Elevator
An elevator was a piece of technology that was used to travel to various floors of a building, starship, or facility.

Elevators were used on Earth as early as the late 20th century. Mercy Hospital in San Francisco had separate elevators for visitors and employees with patients, the distinction being communicated using signs. Two interns at Mercy Hospital were discussing the different views of the doctors Gottlieb and Weintraub when James T. Kirk, Gillian Taylor, and Leonard McCoy joined them in an elevator. ()

Turbolifts were sometimes referred to by the more common term elevator. When Saavik halted one of the s turbolifts to inquire of Admiral Kirk how he had beat the , he didn't answer. By the time Kirk finally resumed the turbolift's course and the doors opened, an irate Doctor McCoy was waiting for them. His first words upon seeing them were "Who's been holding up the damn elevator?" ()

An elevator was in use in main engineering aboard the Federation starship  in 2364 to travel from the first to the second floor. ()

For using the elevator in the Tower of Commerce, Ferengi had to pay seven strips of latinum. ()

See also 
 Express lift
 Turbolift

External link 
 
Transportation technology