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StarFleet vessels transmit a transponder signal that can be used to identify them. Prefix codes prevent unauthorized personnel from taking control of the ships computers. StarFleet uses a system of transponder codes to identify and locate its starships across the vast reaches of space. All Federation vessels are equipped to emit a transponder code. This is a kind of IFF signal, which stands for Identification: Friend or Foe?, a phrase that originates with the early black-box transponders installed in aircraft on Earth in the 20th century. | StarFleet vessels transmit a transponder signal that can be used to identify them. Prefix codes prevent unauthorized personnel from taking control of the ships computers. StarFleet uses a system of transponder codes to identify and locate its starships across the vast reaches of space. All Federation vessels are equipped to emit a transponder code. This is a kind of IFF signal, which stands for Identification: Friend or Foe?, a phrase that originates with the early black-box transponders installed in aircraft on Earth in the 20th century. | ||