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| This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon. | | This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon. |
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| == Honorifics and Ranks == | | == Honorifics == |
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| : ''Honorifics and titles are organized based on rank ''position'', and not alphabetically. Some ranks and honorifics may be equal under certain conditions.''
| | * {{inlineref|Archduke}}: A title of nobility, just a step or two beneath the top-most level of leadership nobility. Example: [[Adama (1880)|Adama]]. |
| | | * {{inlineref|Imperious Leader}}: The supreme rank given by [[Baltar (1880)|Baltar]] to himself. |
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| ** {{inlineref|Archduke}}: A title of nobility, just a step or two beneath the top-most level of leadership nobility. Example: [[Adama (1880)|Adama]].<ref name="SBSG01">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1]]''.</ref>
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| ** {{inlineref|Crown Prince}}/{{inlineref|Prince}}: A title of nobility, ascribed typically to the son of an archduke. Example: [[Apollo (1880)|Apollo]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Fleet Admiral}}: A military title of someone who leads a fleet. Example: [[Tigh (1880)|Tigh]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Lady}}: A title of nobility, subordinate to an archduke. Example: [[Athena (1880)|Athena]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Admiral}}: A military rank. The commanding officer aboard the [[aethership]] ''Atlantia'' held this rank.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Lord}}: A title of nobility. Example: Lord [[Cain (1880)|Cain]] of ''[[Pegasus (1880)|Pegasus]]''.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Count}}: A title of nobility. Example: Count [[Iblis (1880)|Iblis]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Flight-Commander}}: Military rank of a flier.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Flight-Lieutenant}}: A military rank of a flier. Example: [[Starbuck (1880)|Starbuck]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| ** {{inlineref|Lieutenant}}: A military rank. Example: [[Jolly (1880)|Jolly]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * Cylonic Empire
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| ** {{inlineref|Imperious Leader}}: The supreme rank given by [[Baltar (1880)|Baltar]] to himself following his exile.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| == Colloquialisms == | | == Colloquialisms == |
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| * '''[[frack]]''': Expletive, similar to "shit." | | * '''[[frack]]''': Expletive, similar to "shit." |
| * '''[[galmonging]]''': Expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned." | | * '''[[galmonging]]''': Expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned." |
| * {{inlineref|Hades}}: Hell. Used in an exclamatory manner, e.g. "The Hades I am."<ref name="SBSG02"/>
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| == General Jargon == | | == General Jargon == |
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| * {{inlineref|aether}}: Outer space.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
| | * {{inlineref|clockwork}}: Used to describe the mechanical operation of [[Cylonic Knights]], as dictated by the use of springs, gear trains, like that of a clock. (See: [[w:Clockwork|Clockwork]].) |
| * {{inlineref|aetherdrive}}: Interstellar drive.<ref name="SBSG02">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 2]]''.</ref>
| | * '''[[tylium]]''': A fuel used by the "hearts" of the Cylonic Knights. |
| * {{inlineref|aether message}}: Transmission sent through the aether.<ref name="SBSG03">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 3]]''.</ref>
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| * {{inlineref|aetherprison}}: Prison transport, e.g. ''[[Proteus (1880)|Proteus]]''.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|aethership}}: Vessel operating in the aether.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|aetherspace}}/{{inlineref|aethervoid}}: A form of hyperspace, allowing travel over vast distances. Phasing out of the aethervoid leads ships into the aether.<ref name="SBSG02"/> Also known as aeptherspace.<ref name="SBSG03"/>
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| * {{inlineref|babbage}}: Computer. One such babbage is [[Lu-c-fer]].<ref>"Babbage" is named after [[w:Charles Babbage|Charles Babbage]], whose designs for the [[w:Analytical Engine|Analytical Engine]] were the first instance of a computer, even though it was not built until much later.</ref><ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * '''[[Cylonic basestar|basestar]]''': Capital ship of the Cylonic fleet.<ref name="SBSG03"/>
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| * {{inlineref|bubble memory}}: Form of computer memory.<ref name="SBSG04">Term introduced in ''[[Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 4]]''.</ref><ref>[[w:Bubble memory|Bubble memory]] is a form of [[w:non-volatile computer memory|non-volatile computer memory]] that was rendered quickly obsolete by the mid 1980s.</ref>
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| * {{inlineref|bubbleship}}: Vessel that operates in the aether. Lady [[Athena (1880)|Athena]] has such a ship.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|cavorite}}: Material used in the hulls of [[aethership]]s, as well as thrusters.<ref name="SBSG02"/><ref>"Cavorite" is the fictional substance with effects that defy gravity, named for the material created by the fictional Mr. Cavor from [[w:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]] ''[[w:The First Men in the Moon|The First Men in the Moon]]''. See: [[w:gravitational shielding|gravitational shielding]].</ref>
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| * {{inlineref|clockwork}}: Used to describe the mechanical operation of [[Cylonic Knights]], as dictated by the use of springs, gear trains, like that of a clock.<ref name="SBSG01"/> (See: [[w:Clockwork|Clockwork]].) | |
| * {{inlineref|Colonial Army}}: Armed forces of the Twelve Colonial Empires.<ref name="SBSG02"/>
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| * {{inlineref|credit|credits}}: Currency used on [[Rising Star]].<ref name="SBSG02"/>
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| * '''[[Cylonic]]''': Name of the robotic creations of Professor Baltar.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|hivemind}}: Network for Cylonic communications.<ref name="SBSG03"/>
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| * {{inlineref|plexi-crystal}}: Transparent material used in the creation of [[Viper (1880)|Viper]] canopies.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|punchcard}}: Means to program instructions into machinery, typically featuring holes that are punched into a card. (See: [[w:Punchcard|Punchcard]].)<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|punchcode}}: The language recorded on punchcards.<ref name="SBSG02"/>
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| * '''{{1880|Quorum of Twelve|Quorum}}''': Leadership body of the Twelve Colonies.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * '''[[Cylonic Raiders|Raider]]''': Fighter ship of the Cylonic fleet.<ref name="SBSG03"/>
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| * {{inlineref|retroblaster}}: An energy-based weapon effective against Cylonic Knights.<ref name="SBSG02"/>
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| * {{inlineref|solium}}: Fuel used by aetherships.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|solium core}}: Reactor of aetherships.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|solium drive}}: Engine of aetherships.<ref name="SBSG02"/>
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| * '''[[tylium (TOS)|tylium]]''': Fuel used by the "hearts" of the Cylonic Knights.<ref name="SBSG01"/> | |
| * {{inlineref|Viper}}: One-man fighter ship of the [[Colonial Empire]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| * {{inlineref|Warrior}}: Soldier of the Colonial Empire.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
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| == Sayings == | | == Sayings == |
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| * '''"By ''whrrr'' command"''': A Cylonic response to accepting an order. | | * '''"By ''whrrr'' command"''': A Cylonic response to accepting an order. |
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| == References == | | <!-- === Units of Measure === |
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| | ! Colonial Unit |
| | ! Earth Unit |
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| | | colspan="2" align="center" class="infoboxheader" | Time measurements |
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| | | width="99" | [[Yahren|yahren]] |
| | | width="99" | [[Wikipedia:Year|year]]<ref>Yahren ''may'' be only about 2/3 of a year; see [[Yahren#Note|note]].</ref> |
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| | | [[quatron]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:month|month]] |
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| | | [[secton]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:week|week]] |
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| | | [[time cycle]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:day|day]] |
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| | | [[centar]] |
| | | hour |
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| | | [[millicenton]] |
| | | 10 minutes |
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| | | [[centon]] |
| | | minute<ref>In episodes such as "[[Saga of a Star World]]" and "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", centon is used as the Colonial equivalent of a week before being retconned in later episodes.</ref> |
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| | | [[micron]] |
| | | second |
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| | | [[microcenton]] |
| | | second<ref>[[micron|Microcenton]] is likely another term for "micron"; [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] uses this term when he says "switching off [[Intercept 2|of you]] for a microcenton to scan ahead" ([[TOS]]: "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]")</ref> |
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| | | colspan="2" align="center" class="infoboxheader" | Distance measurements |
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| | | [[parsec]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Miles|90 Million Miles]] |
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| | | [[hectar]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Miles|9 Million Miles]] |
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| | | [[sectar (unit)|sectar]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Miles|9 Million Miles (?)]]<ref>A [[Sectar (TOS)|sectar]] is an unknown unit of measure, measuring either distance or time.</ref> |
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| | | [[metric]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Kilometre|kilometer]] |
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| | | [[maxim]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Metre|10 meters]] |
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| | | [[metron]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Metre|meter]]<ref>"Metron" is used in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] as [[Serina]] approaches the starboard landing bay ([[TOS]]: "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]"); likely similar to a meter, which is known as a "metric" in other episodes.</ref> |
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| | | colspan="2" align="center" class="infoboxheader" | Scientific measurements |
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| | | [[ergon]] |
| | | ''unknown'' |
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| | | [[megon]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:megaton|megaton]] |
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| | | [[radion]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:Rad (unit)|rad]] |
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| | | [[volton]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:voltage|voltage]] |
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| | | [[wavelon]] |
| | | [[Wikipedia:wavelength|wavelength]] |
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| | == See also == |
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| [[Category:A to Z]] | | [[Category:A to Z]] |
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| [[Category:Terminology]] | | [[Category:Terminology]] |
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| [[Category:1880]] | | [[Category:1880]] |
