Definition
A device, vehicle, or person that moves something from one place to another; in sci-fi, a machine that instantly moves matter through space.
Etymology
From Latin 'transportare': 'trans-' (across) plus 'portare' (to carry). The word combines the transport concept with the agent noun suffix '-er' to mean 'one who transports.'
Kelly Says
The transporter in Star Trek was invented as a budget-saving hack to avoid showing shuttles landing repeatedly—but it became the most philosophically troubling technology in sci-fi because it raises the terrifying question: if you're disassembled and reassembled, is it really 'you' arriving on the planet? This fictional device inspired real philosophical debates among scientists and ethicists.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
DriverManager
DriverManager
ARالعربية
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BNবাংলা
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CACatalà
transportista
tran-sport-is-ta
CSČeština
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DADansk
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DEDeutsch
Transporter
TRAN-sport-er
ELΕλληνικά
DriverManager
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ESEspañol
transportista
tran-por-tis-ta
FAفارسی
DriverManager
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FISuomi
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FRFrançais
transporteur
tran-spɔr-tœr
GUGU
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HAHA
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HEעברית
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HIहिन्दी
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HUMagyar
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IDBahasa Indonesia
DriverManager
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
trasportista
tra-sport-is-ta
KKKK
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KMKM
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KO한국어
운송업체
un-song-up-che
MRMR
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MSBahasa Melayu
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MYမြန်မာ
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NLNederlands
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NONorsk
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PAPA
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
transportador
tran-spo-r-ta-dor
RORomână
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RUРусский
перевозчик
per-evo-zchik
SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
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TAதமிழ்
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TEతెలుగు
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THไทย
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TLTL
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TRTürkçe
nakliye şirketi
nak-li-ye shi-re-ti
UKУкраїнська
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URاردو
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VITiếng Việt
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YOYO
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ZUZU
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