Object

Lore Construction Log

A timestamped shipboard archival datafile/recording containing engineering entries, schematic snapshots, workshop footage, audio annotations, and diagnostic readouts documenting the physical assembly and programming of the prototype android Lore. Admitted in court as documentary evidence, the file provides contemporaneous, technical proof of deliberate manufacture.

2 appearances

Purpose

To document, in sequential technical detail, the construction, component specifications, and programming steps used in creating the android Lore.

Significance

Functions as documentary precedent and evidentiary proof in a legal hearing about android personhood—its clinical precision undercuts claims of individuality and becomes a pivotal artifact used to argue that artificial minds result from engineering rather than independent persons.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E9 · The Measure of a Man

The Machine Demonstration — Riker Turns Data Off

The log record of Lore's construction is invoked by Riker to justify the removal of Data's hand and the physical demonstrations; it serves as documentary precedent and technical corroboration for the prosecution's claim about manufacture and design.

Before: Available to prosecution as a referenced archival file or exhibit; present as supporting evidence.

After: Remains referenced as part of the prosecution's evidentiary basis; its invocation has been used to authorize physical inspection.

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S2E9 · The Measure of a Man

The Switch: Riker Powers Data Down

The log record of Lore is invoked by Riker as evidentiary support for removing Data's hand and for the broader claim that these androids are engineered objects; the record is used to establish precedent and technical similarity between Lore and Data.

Before: Stored as an archival datafile available to counsel and the court for reference.

After: Cited and relied upon during the demonstration; remains an evidentiary record in the court file.

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