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TNG

TNG

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A short name for the Star Trek TV series The Next Generation
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: Star Trek: La nueva generación
  • My favorite show is TNG, which stands for The Next Generation and is part of the Star Trek series.

Examples

  • I watched Inner Light from TNG, which is my favorite TNG episode.

  • It's more nuanced than Jean Luc Picard and TNG, no doubt.

  • The computer simulation is called Millennium TNG, where TNG stands for the Next Generation.

  • Fans of science fiction often discuss episodes of TNG, referring to The Next Generation.

  • Many consider TNG to be a groundbreaking series in the Star Trek franchise, standing for The Next Generation.

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Etymology

TNG stands for The Next Generation, the title of a Star Trek TV series, and the name means 'the new group', so fans use TNG to mean that particular Star Trek show.