Diagnosticator
"Diagnosticator" refers to two kinds of devices: one that assesses the nature of a machine's failure[1], the other that diagnoses physiological ailments.[2][3]
Technical Device
A diagnosticator is a small, hand-held device containing a number of technological diagnostic tools and a small cogitator array that allows a Deathwatch Techmarine to diagnose what ails a machine's spirit. It has a number of common plugs and adaptors that allow it to be plugged into nearly every machine of human manufacture, as well as sensors and scanners that can see through hulls and casings, to detect microscopic cracks and material fatigue, and generally help the Techmarine in his daily obligations to the Omnissiah.[1]
Medical Device
The term is also used in reference to a very advanced Imperial medical device. While available across known space to groups such as the Imperial Guard and Rogue Traders, these devices are most commonly associated with high-ranking planetary and other officials of the Imperium. Such diagnosticators can detect and diagnose any ailment known to the Imperium and recommend treatment. They may also incorporate medical kits, Servo-skulls and other dedicated Servitors.[2][3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Deathwatch: Rites of Battle, pg. 145
- 2: Only War Core Rulebook, pg. 147
- 3: Rogue Trader Core Rulebook, pg. 147
