History
The term 'shields' first appears in the Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror", in which they were deployed, albeit to little effect, by a Federation outpost under attack from a Romulan Warbird. The first depicted use of shields by a starship was in the Star Trek episode "Arena", in which the USS Enterprise raises its shields after being attacked by an alien warship. Shields are not referred to during the Star Trek: Enterprise series, starships instead using "polarized hull plating" to make their hull more resistant to damage.
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