File photo

A file photo was an image of a crewmember kept on file for identification purposes.
In 2151, after enduring 's attempts to get a good photograph of him, Jonathan Archer questioned why the Oakland artist who was going to paint his portrait for the wall of Starfleet Command couldn't just use a photo from his file to work from. ()
In 2266, Nyota Uhura looked through several file photos of crewmen from various departments (including Supply and Maintenance and Engineering) in an attempt to find the unknown man she had previously encountered in the corridor. She was able to confirm that the man's face didn't match anybody assigned to the Enterprise. ()
== See also ==
* Identification tape
Category:Identification technology