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The Type III Galactic Civilization

The Type III galactic civilization is the most extreme classical tier in the Kardashev scale of technological civilizations. Usually defined as a civilization able to command energy on the scale of an entire galaxy, Type III has become one of the most important frameworks in advanced alien-civilization theory, technosignature research, and speculation about galaxy-spanning societies, even though no confirmed example has ever been found.