spectral
The word has two very different meanings depending on the context. When talking about ghosts, it is often used in storytelling or gothic literature to create a spooky mood. When used in science, it refers to light and physics. In this case, it is a technical term and is not related to spirits or ghosts at all.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Aboard a long-haul cruiser in the crew lounge during a midnight shift.
Zorg
Vega, why is this human movie's ghost so spectral? Is he just lagging?
Lt. Vega
Cut it out. He's a phantom, not a bad connection.
💡
Zorg is confusing the 'spectral' appearance of a ghost in a movie with technical latency ('lagging'), while Lt. Vega uses the phrasal verb 'cut it out' to tell him to stop being annoying.