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{{otheruses|USE=technological devices|OTHERUSE=supplementary books released by Games Workshop|OTHERPAGE=Dataslates (Background Books)}}
[[File:Dataslate.jpg|right|thumb|A dataslate]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' are devices that are commonplace in the Imperium, and serve as the primary means of storing and reading printed text and other media such as video or audio recordings. They are so cheap and easy to make that many contain a single media recording, such as textor an image, and can only play that single file. Others can re-record new information, and transmit and receive data from other devices.{{Fn|1}} Files can be encrypted to prevent unauthorised access.{{Fn|4}}
Data-slates can incorporate a [[Hololithic|hololithic display]], allowing for three-dimensional data projection,{{Fn|2}} and a compass capable of recording and storing precise location data.{{Fn|3}}
