Transport inhibitor

A transport inhibitor was a device that blocked transporters attempting to dematerialize objects in a specific area.
In 2375, Lieutenant Commander Data used a transport inhibitor aboard the Federation mission scoutship to prevent himself from being beamed away by a shuttlecraft. Several portable transport inhibitors were later deployed by Enterprise-E personnel on the surface of to prevent the Son'a from forcibly removing the inhabitants of the Ba'ku village. Due to their large size and conspicuous positions, several were destroyed by Son'a shuttles. ()
In 2401, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard set up transport inhibitors on the bridge of the , correctly suspecting that the would attempt to abduct Jack Crusher. He later destroyed them so that he, Crusher, and Captain William T. Riker could be beamed to the . ()
Later that year, two Changeling agents disguised as security officers activated a transport inhibitor as they beamed out of the shuttle , preventing Commander Ro Laren from escaping the bomb they had planted. Although Seven of Nine believed that the Titan might be able to beam her out if the shuttle got closer, Laren chose to sacrifice herself to give them a fighting chance instead, knowing that she didn't have time to disarm the bomb. ()
Transport inhibitors were installed aboard Daystrom Station. An away team from the Titan was able to bypass this system using intelligence collected by Laren.
 starships were equipped with transport inhibitors capable of blocking transporter usage in their surrounding area.
Starfleet Security personnel had access to rifles that fired transport inhibitor darts, with which they could tag an individual to prevent them from beaming away. ()
==See also==
* Transport scrambler
==Apocrypha==
In the Tenth UK Story Arc, the Eldorians possessed transport inhibitors as early as 2268. These were used in their war against the Norusians, who used long-range transporters to kidnap enemy personnel.
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