Editing LCARS (section)

{{Short description|Fictional computer operating system utilized in Star Trek}}
{{Infobox fictional artifact
| name            = LCARS
| image           = Lcars wallpaper.svg
| caption         = LCARS-style desktop
| alt             = 
| source          = [[Star Trek]]
| source_type     = franchise
| first           = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]
| creator         = [[Michael Okuda]]<ref name=techmanual>{{cite book |title=[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]] |publisher=Pocket Books |first1=Rick |last1=Sternbach |first2=Michael |last2=Okuda |date=1991 |isbn=0-671-70427-3}}</ref>
| type            = Computer operating system
| genre           = Science fiction
| affiliation    = [[Starfleet]]
}}

[[File:LCARS panel from Star Trek Voyager at Filmwelt Center.jpg|thumb|An LCARS panel from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', similar to one shown in the third-season episode "[[Displaced (Star Trek: Voyager)|Displaced]]". The colors of the backlit artwork have faded over time; the panel looks more yellow and blue in the episode.]]
In the ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[fictional universe]], '''LCARS''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|l|k|ɑr|z}}; an [[acronym]] for '''Library Computer Access/Retrieval System''') is a computer [[operating system]].  Within ''Star Trek'' chronology, the term was first used in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' series.