Sterilization (microbiology)
In microbiology, sterilization was a process that destroyed life, typically that of bacteria or other microorganisms.

In 2151, Crewman Cutler sterilized sample containers before a mission on the planet Archer IV. ()

The Earth probe Nomad was originally programmed to secure and sterilize soil samples from other planets. In 2267, Nomad's programmed function, a sterilization procedure, was to probe for biological infestations and to destroy that which was not perfect. Aboard the , Spock performed a Vulcan mind probe and confirmed Nomad's function to search out, identify, and steriliza imperfection. Nomad later declared its intention of returning to Earth to sterilize that which was in , as sterilization was correction. Captain James T. Kirk referred to sterilization as Nomad's prime directive. ()

In 2366, Doctor Paul Stubbs entered a computer access room aboard the  and fired high level gamma radiation at a computer core processor which sterilized it and killed nanites inside the upper core. ()

See also 
 Agricultural sterilization agent
 Emergency field sterilization
 Sterile field
 Sterile pad
 Sterilite
 Sterilization procedure
 Quarantine field

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