Summary

Welcome to Trekspertise , a series where we break down the technology, history, details, and decisions that make the Star Trek universe so complex — and so fun. There are four quadrants in the "Star Trek" universe, named after the first four letters of the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. When stellar cartographers on "Star Trek" decided to map the Milky Way, they sliced it into four pieces, just to keep things clear.

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