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M’Nea. Heroine in the Klingon novel mahk-cha. Klingon term meaning “engage.” (“Soldiers of the Woman Warriors at the River of Empire” [DS9)) Blood. (“Real Life” [VGR]). main computer processor. Central data-processing system on M'Pella. Employee of Quarks bar a Federation starship. The main processor of an Intrepid-class who worked as a dabo girl in 2374 starship was capable of simultaneous access to 47 million data (“In the Pale Moonlight” [DS9)). channels, and transluminal processing at a rate of 575 trillion calculation per nanosecond. The device could operate in temperaMa'Stakas. Ceremonial clubs, used in a Klingon wedding ritual. ture margins from 10 to 1,790 kelvins. The main computer core of The participants in the groom's Kal’Hyah carry Ma'Stakas with the Starship Voyager was stolen by a pirate named Tau in the them during their journey. In a traditional Klingon wedding, after Delta Quadrant in 2374, although Voyager personnel were later the couple are pronounced married, they are symbolically able to recover the device. (“Concerning Flight” [VGR]). attacked by the groomsmen, who wield Ma'Stakas. This tradition grew out of the story of “Kahless and Lukara.” (“You Are maj-Kkah. Klingon term that meant “well done.” (“Sons and Cordially Invited" [DS9)). Daughters” [DS9]). machine gun. Antipersonnel firearm used during the 20th century ~~ Majestic, U.S.S. Federation starship, Miranda class. In 2374, the on planet Earth. A machine gun employed chemical explosive car- Majestic was destroyed in the daring—and costly—mission to tridges to propel a number of sublight projectiles fired in rapid suc- retake station Deep Space 9 from Dominion control, preventing a cession at a target, often to deadly effect. Machine guns wereused massive incursion of Dominion ships into the Alpha Quadrant. during Earth's World War Il. (“The Killing Game, Part II” [VGR]) (“Sacrifice of Angels" [DS9])

Macklin, Albert. (Colm Meaney). Twentieth- a century Earth writer who worked in 1953 for - 12 a a Incredible Tales magazine. Macklin special- Of Ea. ame er ized in science-fiction tales about robots pani EEE and other futuristic machines. His first book = was a novel about robots published by _—— Gnome Press. He was also a fair bongo play- - er. (“Far Beyond the Stars" [DS9)). Macklin's Ie fondness for playing bongo drums was loose- Malin. (Ted Barba). Inhabitant of the Mari homeworld in 2374. “M ly inspired by the late Nobel laureate physicist Malin bought illicit hostile mental imagery from Guill on the black sad Richard Feynman. Colm Meaney also played market. (“Random Thoughts” [VGRY]) O'Brien on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Malkothian spirits. Beverage distilled by the Alsuran Empire. In Madrat. Patron of Quark’s bar. Madrat was injured when an adult an alternate timeline, the Krenim temporal weapon ship eradiversion of Molly O'Brien felt threatened and attacked him with a cated all trace of the Alsuran Empire. In this reality, all that broken bottle. Madrat, a Tarkalian national, recovered in the sta- remained of that civilization was a bottle of Malkothian spirits. tion infirmary, but filed charges against Molly anyway. SEE: (“Year of Hell, Part II" [VGR]). Golanan time portal. (“Time's Orphan” [DS9]). Malon export vessel. Large freighter spacecraft of Malon regMagellan, U.S.S.* Federation starship. In 2374, the Magellan istry. A Malon export vessel commanded by Controller Emck participated in the daring and costly mission to retake station was used to transport massive quantities of contaminated antiDeep Space 9 from Dominion control, preventing a massive matter to a region of space informally known as the Void until incursion of Dominion ships into the Alpha Quadrant. (“Sacrifice early 2375. Export vessels typically had a capacity in excess of of Angels” [DS9)). Named for explorer Ferdinand Magellan. 90 million isotons. (“Night” [VGR], “Extreme Risk” [VGR]). magnetic plasma guide. Plasma containment coil, part of a Malon shuttle. Small spacecraft specifically designed by the starship’s warp propulsion system. Magnetic plasma guides use Malon to survive a trip into the atmosphere of a gas giant. Its hull powerful magnets to control the flow of the ionized plasma gas. was composed of tetraburnium alloys. (“Extreme Risk” [VGR]). (“One Little Ship” [DS9)). Malons. Technologically advanced magneton scan.* Sensor protocol. Kellin, a Ramuran tracer, civilization from the Delta Quadrant. used a magneton sweep to disrupt the polarization cloak used The Malon economy employed an by a runaway in 2374, thereby rendering the escapee visible. antimatter power generation system (“Unforgettable” [VGR]). that yielded large quantities of toxic antimatter waste, which was jetti“Magnificent Ferengi, The." Deep Space Nine episode #134. soned into a region of space informalWritten by Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler. Directed by Chip ly known as the Void, through a spatial Chalmers. No stardate given. First aired in 1997. Quark leads a vortex. It was not generally realized Ferengi mission to rescue his mother from the Dominion. The episode that the Void was home to a sentient continues “Ferengi Love Songs” (DS9), where we learned of the rela- species of night beings who were being poisoned by theta radiationship between Ishka and Zek; “Rocks and Shoals" (DS9), in which tion from the six billion isotons of toxic antimatter being dumped Keevan was captured, and “Empok Nor" (DSS), in which we first saw there every day. The practice ceased in 2374, when the Federation station Empok Nor. GUEST CAST: Jeffrey Combs as Brunt; Max starship Voyager sealed the vortex, forcing the Malons to seek Grodénchik as Rom; Aron Eisenberg as Nog: Cecily Adams as Ishka; alternative energy technologies for their society. (“Night” [VGRY) Josh Pais as Gaila; Christopher Shea as Keevan; Hamilton Camp as Leck; Chase Masterson as Leeta; Iggy Pop as Yelgrun. SEE: mambo. A traditional style of Earth dance set to syncopated, Balancar Agricultural Consortium; Balancar; Brunt; ear-lift four-beat music. (Star Trek: Insurrection). surgery; eliminator; Empok Nor; Ferenginar; Gaila; groatcakes; hypicate; Ishka; Keevan; Leck; Lytasians; neural stimulator; mandala. Small personal Bajoran prayer shrine. (“In the Cards” [DS9)) Prexnak, Battle of; Quark; squill; syrup of squill; Thalos VI; Vorta; Yelgrun; Zek. manual steering column. Control device used to directly pilot a spacecraft through the use of a hand-operated joystick, general-