List of terms (RDM)

2007-03-09T12:31:45Z

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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)]].

==Acronyms==

*AAU: Anti-aircraft Unit, a weapon emplacement used to destroy aerial units ([[Fragged]])
*[[BSG]]: Battlestar Group ([[Water]])
*[[CAG]]: Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot
*[[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol
*CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course ("[[Final Cut]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")
*[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CF]]: Colonial Fleet ([[Final Cut]])
*[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CFR]]: Colonial Fleet Reserve ([[Final Cut]])
*[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center
*[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps ([[Final Cut]])
*[[Marines|CMCR]]: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve ([[Final Cut]])
*CMO: Chief Medical Officer
*[[CNP]]: Command Navigation Program. Central computer program used on Colonial Fleet vessels ([[Miniseries]])
*CO: Commanding Officer
*DC: Damage Control
*[[DRADIS]]: "'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''D'''istance". Colonial equivalent of radar.
*[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
*EMI: Electro-Magnetic Interference; such interference was thrown off by binary stars and interferes with [[DRADIS]] ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*[[EMP]]: Electro-Magnetic Pulse; typically accompanies a nuclear explosion
*[[FTL]]: Faster Than Light
*[[IFF]]: Identification Friend Foe ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])
*KIA: Killed in Action ([[Sacrifice]])
*[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer
*[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck ([[Scattered]])
*RFN: Right Frakking Now ("[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]")
*[[SAR]]: Search and Rescue ([[Fragged]])
*SU: Solar Unit. Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit" ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*[[XO]]: Executive Officer

==Military Jargon==

*[[Actual]]: the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions
*[[Hands-on Approach|ball]]: visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System ([[Miniseries]], "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Final Cut]]", "[[Black Market]]")
*bandit: confirmed hostile contact. Usually in reference to fighter and shuttle sized craft ([[Final Cut]])
*[[bingo fuel]]: having no fuel left or just enough fuel to return to the mothership ("[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]")
*bird farm: Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] ([[Final Cut]])
*[[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]])
*command authority: the senior person/persons in command of a military unit, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Precipice]]")
*[[conn]]: literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*"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]])
*ell-tee: phonetic pronounciation of "Lt.", i.e. Lieutenant ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]")
*[[w:fireteam|fire team]]: a small unit of military personnel, typically Marines or soldiers ([[Valley of Darkness]])
*five-'graph order: five paragraph operation order. A basic command tool taught to officer candidates ([[Fragged]])
*genny: power generator. Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]])
*klick: one kilometer
*knuckle dragger: inoffensive slang for a mechanic
*[[nugget]]: a pilot in training ("[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Scar]]")
*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: the unaided eye ("[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]")
*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]]")
*Old Man: slang for the commanding officer
*press: directive to continue the attack ([[Maelstrom]])
*recovery line: the point at which it becomes unlikely that a fighter will be able to safely return to base ([[33]])
*[[rook]]: "rookie" ([[Miniseries]])
*Sierra Alpha: "suspicious activity" ([[Scattered]])
*sitrep: "situation report"
*skids up: "take off" or "launch". Often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing.
*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]])
*sparrow: slang for a Cylon Raider ([[Maelstrom]])
*spinner: engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*[[swallow]]: decoy drone deployed by Raptors ([[Miniseries]])
*[[snipe]]: engineer ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*tally: the sighting of a target, non-friendly craft, landmark, or enemy position ("[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Scattered]]", "[[Maelstrom]]")
*trap: mechanism in a battlestar's landing bay which arrests the forward motion of either a Viper, Raptor or other small craft ([[Final Cut]])
*Two Alpha: designation for an extremely risky and voluntary mission ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]])
*turkey: slang for a Cylon Heavy Raider ([[Maelstrom]])
*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]]")
*[[weapons free]]: command authorizing disengaging safeties and arming of weapons. Usually given to Viper pilots ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])
*weapons hot: synonym for "weapons free" ([[Final Cut]])
*wilco: "will comply"

==Other Colloquialisms==

*The Beast: nickname for ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*[[Big G]]: nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''
*The Bucket: nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[The Captain's Hand]])
*bullet-head: slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[Downloaded]])
*clanker: slang for a Cylon Centurion
*chrome job: slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]])
*[[frak]]: Colonial version of "fuck"
*freight monkey: term for crewmen on Colonial freighters ([[Scattered]], [[List of Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]])
*hard six: taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice
*Heavy: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]''
*skin job: derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie ''Blade Runner'' ([[Downloaded]])
*stump: derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp ([[Bastille Day]])
*[[toaster]]: derogatory term for Cylons in general
*toaster shopping: searching and destroying Cylons ([[Valley of Darkness]])
* "''Go [[Picon Panthers|Panthers]]!''" and "''[[Caprica Buccaneers|C-Bucs]] Rule''": Used as a passphrase between [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Samuel Anders]] ([[Exodus, Part I]])

==''Battlestar Galactica'' Specific Terms==

*[[ambrosia]]: a type of alcoholic beverage
*[[carom]]: term used in conjunction with a [[Dradis Contact]] read; analogous to the term "mark"
*[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
*[[cubit]]: unit of currency
*[[Dradis]]: Colonial equivalent of radar. Technically an acronym for "'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''D'''istance"
*[[fumarella leaf]]: tobacco or a type of tobacco ([[Water]])
*[[G-4]]: a type of explosive similar to modern C-4 ([[Water]])
*[[krypter]]: Colonial version of "mayday" ([[Miniseries]], "[[Hero]]")
*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivalent of morphine ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Epiphanies]]")
*[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game
*[[Red Line]]: a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations ([[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (Extended Version)]]")
*[[stims]]: stimulants or a type of stimulants ("[[33]]", "[[Final Cut]]")
*[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]: card game similar to Poker
*[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
*[[wireless]]: Colonial equivalent of radio

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