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In [[The Forerunner Saga|translations]] of Forerunner records, a mind, by itself and particularly when separated from its biological body, is often referred to as an ''essence'';<ref name="evg132"/> this is in many ways comparable to the metaphysical concept of a soul, especially in contexts involving the [[Domain]].<ref name="p234">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235'' (''"But to all of us there is a time like this, when the Domain seeks to confirm our essences, and for you, that time is now"'')</ref> ''Pattern'' is a largely analogous term, although it appears to particularly emphasize the physical and quantifiable aspects of the neural and biological content;<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 229''</ref> essence referring more to the mind itself, with pattern being its organic or virtual framework. A pattern also often contains the complete information of the accompanying physical body in addition to the neural map.<ref name="bodyrecord">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 357''</ref> The act of uploading the essence or pattern into another housing system is known as ''imprinting'';<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 224''</ref> by extension, the product of this process is known as an ''imprint'', although this term is often used interchangeably with the term ''pattern''.<ref name="imprint">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 28, 274''</ref> An ''impression'' is seemingly an incomplete or partial essence, containing assorted thoughts and memories from an individual's final moments.<ref name="c238">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 238''</ref> | In [[The Forerunner Saga|translations]] of Forerunner records, a mind, by itself and particularly when separated from its biological body, is often referred to as an ''essence'';<ref name="evg132"/> this is in many ways comparable to the metaphysical concept of a soul, especially in contexts involving the [[Domain]].<ref name="p234">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235'' (''"But to all of us there is a time like this, when the Domain seeks to confirm our essences, and for you, that time is now"'')</ref> ''Pattern'' is a largely analogous term, although it appears to particularly emphasize the physical and quantifiable aspects of the neural and biological content;<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 229''</ref> essence referring more to the mind itself, with pattern being its organic or virtual framework. A pattern also often contains the complete information of the accompanying physical body in addition to the neural map.<ref name="bodyrecord">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 357''</ref> The act of uploading the essence or pattern into another housing system is known as ''imprinting'';<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 224''</ref> by extension, the product of this process is known as an ''imprint'', although this term is often used interchangeably with the term ''pattern''.<ref name="imprint">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 28, 274''</ref> An ''impression'' is seemingly an incomplete or partial essence, containing assorted thoughts and memories from an individual's final moments.<ref name="c238">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 238''</ref>{{Ref/Note|These terms are never exhaustively defined in ''The Forerunner Saga''; the definitions presented here are largely derived from the context in which each term is used.}} The uploading of a biological mind into a machine-based storage system has also been referred to as ''scanning''<ref name="compound"/> or ''sublimation'' in some contexts, with a machine designed to perform such transfers being referred to as a ''sublimation device''.<ref name="evg132">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 132''</ref><ref name="catalog">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012145601/https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref> | ||
The [[Erde-Tyrene civilization|primitive human]]s living in the Forerunners' time called their imprinted essences ''spirits'', a rather apt descriptor in light of their existing cultural framework.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 155''</ref> | The [[Erde-Tyrene civilization|primitive human]]s living in the Forerunners' time called their imprinted essences ''spirits'', a rather apt descriptor in light of their existing cultural framework.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 155''</ref> | ||