Manifold
In , a manifold was a design element used to distribute and manipulate (ie. split or combine) the flow of fluid (ie. liquid, gas, plasma, or energy) so as to introduce or remove it from a connected system. Various forms of manifolds were essential in the operation of propulsion systems.

Sam Rutherford etched a note on the side of manifold on the  model he was constructing to get the deflector shields on it to work. The note read "field distortion amplifier 88," which, while initially meant nothing to Rutherford, it was later discovered that it written there to slow his completion of the model. ()

Types 
 Atmospheric recycling manifold
 Engine manifold
 Impulse manifold
 Warp manifold
 Exhaust manifold
 Fuel manifold
 Deuterium manifold
 Fusion manifold
 Gravimetric field displacement manifold
 Injector manifold
 Interspatial manifold
 Manifold thrust
 ODN manifold
 Ontarian manifold
 Plasma distribution manifold
 Intake manifold
 Plasma intake manifold
 Tertiary subspace manifold
 Tricyclic input manifold

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