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-==Summary==
+{{Status|Canon}}
+{{Disambig header|the in-universe object|the hidden objects found in Halo: Reach|Data pads}}
+[[File:HReach-Datapad.png|thumb|A data pad in ''Halo: Reach'']]
+A '''data pad''', sometimes rendered as '''datapad''',<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 332''</ref> is a piece of technology used by [[human]]s, [[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]] and other species. Data pads are [[portable computer]] pads that store information, files, pictures, and sounds.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 22-23''</ref> Data pads vary greatly in size, from the size of a tablet computer to thumb-sized devices.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 304''</ref>
-Basically a handheld computer, the Data Pad is a piece of technology used by the [[UNSC]]. Data pads store information, files, pictures, and sounds. They are extremely similar to the "Padd" that appears commonly in the [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] universe, or the datapad from [[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]].
+[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] kept a pad of information with her about the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] candidates as she began to research them.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 37-41''</ref> She also appeared to have this technology on her glasses, as she could pull up and read files on them.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 74''</ref> Similar to modern day devices of the same nature, they can be password protected or, in Dr. Halsey's case, sensitive to her retinas only. The [[UNSC Tactical Simulator]], used by the [[Spartan-IV]]s to insert themselves into combat scenarios throughout human history, runs on data pads.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Operation A: Umbra]]''</ref>
-[[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] kept a pad of information with her about the [[Spartan]] candidates as she began to research them. She also appeared to have this technology on her glasses, as she could pull up and read files on them.
+The [[TACPAD]] appears to be a military application of the data pad.
-==Related Links==
+The Covenant are known to utilize devices similar in function to the human data pad. Specifically, Sangheili warriors use unique disc-shaped datapads to store personal recordings and [[Mission Intel]] logs.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
+The [[Banished]] also utilize similar technology.{{Ref/Game|Id=HINF|HINF}}
+==Trivia==
+They are extremely similar to the "[[memory-alpha:PADD|Padd]]" that appears commonly in the [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] universe, or the [[starwars:Datapad|datapad]] from [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]. It seems to have stemmed from today's [[Wikipedia:Personal digital assistant|PDA]]s, [[Wikipedia:Smartphone|smartphones]] and [[Wikipedia:Tablet computer|tablets]].
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Datapad.jpg|A data pad on the ground in ''Halo: Reach''.
+File:H4 New Phoenix Article.JPG|[[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]] reading a news article on a data pad.
+File:H4 SO Halsey being contacted.jpg|[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] communicating with [[Jul 'Mdama]] on a data pad.
+File:UNSC TACSIM.png|A group of [[Spartan-IV]]s using data pads with the [[UNSC Tactical Simulator]].
+File:H4-DoctorSandraTillson-ScanRender.png|[[Sandra Tillson|Dr. Sandra Tillson]] carrying a data pad.
+File:H5G - Datapads.png|Concept art of different UNSC data pads.
+File:H5G - Datapads Elite.png|Concept art of the Sangheili datapad.
+File:H5G - Datapads Elite 2.jpg|More concept art of the Sangheili datapad.
+File:Sangheili datapad.png|A Sangheili datapad in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
+File:Sagnheili Data Pad.png|The Sangheili data pad in use.
+File:HINF Concept DataPad.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC data pad in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
+File:HINF Concept BanishedDataPads.jpg|Concept art of [[Banished]] data pads in ''Halo Infinite''.
+File:HINF UNSC Data Pad Audio Log.png|A UNSC data pad containing an [[Audio log (Halo Infinite)|audio log]] in ''Halo Infinite''.
+File:HINF sequence dead brute captain.png|A Banished data pad lying next to a dead Jiralhanae Captain in ''Halo Infinite''.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
+*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
+*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
+**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
+*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
+*''[[Scanned]]''
+*''[[Halo 4]]''
+**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
+*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
+*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
+*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
+*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
+*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
+*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
+*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
+*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
+*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
+*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
+*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
+*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
+*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
+*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
+*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+==See also==
 *[[Chatter]]
+*[[COM pad]]
+*[[Data module]]
+*[[Portable computer]]
-[[Category: UNSC]]
+[[Category:Human technology]]
-[[Category: Technology]]