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A program that breaks down the source code of the matrix in the [[positronic brain]] of a [[Soong-type]] [[android]], allowing the existing code to be altered, essentially changing the behaviour and abilities of the android. Lt. Cmdr. [[Data]]'s positronic decompiler is a "Type R" decompiler while his brother, Lore, has a "Type L" decompiler. ([[TNG]]: [[Time's Arrow, Part I]])
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A '''positronic decompiler''' was a program that broke down the source code of the matrix in the [[positronic brain]] of a [[Soong-type]] [[android]], allowing the existing code to be altered, essentially changing the behavior and abilities of the android.
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[[Data]]'s positronic decompiler features a "Type R" [[phase discriminator]], while his brother [[Lore]] has a "Type L". ({{TNG|Time's Arrow}})
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Revision as of 18:24, 2 October 2013

A positronic decompiler was a program that broke down the source code of the matrix in the positronic brain of a Soong-type android, allowing the existing code to be altered, essentially changing the behavior and abilities of the android.

Data's positronic decompiler features a "Type R" phase discriminator, while his brother Lore has a "Type L". (TNG: "Time's Arrow")