Glossary of Dune Terminology - T

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• T-Probe – Device used to capture the thoughts of a person (living or dead) for analysis. shere only prevents the T-Probe from recovering memories directly (as it does for the Ixian Probe) and does not impede any of the other features. The model created by the operation of this probe can be interrogated to give an idea of how the person would have reacted to a set of stimuli, possibly giving insight into a shere-loaded prisoner.
• Tachyon net (or tachyon web) – Technology (involving faster-than-light tachyon particles) used by Daniel and Marty in their attempt to track and capture the no-ship Ithaca.
• Thinking machines – Intelligent and sentient machines, created by humans, who enslaved much of humanity and eventually incited the Butlerian Jihad.
• 'Thopter (Ornithopter) – "Aircraft capable of sustained wing-beat flight in the manner of birds."
• Thorse – A six-legged pack animal bred for its stability.
• Thumper – "Short stake with a spring-driven clapper at one end", placed in the sand to 'call' sandworms, who are attracted to vibration and sound.
• Titans – Ancient dictators whose brains were transplanted into fearsome, weaponized machine bodies to achieve immortality.
• Tleilaxu (or Bene Tleilax) – Secretive and powerful patriarchal race known for their genetic manipulation technologies.
• Truthsayer – Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother who is able to "detect insincerity or falsehood.", the ability to become a truthsayer is genetic, although some ability to detect falsehood is given to all Bene Gesserit through their training.