trilithium signature • Tritanium signature • Vidiian signature • Warp signature • Weapon signature |