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== Live Action Television ==

* In ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'', the sonic screwdriver is a piece of [[Applied Phlebotinum]] that can basically fix, break, lock, unlock, or otherwise modify anything you want. The only things it specifically can't do are unlock a [[Kryptonite Factor|deadlock seal]], inflict injury or kill. [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|Unless you're a Cyberman]]. Oh, and it doesn't work on wood. And it's vulnerable to hair dryers. And you can't triplicate the flammability of alcohol either.<ref>Though technically you can't do ''anything'' that doesn't actually mean anything.</ref> It may not be able to inflict injury, but if you're dumb enough to let him near the sound system it can sure as ''hell'' [[Loud of War|hurt your ears]]. Oh, and one time, it was used to ''drive a screw''.<br /><br />It's also utterly useless as a conventional weapon -- the Doctor wouldn't carry it overwise, as he has moral objections to carrying weaponry. The Master has been known to carry a 'laser screwdriver', a similar multifunction tool which is weaponiseable.

* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the sonic screwdriver is a piece of [[Applied Phlebotinum]] that can basically fix, break, lock, unlock, or otherwise modify anything you want. The only things it specifically can't do are unlock a [[Kryptonite Factor|deadlock seal]], inflict injury or kill. [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|Unless you're a Cyberman]]. Oh, and it doesn't work on wood. And it's vulnerable to hair dryers. And you can't triplicate the flammability of alcohol either.<ref>Though technically you can't do ''anything'' that doesn't actually mean anything.</ref> It may not be able to inflict injury, but if you're dumb enough to let him near the sound system it can sure as ''hell'' [[Loud of War|hurt your ears]]. Oh, and one time, it was used to ''drive a screw''.<br /><br />It's also utterly useless as a conventional weapon -- the Doctor wouldn't carry it overwise, as he has moral objections to carrying weaponry. The Master has been known to carry a 'laser screwdriver', a similar multifunction tool which is weaponiseable.

** Then the Eleventh Doctor appears to use it as a weapon against the Silence, while River Song is shooting them. The screwdriver emits a green beam as he whirls back-to-back with River, but he's simply using the screwdriver on the ship that surrounds them, preventing the Silence from absorbing it to power their attacks.

* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]''

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== Web Original ==

* ''[[Whateley Universe]]'': At the [[Super Hero School]] Whateley Academy, Compiler has the power to control and animate nanites within five feet of herself. She has a nanotech [[Magic Tool]] that she even calls a [[Shout Out|'sonic screwdriver']]. We've seen it transform into a magic marker complete with working ink. It's nothing ''but'' nanites, so it doesn't work if it's not close to her.

* ''[[Whateley Universe]]'': At the [[Super-Hero School]] Whateley Academy, Compiler has the power to control and animate nanites within five feet of herself. She has a nanotech [[Magic Tool]] that she even calls a [[Shout-Out|'sonic screwdriver']]. We've seen it transform into a magic marker complete with working ink. It's nothing ''but'' nanites, so it doesn't work if it's not close to her.

== Western Animation ==

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