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Data pad

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This article is about the in-universe object. For the hidden objects found in Halo: Reach, seeData pads.

A data pad inHalo: Reach

Adata pad, sometimes rendered asdatapad,^[1] is a piece of technology used byhumans,Sangheili,Jiralhanae and other species. Data pads areportable computer pads that store information, files, pictures, and sounds.^[2] Data pads vary greatly in size, from the size of a tablet computer to thumb-sized devices.^[3]

Dr. Catherine Halsey kept a pad of information with her about theSpartan-II candidates as she began to research them.^[4] She also appeared to have this technology on her glasses, as she could pull up and read files on them.^[5] Similar to modern day devices of the same nature, they can be password protected or, in Dr. Halsey's case, sensitive to her retinas only. TheUNSC Tactical Simulator, used by theSpartan-IVs to insert themselves into combat scenarios throughout human history, runs on data pads.^[6]

TheTACPAD appears to be a military application of the data pad.

The Covenant are known to utilize devices similar in function to the human data pad. Specifically, Sangheili warriors use unique disc-shaped datapads to store personal recordings andMission Intel logs.^[7]

TheBanished also utilize similar technology.^[8]

Trivia[edit]

They are extremely similar to the "Padd" that appears commonly in theStar Trek universe, or thedatapad fromStar Wars. It seems to have stemmed from today'sPDAs,smartphones andtablets.