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[[File:Leonard Nimoy, 2011, ST Con-2 C.jpg|thumb|right|[[Leonard Nimoy]] demonstrating the Vulcan salutation at the Las Vegas ''Star Trek'' Convention in 2011]]

The '''Vulcan salute''' is a [[hand gesture]] popularized by the [[1960s]] television series [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']]. It consists of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, while the [[finger]]s are parted between the middle and [[ring finger]]. The gesture was devised by ''Star Trek'' actor [[Leonard Nimoy]] as a salute for the alien [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcan]] species, and is popular within the [[Science fiction fandom]] and [[nerd culture]]. The blessing phrase "'''live long and prosper'''" (written by [[Theodore Sturgeon]]) is frequently spoken alongside it.

==Background==

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=="Live long and prosper"==

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The accompanying spoken blessing, "live long and prosper"&nbsp;–, ''"dif-torwas hehalso smusma"''first used in the"Amok [[VulcanTime" (Star Trek)#Language|Vulcan language]] (as spoken inalongside the 1979 film ''[[Star Trek:salute. The Motionphrase Picture]]'')&nbsp;– also appeared for the first time in "[[Amok Time]]",was scripted by [[Theodore Sturgeon]].<ref name = besff-stur1>{{cite encyclopedia

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| quote = In that episode, [Sturgeon] also wrote one of the series' standard catchphrases, the Vulcan greeting 'Live long and prosper.'

}}</ref> A Vulcan translation &ndash; "''dif-tor heh smusma''" &ndash; was introduced in the 1979 film ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} The less-well-known reply is "peace and long life", though it is sometimes said first, with "live long and prosper" as the reply. The phrase has been seen abbreviated "LLAP".<ref name = tw-trn-2015-2>{{cite tweet |user=TheRealNimoy |author = Leonard Nimoy |number=569762773204217857 |date=February 22, 2015 |title=A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306101929/https://twitter.com/TheRealNimoy/status/569762773204217857 |archive-date = March 6, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name = rc-ln-2015-02>{{Cite news

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===Similar blessings===

An ancient Egyptian blessing "''[[ankh wedja seneb]]''", while its verbatim translation is uncertain, uses the three symbols "life", "prosperity" and "health"; it has been translated as "may he live, be prosperous, be healthy".<ref name = ag-eg-1957>Gardiner, Alan (1957). ''Egyptian Grammar''. Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, p. 239</ref>

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File:ISS-42_Samantha_Cristoforetti_Leonard_Nimoy_tribute.jpg|On February 28, 2015, [[European Space Agency]] astronaut [[Samantha Cristoforetti]] [[Twitter#Tweets|tweeted]] this photo in a final salute to Leonard Nimoy. Her tee shirt is adorned with a [[Starfleet]] insignia.

File:George_Takei_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|[[George Takei]], a colleague of Nimoy who portrayed the ''Star Trek'' character [[Hikaru Sulu]] in the original series, salutes a crowd in 2011.

File:Star Trek Beyond Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Simon Pegg (cropped).jpg|''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' actor and writer [[Simon Pegg]] giving a Vulcan greeting in 2016.

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