<s>
In	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
fictional	O
universe	O
,	O
LCARS	B-Operating_System
(	O
;	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
Library	B-Operating_System
Computer	I-Operating_System
Access/Retrieval	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
chronology	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCARS	B-Operating_System
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
scenic	O
art	O
supervisor	O
and	O
technical	O
consultant	O
Michael	O
Okuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
minimalized	O
look	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
sense	O
that	O
the	O
technology	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
buttons	O
were	O
labeled	O
with	O
the	O
initials	O
of	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
crew	O
and	O
were	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Okudagrams.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
LCARS	B-Operating_System
interface	O
is	O
often	O
seen	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
PADD	O
(	O
Personal	O
Access	O
Display	O
Device	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
hand-held	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
,	O
similarly	O
sized	O
modern	O
tablets	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
have	O
been	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
PADD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
mobile	O
apps	O
were	O
created	O
which	O
offered	O
an	O
LCARS-style	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBS	O
Television	O
Studios	O
claims	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
copyright	O
on	O
LCARS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
was	O
sent	O
a	O
DMCA	O
letter	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
called	O
Tricorder	O
since	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
LCARS	B-Operating_System
interface	O
was	O
un-licensed	O
.	O
</s>
