Table

A table was a piece of furniture. Raised above the ground or floor by one or more legs, it had a upward-facing flat surface. The design of a table was to facilitate holding objects on its surface and was often surrounded by seating in the form of benches or chairs. () There were 5,047 classifications of tables in the 's computer. ()
According to Mess Officer Breil, tables were among the objects on the that had apparently enlarged while the ship was orbiting the planet Cepheus in 2269. ()
According to the fictional character , it was bad luck to count your casino chips at the table. ()
== Use ==
The Vulcan combat cruiser Seleya featured a platform-like table in the center of its auxiliary control room. ()
On 892-IV, on which a society identical to 20th century Earth had developed (albeit where the never fell), this parallel world including such common Earth furniture items as lamps, chairs, and tables. () 
In 2270, upon seeing the effects of the Slaver weapon's matter-energy conversion beam, Hikaru Sulu feared that were the Kzinti to acquire it, the whole galaxy would be their dinner table. ()
Most bipedal humanoid-populated worlds utilized variations of tables. Their simplistic form and functionality increased their popularity in a variety of structures. Most prolific were their use in eating establishments where patrons sat in chairs and ate their meals which were served on the tables. ()
An establishment which featured many tables was Quark's. This was a popular recreational facility located in the space station Deep Space 9. Many other establishments had similar setups with tables and chairs. In 2285, Doctor Leonard McCoy visited a San Francisco bar to hire a transport ship which could bring him to the planet in the Mutara sector. The bar also had a lounge-like atmosphere with many tables, holographic parlor games, mirrors, plants, and lava lamps. ()
Riva considered the design of a table ("three-sided, and if possible made to resemble indigenous rock") significant for peace talks between two warring factions on Solais V. ()
In 2369, Varis Sul warned Jake Sisko that anything else he would wish to say to her could be said the next day across a conference table. ()
== Technical uses ==
At times, tables were the perfect platform for technical or mechanical use. There are a number of species that feature tables in such a function. The master systems display table was an installation on board the located in the engineering portion of a Terran vessel. It was part of the master systems display units and featured a number of computer systems embedded within. Similar tables were featured in Starfleet Command. ()
The situation room aboard the starship features a prominent table in its center equipped with monitors and control units. ()
=== Gaming ===
Although the most common use for tables was furniture, they were used for other purposes. A common use was for popular entertainment such as games. Games like dom-jot and poker were played on tables designed specifically to facilitate the gameplay.
Dabo was a roulette-style game of chance developed by the Ferengi which was played on a table that held the dabo wheel and player bets. When one won, it was customary to shout "Dabo!" Given the "profit at any price" philosophy of the Ferengi, it was not uncommon to find that a dabo table had been rigged. ()
Tongo was a strategic Ferengi game that was a combination of cards and roulette and was played with two to eight players. The object of the game was to win by acquiring as much wealth as possible. Games of tongo were occasionally played on gaming tables at Quark's. ()
Pool, or pocket billiards, was any of several games played on a six-pocket billiard table, usually with fifteen colored, numbered balls, and one white cue ball. A variation of pool was played at a bar in Paradise City, on Nimbus III, which involved an actual pool of water for a table in which the balls floated. (; ; )
Dom-jot is a game played with a ball and cue on a table with an irregular geometric coordination, similar to Terran billiards with certain elements of pinball. ()
Poker was a traditional Earth card game of chance and skill. The game had many variations, but all forms of poker were games of incomplete information in which the players wagered on the strength of their cards relative to those of the other players, and at least some of whose cards were hidden from the other players at the table. ()
File:Dabo table.jpg|The dabo table in Quark's Bar
File:Dabo table close-up.jpg|The dabo wheel
File:Paris playing pool.jpg|Tom Paris playing pool
File:Vulcans watch pool game.jpg|Vulcans hustle a game of pool for food
File:Okmyx plays pool.jpg|Bela Okmyx trying to impress James T. Kirk with his pool skills
File:Domjot table.jpg|A dom-jot table on Starbase Earhart
File:Senior staff poker game.jpg| senior staff play poker
File:Data's poker game, 2369.jpg|Data playing poker on the holodeck
File:Junior officers playing poker.jpg| junior officers play poker
File:Tongo players.jpg|The tongo table in Quark's Bar
== See also ==
* Chair
* Desk
* Dom-jot 
* Furniture
* Poker
* Pool
* Tongo
== External link ==
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