Universal translator

Universal translators are devices used to allow any sentient to understand any other sentient, regardless of their languages. Most often this takes place as a simple software package installed onto a neural implant.

The Nexus carries updates to UT language packs, and updates are deployed whenever necessary.

Universal translation software is capable of learning a language after only a few hours of hearing it, but it may not be 100% accurate. It usually requires detailed programming to be entirely accurate. This means that first contact with other races is far more efficient than before, but still requires linguists to make the translations accurate.