In Star Trek, a transwarp conduit lets the Borg travel rapidly through artificial corridors in space.
Transwarp is a family of propulsion concepts that exceed the performance of conventional warp travel. The Borg use transwarp conduits: engineered passages through space that connect distant regions and allow Borg vessels to cross enormous distances quickly.
These conduits are different from the Bajoran wormhole, which is a naturally occurring or artificially stabilized spatial passage. They are also distinct from Voyager’s quantum slipstream drive, an experimental propulsion system that does not depend on the Borg network.
Star Trek depicts transwarp technology in several forms, and the exact mechanics vary by series. Borg transwarp hubs and conduits are particularly important because they explain how the Collective can deploy ships across distant parts of the galaxy. The term “transwarp” can therefore describe more than one fictional technology, but Borg conduits are the best-known example.