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*'''[[chrome job]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
*'''[[chrome job]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
*{{inlineref|companionway|[[w:companionway|companionway]]}}: a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*{{inlineref|companionway|[[w:companionway|companionway]]}}: a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*{{inlineref|derez}}<ref>This term originated from the [[w:Disney|Disney]] film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]'': it is one of the first movies to make use of computer generated, virtual worlds with avatars.</ref>: de-resolve, in which a holographic [[avatar]] loses cohesion or is deleted from the [[Virtual World]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[False Labor]]").
*{{inlineref|derez}}<ref>This term originated from the [[w:Disney|Disney]] film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]'': it is one of the first movies to make use of computer generated, virtual worlds with avatars.</ref>: de-resolve, in which a holographic [[avatar]] loses cohesion or is deleted from the [[Virtual World]] {{CAP|Caprica (pilot)|There is Another Sky|The Imperfections of Memory|End of Line|Unvanquished|False Labor}}.
*{{inlineref|cube}}: equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
*{{inlineref|cube}}: equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
*'''Download City''': a term<ref>Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by [[Bradley Thompson]] on the [[BW:OC|Official Communiques page]].</ref> used by [[Diana Seelix]] to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] on [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}
*'''Download City''': a term<ref>Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by [[Bradley Thompson]] on the [[BW:OC|Official Communiques page]].</ref> used by [[Diana Seelix]] to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] on [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}

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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


This is a listing of acronyms, initialisms, jargon and terminology used in both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel, Caprica.

Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms

Military Jargon

Religious terminology

Other Colloquialisms

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms

References

  1. ↑ The actual process is called a "jump".
  2. ↑ This term originated from the Disney film Tron: it is one of the first movies to make use of computer generated, virtual worlds with avatars.
  3. ↑ Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by Bradley Thompson on the Official Communiques page.
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