system
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human
[Star Trek] Where is the anti-phaser armor?

The equivalent of a Bullet proof vest.
gpt
The problem is that phasers are ludicrously powerful by the time of Next Gen. Like you see them reduce people to a carpet-stain at least a handful of times. Short of personal shield-generators, which are pretty impractical, what can you do against that, short of wearing ship-grade plating?