# What Did the Federation Do With the Cloaking Device in Star Trek: TOS?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 5, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-federation-do-with-the-cloaking-device-in-star-trek-tos/217129 "2003-12-05T10:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-federation-do-with-the-cloaking-device-in-star-trek-tos/217129/21 "2003-12-07T04:27:16Z")

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Please be good enough to explain to this tyro what TMP and ENT stand for, **NoClueBoy**.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-federation-do-with-the-cloaking-device-in-star-trek-tos/217129/22 "2003-12-07T04:40:02Z")

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The Motion Picture and Enterprise.

Trekkie shorthand.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-federation-do-with-the-cloaking-device-in-star-trek-tos/217129/23 "2003-12-07T08:40:02Z")

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Noted.

Thank you.

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