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A combadge was a compact [[communicator]] that could worn as a piece of jewelry<ref name="TOS68"/> or as part of a uniform,<ref name="TNG101"/> and could be activated with a tap.<ref name="TOS68"/> Starfleet combadges also incorporated [[universal translator]] technology, as well as tracking hardware to enable rapid location of personnel on and off of a ship.<ref name="TNG101"/> Combadges were used by [[Section 31]]<ref name="DSC23"/> as early as [[2256]],<ref name="DSC03"/> but did not enter widespread Starfleet use until at least [[2344]].<ref name="TNG163"/> The [[Scalosians]] used combadges when [[first contact]] was made in [[2269]].<ref name="TOS68"/>
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scalosian_combadge-tos68.jpg|Scalosian combadge ({{TOS68}})
section_31-badge-dsc-03.jpg|Section 31 combadge ({{DSC03}})
combadge-pdg101.jpg|combadge ({{PDG101}})
combadge-lds102.jpg|combadge ({{LDS102}})
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