Transphase Eradication Rod A TER is a fictional device in the sci-fi Stargate universe.
TER stands for Transphase Eradication Rod. Introduced as a Tok'ra device to help find and defeat the Re'tu. The TER serves two purposes, first it has a scanning light which causes cloaked objects to appear or atleast those objects cloaked by being 180 degrees out of phase with our own reality. Secondly it is an energy weapon with the abillity of killing a Re'tu.
First seen in the second season episode "Show and Tell". It is often referenced when someone at the SGC orders a "TER sweep of the base."
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