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| | This is a listing of terms in [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]]. For terms used in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]], see [[List of terms (TOS)]]. |
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| This is a listing of acronyms, initialisms, jargon and terminology used in both the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''.
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| ''The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with [[mw:Extension:Lingo|the Lingo extension]] used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.''
| | *{{inlineref|AAU}}: Anti-aircraft Unit, a weapon emplacement used to destroy aerial units ([[Fragged]]) |
| | | *{{inlineref|BSG}}: [[Battlestar Group]] ([[Water]]) |
| ==Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms==
| | *'''[[CAG]]''': Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot |
| | | *'''[[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]''': Combat Air Patrol |
| ; AAA
| | *'''[[CBDR]]''': Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course ("[[Final Cut]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Anti-aircraft artillery (pronounced "Triple-A"), such as a battlestar's [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series# Point defense guns|point defense batteries]] {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}}.
| | *{{inlineref|CF}}: [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] ([[Final Cut]]) |
| ; AAU
| | *{{inlineref|CFR}}: Colonial Fleet Reserve ([[Final Cut]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets {{TRS|Fragged}}.
| | *'''[[CIC]]''': Combat Information Center |
| ; ACH
| | *{{inlineref|CMC}}: [[Colonial Marine Corps]] ([[Final Cut]]) |
| ; After Cylon Holocaust
| | *{{inlineref|CMCR}}: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve ([[Final Cut]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>denotes any time following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], e.g. 1 ACH (see: [[Timeline (RDM)]])
| | *{{inlineref|CMO}}: Chief Medical Officer |
| ; ACM
| | *'''[[CNP]]''': Command Navigation Program. Central computer program used on Colonial Fleet vessels ([[Miniseries]]) |
| :<includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Air combat maneuver. The positioning of a plane to acquire a firing solution on an adversary; a required skill taught to Viper pilots during flight training {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}}.
| | *{{inlineref|CO}}: Commanding Officer |
| ; AI
| | *{{inlineref|DC}}: Damage Control |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the [[First Cylon War]] {{TRS|Miniseries}} | | *'''[[DRADIS]]''': "'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''Dis'''tance". Colonial equivalent of radar. |
| ; ASAP
| | *'''[[ECO]]''': Electronic Countermeasures Officer |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."
| | *{{inlineref|EMI}}: Electro-Magnetic Interference; high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| ; BCH
| | *'''[[EMP]]''': Electro-Magnetic Pulse; typically accompanies a nuclear explosion |
| ; Before Cylon Holocaust
| | *'''[[FTL]]''': Faster Than Light |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>denotes any time preceding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], e.g. [[40 BCH]] (see: [[Timeline (RDM)]])
| | *'''[[IFF]]''': Identification Friend Foe ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) |
| ; BSG
| | *{{inlineref|KIA}}: Killed in Action ([[Sacrifice]]) |
| ; battlestar group
| | *'''[[LSO]]''': Landing Signal Officer |
| ; Battlestar Group
| | *'''[[OOD]]''': Officer of the Deck ([[Scattered]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Battlestar Group]] {{TRS|Water}}. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
| | *'''[[Frak|RFN]]''': Right [[Frak]]king Now ("[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]") |
| ; CAG
| | *'''[[SAR]]''': Search and Rescue ([[Fragged]]) |
| ; Commander Air Group
| | *{{inlineref|SU}}: Solar Unit. Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit" ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the senior pilot on a [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]
| | *'''[[XO]]''': Executive Officer |
| ; CAP
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| ; Combat Air Patrol
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space
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| ; CBDR
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course {{TRS|Final Cut|Pegasus}} | |
| ; CF
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
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| ; CFR
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial Fleet Reserve {{TRS|Final Cut}}
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| ; CIC
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| ; Combat Information Center
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: [[Combat Information Center]]
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| ; CMC
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Colonial Marine Corps]] {{TRS|Final Cut}} | |
| ; CMCR
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial Marine Corps Reserve {{TRS|Final Cut}}
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| ; CMO
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Chief Medical Officer; e.g. Major [[Sherman Cottle]] is ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}}
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| ; CNP
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| ; Command Navigation Program
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>operating system on [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|military]] and civilian ships exploited by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}
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| ; CO
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Commanding Officer; e.g. [[William Adama]] | |
| ; DC
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| ; Damage Control
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>generally related to the [[CIC]] station and [[Aft Damage Control|related locations]]
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| ; DCT
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| ; Damage Control Team
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| : party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of [[deckhand]]s and other NCOs {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
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| ; DRADIS
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[DRADIS|"'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''Dis'''tance"]], Colonial equivalent of [[w:radar|radar]] or [[w:lidar|lidar]] | |
| ; ECO
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| ; Electronic Countermeasures Officer
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| : crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard [[Raptor]]s (see: [[ECO]])
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| ; EMI
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| ; electromagnetic interference
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with [[DRADIS]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
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| ; EMP
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| ; electromagnetic pulse
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation. | |
| ; FOB
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| ; fresh off the boat
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>new crewmember who is reporting to their assignment; [[William Adama]] is referred to thusly by [[Armin Diaz]] after embarking on [[Galactica (TRS)|''Galactica'']] {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}
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| ; FTL
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| ; Faster Than Light
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| ; faster-than-light
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: [[FTL]]
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| ; GDD
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| ; Global Defense Department
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a civilian outfit on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in operation prior to the [[First Cylon War]] handling large-scale enforcement throughout the colony, akin to the [[w:FBI|FBI]], see: [[Global Defense Department]] | |
| ; IFF
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| ; Identification Friend or Foe
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]")
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| ; KIA
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| ; Killed in Action
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| : used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: [[KIA]] {{TRS|Sacrifice}}
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| ; LSO
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| ; Landing Signal Officer
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group | |
| ; MIRV
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| ; Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a [[Missile tubes|missile conveyance system]]; [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] deployed these for orbital bombardment during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] {{TRS|The Plan}}
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| ; MCP
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| ; Meta-cognitive processor
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>hardware used by Dr. [[Daniel Graystone]] in the integration of the sentient AI that [[Zoe Graystone]] created into the [[U-87]], see: [[MCP]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica (pilot)|Pilot]]).
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| ; NCP
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| ; New Caprica Police
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] on [[New Caprica]], see: [[New Caprica Police]] {{TRS|Occupation}}
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| ; OD
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| ; overdose
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect {{TRS|Faith}} | |
| ; OOD
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| ; Officer of the Deck
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station {{TRS|Scattered}}
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| ; PTF
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| ; Playing the Field
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>an advice column on [[Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|dating in the Twelve Colonies]] (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[Playing the Field: A Guide to Love in the Colonies]]," et al).
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| ; RFN
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| ; Right Frakking Now
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation {{TRS|Scattered|Valley of Darkness}}
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| ; SAM
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| ; Surface-to-air missile
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>ordnance launched from a planetary surface or other stellar form; [[Silas Nash]] names this piece as something to be avoided when briefing [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}
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| ; SAR
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| ; Search and Rescue
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: [[SAR]] {{TRS|Fragged}}
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| ; STO
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| ; Soldiers of the One
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to [[58 BCH]] ({{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}, et al).
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| ; SU
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit," speculated to stand for "solar unit" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
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| ; XO
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Executive officer|Executive Officer]], e.g. [[Saul Tigh]] | |
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| ; Actual
| | *'''[[Actual]]''': the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>callsign used in wireless communications to denote a ship's commanding officer | | *'''[[Hands-on Approach|ball]]''': visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System ([[Miniseries]], "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Final Cut]]", "[[Black Market]]") |
| ; Archer
| | *{{inlineref|bandit}}: confirmed hostile contact. Usually in reference to fighter and shuttle sized craft ([[Final Cut]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>air-to-air ordnance provisioned for [[Raptor]]s {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}
| | *'''[[bingo fuel]]''': having no fuel left or just enough fuel to return to the mothership ("[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]") |
| ; ball
| | *{{inlineref|bird farm}}: Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] ([[Final Cut]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System during a [[hands-on approach]] {{TRS|Miniseries|Act of Contrition|Final Cut|Black Market}} | | *'''[[code blue]]''': an internal security term used by an officer requesting assistance, after said officer identifies a possible [[Cylon agent]] ("[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) |
| ; bandit
| | *{{inlineref|command authority}}: the senior person/persons in command of a military unit, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Precipice]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft {{TRS|Final Cut|Razor}}
| | *'''[[conn]]''': literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| ; basic
| | *"{{inlineref|dress and cover}}": military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies. Derived from "dress right" and "cover down" ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training {{TRS|Fragged}}; and basic flight training {{TRS|Miniseries}} | | *{{inlineref|ell-tee}}: phonetic pronunciation of "Lt.", i.e. Lieutenant. Used as a nickname by junior personnel, but still retaining military protocol and respect. ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]") |
| ; bent bird
| | *'''[[w:fireteam|fire team]]''': a small unit of military personnel, typically Marines or soldiers ([[Valley of Darkness]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>damaged fighter craft {{TRS|Occupation}} | | *{{inlineref|five-'graph order}}: five paragraph operation order. A basic command tool taught to officer candidates ([[Fragged]]) |
| ; bingo fuel
| | *{{inlineref|genny}}: power generator. Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]]) |
| ; <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>minimum fuel level required to safely return to base {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Scar}}
| | *{{inlineref|hack}}: the [[brig]] |
| ; bird farm
| | *{{inlineref|klick}}: one kilometer |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
| | *{{inlineref|knuckle dragger}}: inoffensive slang for a mechanic |
| ; bug out
| | *'''[[nugget]]''': a pilot in training ("[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Scar]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>retreat, usually hastily and disordered {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
| | *'''[[Mark One Eyeball]]''': the unaided eye ("[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]") |
| ; callsign
| | *{{inlineref|no joy}}: no success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general ("[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Maelstrom]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in [[wireless]] communications and in conversation
| | *'''[[Old Man]]''': slang for Commander [[William Adama]] ([[33]]) |
| ; chatter
| | *{{inlineref|press}}: directive to continue the attack ([[Maelstrom]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}; active wireless communications traffic
| | *{{inlineref|recovery line}}: the point at which it becomes unlikely that a fighter will be able to safely return to base ([[33]]) |
| ; code blue
| | *'''[[rook]]''': "rookie" ([[Miniseries]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>request for assistance due to potential [[Cylon agent]] sighting ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]," [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
| | *{{inlineref|Sierra Alpha}}: "suspicious activity" ([[Scattered]]) |
| ; command authority
| | *{{inlineref|sitrep}}: "situation report" |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the senior rank in a command, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)|Precipice}}
| | *{{inlineref|skids up}}: "take off" or "launch". Often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing. |
| ; conn
| | *{{inlineref|skosh}} '''(ammo)''': radio code meaning "out of ammunition", analagous to modern-day NATO brevity code "winchester". Skosh is also a real NATO brevity term meaning "Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles" ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]") | | *{{inlineref|sparrow}}: slang for a Cylon Raider ([[Maelstrom]]) |
| ; dress and cover
| | *{{inlineref|spinner}}: engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies, derived from "dress right" and "cover down" {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)}} | | *'''[[swallow]]''': decoy drone deployed by Raptors ([[Miniseries]]) |
| ; ell-tee
| | *'''[[snipe]]''': engineer ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) {{TRS|Valley of Darkness|Fragged}}
| | *{{inlineref|spooch}}: Contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error ([[Scar]]) |
| ; eyeball run
| | *{{inlineref|tally}}: the sighting of a target, non-friendly craft, landmark, or enemy position ("[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Scattered]]", "[[Maelstrom]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers {{TRS|Home, Part I}}
| | *{{inlineref|trap}}: mechanism in a battlestar's landing bay which arrests the forward motion of either a Viper, Raptor or other small craft ([[Final Cut]]) |
| ; fireteam
| | *{{inlineref|Two Alpha}}: designation for an extremely risky and voluntary mission ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]) |
| ; fire team
| | *{{inlineref|turkey}}: slang for a Cylon Heavy Raider ([[Maelstrom]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
| | *{{inlineref|unrep}}: short for Underway Replenishment. In today's navies, the act of resupplying military vessels at sea, usually from dedicated ships while in motion ("[[Water]]", "[[Maelstrom]]") |
| ; five-'graph order
| | *'''[[weapons free]]''': weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training {{TRS|Fragged}} | | *{{inlineref|weapons hot}}: weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed ([[Final Cut]]) |
| ; genny
| | *{{inlineref|wilco}}: "will comply" |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>power generator; [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] asked [[Cally]] to "find the genny" to power up the lights on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}
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| ; hack
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the [[brig]] | |
| ; hard deck
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the threshold in a massive gas planet's dense atmosphere below which the atmospheric density and pressure becomes too great for a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] to be able to reach orbit again and maintain structural integrity {{TRS|Maelstrom}}; adapted from the original definition of minimum safe altitude
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| ; intra-atmos entry
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a jump maneuver that places the ship within a planetary body's atmosphere, in either powered flight {{TRS|Home, Part II}} or free fall {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}} | |
| ; jarhead
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a [[Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial Marine]] {{TRS|Blood and Chrome|deleted=yes}} | |
| ; jock smock
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[flight suit]] {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}} | |
| ; jump
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the process of using the [[FTL]] engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another
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| ; klick
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>one kilometer
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| ; knuckle dragger
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>inoffensive slang for a mechanic or [[deckhand]] | |
| ; nugget
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>student pilot {{TRS|Act of Contrition|Scar}}
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| ; Mark One Eyeball
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the unaided eye {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Scar}}
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| ; no joy
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>no success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)||Maelstrom}} | |
| ; Old Man
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| : Commander [[William Adama]]'s nickname, used by officers aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' {{TRS|33}} | |
| ; press
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>in military parlance, directive to continue the attack; otherwise used to refer to journalists {{TRS|Maelstrom}} | |
| ; recovery line
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time {{TRS|33}}
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| ; rook
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"rookie," typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training {{TRS|Miniseries}}, q.v. nugget
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| ; shooter
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for launch officer, responsible for deployment of craft from a {{RDM|battlestar}} {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}} | |
| ; Sierra Alpha
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"suspicious activity" {{TRS|Scattered}}
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| ; sitrep
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"situation report" | |
| ; skids up
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"take off" or "launch"; often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing
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| ; skosh
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>radio code meaning "out of ammunition," analogous to modern-day NATO brevity code "winchester." Skosh is also a real-world NATO brevity term meaning "Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles".{{TRS|The Captain's Hand}} | |
| ; slingshot
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a certain piece of Cylon equipment; [[Silas Nash]] names this piece as something to be avoided when briefing [[Coker Fasjovik]] and [[William Adama]] {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}
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| ; sparrow
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
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| ; spinner
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
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| ; swallow
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>decoy drone deployed by [[Raptor]]s {{TRS|Miniseries}}
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| ; snipe
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>engineer {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
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| ; spooch
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error {{TRS|Scar}}
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| ; tally
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>abbreviation of [[w:Tally-ho|tally-ho]]; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position {{TRS|The Hand of God|Scattered|Maelstrom}}
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| ; trap
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>battlestar landing bay mechanism that arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft {{TRS|Final Cut}}
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| ; Two Alpha
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I}}
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| ; turkey
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| : slang for a [[Heavy Raider|Cylon Heavy Raider]] {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
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| ; unrep
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| ; underway replenishment
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>refueling and replenishment between ships away from dock, usually during flight. Taken from the contemporary term for the resupply of military vessels at sea while en route {{TRS|Water|Maelstrom}}
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| ; war porn
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>gun camera footage from engagements, typically played back by [[Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial Marines]] for their enjoyment {{TRS|Blood and Chrome|deleted=yes}}
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| ; weapons free
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I}}
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| ; weapons hot
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| : weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed {{TRS|Final Cut}}
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| ; wilco
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given
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| == Religious terminology ==
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| ; Apotheosis
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a belief held by members of the [[STO]], including [[Clarice Willow]], with various view points {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall}}. Willow believes that the STO can prevail if they use [[Zoe Graystone]]'s program to offer real eternal life to their members in the form of [[holographic avatar]]s. One of the [[Hybrid]]s also uses this term during the [[Fall of the Colonies]], stating "[[Hybrid utterances|Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning]]" {{TRS|The Plan}}. (See: [[resurrection program]])
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| ; temple group
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a religious group akin to a "church group"; [[Lacy Rand]] tries telling a [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Security Guard|security guard]] that her temple group missed their flight to [[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] {{CAP|Retribution}}
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| ; trinity
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a being in three different states; [[Zoe-R]] considers herself to be a trinity, as she is "[[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], and the [[avatar]], and the [[U-87|robot]]" {{CAP|Rebirth}} | |
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| ==Other Colloquialisms== | | ==Other Colloquialisms== |
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| ; The Beast
| | *'''[[The Beast]]''': nickname for ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' given by ''Galactica's'' crew ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' given by ''Galactica''{{'|s}} crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]") | | *'''[[Big G]]''': nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' |
| ; Big G
| | *'''[[The Bucket]]''': nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' given by ''Pegasus's'' crew ([[The Captain's Hand]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' | | *'''[[bullet-head]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[Downloaded]]) |
| ; The Bucket
| | *'''[[clanker]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''Galactica'' given by ''Pegasus''{{'}} crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]") | | *'''[[chrome job]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]) |
| ; bullet-head
| | *'''Download City''': a term used by [[Seelix]] to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are resurrected on [[New Caprica]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]). <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> |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion {{TRS|Downloaded}} | | *'''[[frak]]''': Colonial version of "fuck" |
| ; clanker
| | *{{inlineref|freight monkey}}: term for crewmen on Colonial freighters ([[Scattered]], [[List of Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion | | *{{inlineref|hard six}}: taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice |
| ; chrome job
| | *{{inlineref|Heavy}}: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]'' |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]") | | *'''[[Humanoid Cylon|skin job]]''': derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' ([[Downloaded]]) |
| ; companionway
| | *{{inlineref|stump}}: derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp ([[Bastille Day]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}} | | *'''[[toaster]]''': derogatory term for Cylons in general |
| ; derez
| | *{{inlineref|toaster shopping}}: searching and destroying Cylons ([[Valley of Darkness]]) |
| ; de-rez
| | *"{{inlineref|Go [[Picon Panthers|Panthers]]!}}" and "{{inlineref|[[Caprica Buccaneers|C-Bucs]] Rule}}": Used as a passphrase between [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Samuel Anders]] respectively ([[Exodus, Part I]]) |
| ; de-resolve
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>occurrence of a holographic [[avatar]]'s loss of either cohesion or deletion from the [[Virtual World]], see: [[derez]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|There is Another Sky|The Imperfections of Memory|End of Line|Unvanquished|False Labor}}
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| ; cube
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
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| ; Download City
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| : nickname<noinclude><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></noinclude> 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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| ; frak
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| ; frakked
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| ; frakker
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| ; frakking
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: [[frak]]) | |
| ; freight monkey
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>crewmen on Colonial freighters ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]], [[List of Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]]")
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| ; hard six
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice
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| ; Heavy
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]''
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| ; husker
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Aerilon|Aerlionian]] slang for hayseed; [[William Adama]] is called this by [[Coker Fasjovik]], thus the source of Adama's callsign {{TRS|Blood and Chrome|deleted=yes}}
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| ; skin job
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory term for humanoid Cylons; homage to the movie ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' {{TRS|Downloaded}} | |
| ; stump
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TR S}}</includeonly>derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp {{TRS|Bastille Day}}
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| ; symp
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory shorthand for sympathizer, vis-à-vis [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]; [[Strohmeyer]] refers to [[Jenna McGavin]] and [[Nina Leothe]] thusly during a heated discussion about his war porn {{TRS|Blood and Chrome|deleted=yes}}
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| ; toaster
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory term for Cylons in general | |
| ; toaster shopping
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>searching and destroying Cylons {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
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| ; Go Panthers!
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| ; C-Bucs Rule!
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>passphrase between {{callsign|Athena}} and [[Samuel Anders]], referring to two [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] teams, the [[Picon Panthers]] and the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] (C-Bucs), the later being Anders' former team {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}
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| ==''Battlestar Galactica'' Specific Terms== | | ==''Battlestar Galactica'' Specific Terms== |
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| | *'''[[ambrosia]]''': a type of alcoholic beverage |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a type of alcoholic beverage, see: [[ambrosia]] | | *'''[[carom]]''': term used in conjunction with a [[Dradis Contact]] read; analogous to the term "mark" |
| ; carom
| | *'''[[chamalla]]''': hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>term used in conjunction with a [[DRADIS]] contact read; analogous to the term "mark" | | *'''[[cubit]]''': unit of currency |
| ; chamalla
| | *'''[[Dradis]]''': Colonial equivalent of radar. Technically an acronym for "'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''D'''istance" |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments, see: [[chamalla]] | | *'''[[fumarella leaf]]''': tobacco or a type of tobacco ([[Water]]) |
| ; cubit
| | *'''[[G-4]]''': a type of explosive similar to modern [[w:C-4|C-4]] ([[Water]]) |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>unit of currency, see: [[cubit]] | | *'''[[JP]]''': a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint ([[Water]]) |
| ; fumarella leaf
| | *'''[[krypter]]''': Colonial version of "mayday" ([[Miniseries]], "[[Hero]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>tobacco or a type of tobacco {{TRS|Water}} | | *'''[[morpha]]''': Colonial equivalent of morphine ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Epiphanies]]") |
| ; G-4
| | *'''[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]''': popular Colonial ball game |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>plastic explosive similar to modern [[w:C-4|C-4]], see: [[G-4]] {{TRS|Water}} | | *'''[[Red Line]]''': a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations ([[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (Extended Version)]]") |
| ; JP
| | *'''[[stims]]''': stimulants or a type of stimulants ("[[33]]", "[[Final Cut]]") |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint {{TRS|Water}} | | *'''[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]''': card game similar to Poker |
| ; krypter
| | *'''[[tylium]]''': mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel |
| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial version of "mayday"; in practice, the term is usually repeated three times, see: [[krypter]] {{TRS|Miniseries|Hero}} | | *'''[[wireless]]''': Colonial equivalent of radio |
| ; morpha
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent of morphine, see: [[morpha]] {{TRS|Valley of Darkness|Epiphanies}} | |
| ; pyramid
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>popular Colonial ball game, see: {{RDM|pyramid}} | |
| ; Red Line
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations {{TRS|Miniseries|Pegasus (Extended Version)}} | |
| ; stims
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>stimulants or a type of stimulant {{TRS|33|Final Cut}}
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| ; triad
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>card game similar to [[w:Poker|Poker]], see: {{RDM|triad}}
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| ; tylium
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: {{RDM|tylium}}
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| ; vernal
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>alternate term for the spring season (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break]]")
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| ; Vernal Break
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a period of time when students from educational institutions are released to celebrate vacation, c.f. [[w:spring break|spring break]] (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break]]")
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| == Technology ==
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| ; auto-umpire
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the [[Graystone Estate]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}
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| ; line sensors
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>sensors in the grid of a tennis court that can track a ball in play {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}} | |
| ; magcelerators
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a magnetic acceleration feature in a {{RDM|battlestar}}'s {{RDM|launch tube}}, thus allowing the Vipers to launch at high rates of speed for rapid deployment in combat situations {{TRS|Daybreak, Part I}}
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| ; movie tile
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>storage media on which movies are stored; [[Amanda Graystone]] instructs [[Serge]] to find old home movie tiles of [[Zoe Graystone]] {{CAP|Rebirth}}
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| ; wireless mobile pack
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| : <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>equipment used by [[Zoe-R]] for her work into reconnecting with the [[V-World]] {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall|del1=y}}
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| ; wireless
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| : <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent of radio | |
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