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'''TARDIS''', or '''Tardis''', stands for '''Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space''' | '''TARDIS''', or '''Tardis''', stands for '''Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space''' | ||
It is the name of the [[space]]-[[time]] ship in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and generally of the [[Time Lords]]' distinctive means of transport. | It is the name of the [[space]]-[[time]] ship in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and generally of the [[Time Lords]]' distinctive means of transport. TARDISes are dimensionally transcendental machines, which can exist simultaneously in different dimensions, allowing their interiors to be much larger than their exteriors, for instance. | ||
The [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] sometimes calls his | The [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] sometimes calls his TARDIS "old girl". It is a Type 40, and generally considered obsolete and unreliable, and its chameleon circuit is broken, so that its exterior shape remains that of a 20th century London police telephone box. | ||
[[Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]] and the [[the Rani]] also have | [[Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]] and the [[the Rani]] also have TARDISes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 17 September 2007
TARDIS, or Tardis, stands for Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space
It is the name of the space-time ship in Doctor Who, and generally of the Time Lords' distinctive means of transport. TARDISes are dimensionally transcendental machines, which can exist simultaneously in different dimensions, allowing their interiors to be much larger than their exteriors, for instance.
The Doctor sometimes calls his TARDIS "old girl". It is a Type 40, and generally considered obsolete and unreliable, and its chameleon circuit is broken, so that its exterior shape remains that of a 20th century London police telephone box.
The Master and the the Rani also have TARDISes.