Εμένα μου έρχεται να το πω "καντράν", γιατί θυμίζει καντράν τηλεφώνου, ή πλάκα ηλιακού ρολογιού, αλλά θα ήθελα και μια περιφραστική έκφραση, ώστε να την γράψω με τα αρχικά, όπως λέμε D.H.D. Π.χ. Επιλογέας Διεύθυνσης;
Εδώ λέει: DIAL-HOME DEVICE
Device that controls the Stargate, more commonly known as the D.H.D. The dial-home device, constructed by the Ancients, has 38 of the 39 symbols on its Stargate (minus the point of origin), allowing the user to "dial" any desired destination. Despite the advanced technology, the device has a limited power supply.
Unlike the dialing computer, the D.H.D. does not require the inner track of the Stargate to unlock and spin in order to establish a wormhole. Instead, it is capable of "quick dialing," where pressing the seven glyphs on the D.H.D. are all that are needed to open a gateway.