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An '''iris''' is a device designed to prevent unwanted incomming [[Stargate (device)|gate]] traffic developed by [[Stargate Command]]. The iris is a metallic barrier several millimeters from the event horison of an active stargate. Anything that goes through a stargate with a closed iris at the destination will fail to rematerialize and be destroyed. Radio waves can pass through a gate, allowing SG teams to send confirmation codes to get through.
An '''iris''' is a device designed to prevent unwanted incomming [[Stargate (device)|gate]] traffic developed by [[Stargate Command]]. The iris is a metallic barrier several millimeters from the event horison of an active stargate. Anything that goes through a stargate with a closed iris at the destination will fail to rematerialize and be destroyed. Radio waves can pass through a gate, allowing SG teams to send confirmation codes to get through.


== Analogues ==
== Analogs ==
The [[Goa'uld]] occasionally use a system involving an energy shield to the same effect.
The [[Goa'uld]] occasionally use a system involving an energy shield to the same effect.


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Revision as of 18:27, 11 August 2008

An iris is a device designed to prevent unwanted incomming gate traffic developed by Stargate Command. The iris is a metallic barrier several millimeters from the event horison of an active stargate. Anything that goes through a stargate with a closed iris at the destination will fail to rematerialize and be destroyed. Radio waves can pass through a gate, allowing SG teams to send confirmation codes to get through.

Analogs

The Goa'uld occasionally use a system involving an energy shield to the same effect.


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