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I've accepted your answer, as it seems hard to argue with the writer's technical manual!– Adam RobinsonCommented Jan 9, 2012 at 13:54
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@AdamRobinson: Thanks -- I use that as a source when I can because I figure the same thing. While Okuda and Sternbach used a lot in the Writer's Guide for other books, since (in Trek), canon is what's on screen, I figure it defines canon as clearly as possible. (Sorry the answer was so long, but there was a lot to quote and it seemed a summary helped.)– TangoCommented Jan 9, 2012 at 16:34
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The only problem with this answer is the purging of the buffer; this was (presumably) done in DS9, where in one episode the computer had to store quantum state (personalities, brainwaves) and so stored the physical copies as holodeck recreations. I suppose it works, though, as the particles were actually converted to raw data before the pattern was lost....I'll have to go back and rewatch that episode.– user14952Commented Aug 13, 2015 at 15:45
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"The Transporter cannot produce working duplicate copies of living tissue" <- but that means you can't replicate food such as meat, poultry and eggs, or even many fruits, vegetables, tubers and such? (those actually have very complex internal structure - which is what lets them grow into plants again.)– einpoklumCommented Oct 25, 2022 at 19:01
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@einpoklum: That's a major assumption. They can always be duplicated within reason - in other words, it's not living, but the nutrients, taste, texture, and so on, can be duplicated, but that doesn't mean it's living. But, hey, them's the rules created by those in charge, so we can play "letter of the law" games all day long, but what the tech guides say still stands because it's essentially "Word of God."– TangoCommented Oct 27, 2022 at 1:58
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