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This is a listing of terms that appear in the glossary in "[[Armageddon]]", from page 310—312, in addition to terms not defined in that glossary, but appear in the [[Richard Hatch]] novels. Terms appearing in [[List of terms (TOS)]] do not appear here, unless to note a discrepancy.
This is a listing of terms that appear in the glossary in "[[Armageddon]]," from page 310—312, in addition to terms not defined in that glossary, but appear in the [[Richard Hatch]] novels. Terms appearing in [[List of terms (TOS)]] do not appear here, unless to note a discrepancy.


== Military jargon ==
== Military ==


* '''"{{inlineref|divide and conquer}}":''' a maneuver involving two [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]], wherein both head in opposite directions, but later head towards each other in a near collision course after their enemy splits its forces to follow both craft; the enemy craft are later disposed of as they blindly pursue their opposite number, with the partner Viper attacking the other's pursuers<ref>{{cite_book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden]]|year=1997|title=[[Armaggedon]]|publisher=Byron Preiss|pages=pgs. 9-10}}</ref>
=== Units ===
 
* {{inlineref|Blue Squadron}}: Warrior unit commanded by Lieutenant Commander {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} circa {{TOS-RH|7360}} {{RH|Armageddon}}. Unit members include:
** {{TOS-RH|Boomer}}
** {{TOS-RH|Sheba}}
** {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}}
** {{TOS-RH|Jolly}}
** {{TOS-RH|Giles}}†
** [[Zimmer]]†
** {{TOS-RH|Eva}}
* {{inlineref|Fourth Squadron}}: Warrior unit commanded by Captain {{TOS-RH|Hecate}} in {{TOS-RH|7360}}. Ensign [[Dalton]] is assigned to this squadron following her graduation from the {{TOS-RH|Academy}} {{RH|Armageddon}}.
 
=== Strategies ===
 
* {{inlineref|divide and conquer|"divide and conquer"}}: a maneuver involving two {{TOS|Viper}}s, wherein both head in opposite directions, but later head towards each other in a near collision course after their enemy splits its forces to follow both craft; the enemy craft are later disposed of as they blindly pursue their opposite number, with the partner Viper attacking the other's pursuers<ref>{{cite_book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden]]|year=1997|title=[[Armaggedon]]|publisher=Byron Preiss|pages=9-10}}</ref>


== Terms ==
== Terms ==


* '''altered:''' intoxicated or under the influence of drugs
=== General ===
* '''anchor spikes:''' nails
 
* '''apex pulsar:''' the top, center engine on a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]
* {{inlineref|altered}}: intoxicated or under the influence of drugs
* '''ascensior:''' an elevator<ref>The term "[[ascension tube]]" is used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' for an elevator.</ref>
* {{inlineref|anchor spikes}}: nails
* '''avion:''' a bird<ref>The term is introduced in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}, although it is not mentioned to be Colonial in origin on screen. The word "avion" is part of the ''[[Lunar Avion]]'', the spacecraft bound for [[Paradeen]] in "[[Greetings from Earth]]".</ref>
* {{inlineref|berth}}: bed
* '''berth:''' bed
* {{inlineref|brain crystals}}: outlawed chemical weapon causing portions of the brain to wither and harden, as if frozen
* '''beschkurd:''' green, leafy vegeetable common to most Colonies
* {{inlineref|buritician}}: a member of the hereditary nobility of the Colonies<ref>In the Original Series, the term is spelled "[[List of terms (TOS)|bureautician]]".</ref>
* '''bova:''' a large livestock animal kept in herds
* {{inlineref|cogitator}}: a {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} diplomat, like {{TOS-RH|Lucifer}}
* '''brain crystals:''' outlawed chemical weapon causing portions of the brain to wither and harden, as if frozen
* {{inlineref|commander's court}}: military court<ref>This term originated from {{G80|The Return of Starbuck|prose=Y}}. See: [[Commander's Court]]</ref>
* '''buritician:''' a member of the hereditary nobility of the Colonies<ref>In the Original Series, the term is spelled "[[List of terms (TOS)|bureautician]]".</ref>
* {{inlineref|cycle}}: work details and duties are divided into two eight-hour periods and one nine-hour period, or cycle, per ship's day; three consecutive cycles comprise a full day<ref name="p50">{{cite_book/RH|1|50}}</ref>
* '''cogitator:''' a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] diplomat, like [[Lucifer]]
* {{inlineref|drag-field}}: a type of gravity well generated by "the collective mass and inertia" of various larger craft, thus allowing smaller vessels (shuttles, Vipers) traveling at the same velocities; {{TOS-RH|the Fleet}}'s mass of vessels generated such a field, allowing intra-fleet travel via computed routes<ref name="p131">{{cite_book/RH|1|131}}</ref>
* '''commander's court:''' military court
* {{inlineref|fiberline}}: a thin, strong rope
* '''coneth stew:''' a spicy vegetable dish made with bova meat
* {{inlineref|forge ship}}: designation of a craft tasked with the manufacture of support crafts and other equipment (c.f. ''{{TOS-RH|Hephaestus}}'', ''[[Adena]]'')<ref name="p43">{{cite_book/RH|1|43}}</ref><ref name="p113">{{cite_book/RH|1|113}}</ref>
* '''cycle:''' work details and duties are divided into two eight-hour periods and one nine-hour period, or cycle, per ship's day
* {{inlineref|frizzort}}: a mishap, error, or malfunction
* '''fallaga:''' a plant found on [[Qorax]]
* {{inlineref|fundamental code}}: a language of sounds, gestures and images believed to be significant to most sentient lifeforms
* '''fiberline:''' a thin, strong rope
* {{inlineref|instruction period}}: term for time dedicated to education<ref name="p33">{{cite_book/RH|1|33}}</ref>
* '''flanchette:''' a stinging insect
* {{inlineref|mealprep}}: a kitchen
* '''flatscreen:''' computer screen
* {{inlineref|mucoid}}: slimy, sticky; likely an adjective
* '''flexi-weave:''' a type of fabric
* {{inlineref|novayahren}}: birthday
* '''frizzort:''' a mishap, error, or malfunction
* {{inlineref|slagger}}: slothful person
* '''fundamental code:''' a language of sounds, gestures and images believed to be significant to most sentient lifeforms
* {{inlineref|tarpit}}: a form of quicksand on {{TOS-RH|Caprica}}, appearing as a black abyss; {{TOS-RH|Borellian Nomen}} are taught to avoid it, for one step would spell doom<ref name="p45">{{cite book/RH|1|45}}</ref>
* '''gyro-capacitor:''' the energy transference system used in starships
* {{inlineref|temblor}}: a ground tremor or seismic planetary phenomenon
 
=== Creatures ===
 
* {{inlineref|avion}}: a bird<ref>The term is introduced in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}, although it is not mentioned to be Colonial in origin on screen. The word "avion" is part of the ''[[Lunar Avion]]'', the spacecraft bound for [[Paradeen]] in "[[Greetings From Earth]]".</ref>
* {{inlineref|bova}}: a large livestock animal kept in herds
* {{inlineref|flanchette}}: a stinging insect known for its nests, similar to that of the Earth hornet; {{TOS-RH|Boomer|Major Boomer}} notes that [[Puck]] is "stirring up a flanchette's nest all over the fleet," suggesting that the act is deleterious to one's well-being<ref name="p132">{{cite_book/RH|1|132}}</ref>
* {{inlineref|mugjape}}: maggot-like creatures; the larval stage of [[skreeters]]
* {{inlineref|skreeter}}: described in the book as a "bothersome but essentially harmless insect"; perhaps similar to flies or, at worst, mosquitoes
 
=== Foodstuffs ===
 
* {{inlineref|beschkurd}}: green, leafy vegetable common to most Colonies
* {{inlineref|coneth stew}}: a spicy vegetable dish made with [[bova]] meat
* {{inlineref|fallaga}}: a plant found on [[Qorax]]
* {{inlineref|heffala berries}}: fruit native to {{TOS-RH|Caprica}}, grown on the [[Agro Ship]]s
* {{inlineref|kirasolis}}: a sticky, caramel-like candy
* {{inlineref|mange|mange grass}}: an editable item used in stews, fields of which are grown aboard ''[[Agro-3]]''<ref name="p69">{{cite book/RH|1|69}}</ref>; this grass grew tall enough to cover a then-unidentified body of a murder victim<ref name="p70">{{cite book/RH|1|70}}</ref>
* {{inlineref|ogliv}}: a fruit described as prickly skinned and sweet; perhaps similar to pineapple
* {{inlineref|tulipian buds}}: exotic appetizer or side dish made from vegetables
 
=== Labor ===
 
* {{inlineref|agro-worker}}: an individual tasked with agricultural work, e.g. farmer or farmhand<ref name="p69">{{cite book/RH|1|69}}</ref>
* {{inlineref|servitor}}: waiter
 
=== Materials ===
 
* {{inlineref|flexi-weave}}: a type of fabric
* {{inlineref|kyluminum}}: a lightweight, [[plasteen]]/[[saligium]] alloy
* {{inlineref|oregg}}: a precious metal, equivalent to gold
* {{inlineref|plasteen}}: an indestructible plastic
* {{inlineref|saligium}}: heavy metal alloy used in construction
* {{inlineref|sylvanus}}: metal used in jewelry, similar to brass
 
=== Slang ===
 
* {{inlineref|cog}}: slang for [[cogitator]], e.g. {{TOS-RH|Lucifer}}; {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} refers to Lucifer thusly when asking why Lucifer is seated on the "[[High Seat of Command]]" instead of {{TOS-RH|Baltar}}<ref name="p192">{{cite book/RH|1|192}}</ref>
* "{{inlineref|High Seat of Command}}": the high-stationed seat in the {{TOS-RH|Cylon}} {{TOS-RH|basestar}}'s command chamber, from where {{TOS-RH|Imperious Leader}}, {{TOS-RH|Baltar}}, and other Cylon leaders command<ref name="p27">{{cite book/RH|1|27}}</ref>
* "{{inlineref|trank it}}": calm down
 
=== Technology ===
 
* {{inlineref|apex pulsar}}: the top, center engine on a {{TOS-RH|Viper}}
* {{inlineref|ascensior}}: an elevator<ref>The term "[[ascension tube]]" is used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' for an elevator.</ref>
* {{inlineref|flatscreen}}: computer screen
* {{inlineref|fuel buoy}}: a fuel storage container, typically deployed for fighter patrols to refuel on long range recons if beyond the range of a mothership<ref name="p215">{{cite book/RH|1|215}}</ref>
* {{inlineref|gyro-capacitor}}: the energy transference system used in starships
* '''[[helm]]:''' the helmet worn by Viper pilots
* '''[[helm]]:''' the helmet worn by Viper pilots
* '''heffa berries:''' fruit native to [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] that is grown on the [[Agro Ship]]s
* {{inlineref|hyperdrive}}: a fast drive, typically those on spacecraft, like {{TOS-RH|Viper}}s<ref name="p214">{{cite book/RH|1|214}}</ref>
* '''imager:''' a high-tech mirror
* {{inlineref|hyperspeed}}: term for high speed<ref name="p224">{{cite book/RH|1|224}}</ref>
* '''info-scroll:''' a heads-up display projected against the energy shield of a [[helm]]<ref>{{cite_book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden]]|year=1997|title=[[Armaggedon]]|publisher=Byron Preiss|pages=pg. 3}}</ref>
* {{inlineref|imager}}: a high-tech mirror
* '''info-sphere:''' data storage capsule
* {{inlineref|info-scroll}}: a heads-up display projected against the energy shield of a [[helm]]<ref name="p3">{{cite book/RH|1|3}}</ref>
* '''instruction period:''' term for time dedicated to education<ref>{{cite_book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden]]|year=1997|title=[[Armaggedon]]|publisher=Byron Preiss|pages=pg. 33}}</ref>
* {{inlineref|info-sphere}}: data storage capsule
* '''kirasolis:''' a sticky, caramel-like candy
* {{inlineref|launch aperture}}: energy-shielded opening in a starship bay through which smaller ships take off and land
* '''kyluminum:''' a lightewight, plasteen/saligium alloy
* {{inlineref|magnalift}}: hi-tech crane
* '''launch aperture:''' energy-shielded opening in a starship bay through which smaller ships take off and land
* {{inlineref|micronoscope}}: powerful electronic microscope
* '''magnalift:''' hi-tech crane
* {{inlineref|musiclink}}: radio; primarily for music and entertainment
* '''mealprep:''' a kitchen
* {{inlineref|navi-hilt}}: the pilot's stick in a {{TOS-RH|Viper}}
* '''micronoscope:''' powerful electronic microscope
* {{inlineref|Quantum Shift Effect}}/{{inlineref|QSE}}: a Cylon invisibility technology developed to shift a ship out of reality, thus allowing un-phased matter and energy to travel through it; believed by {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} and {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}} to be a primitive version of the technology employed by [[lightships]]<ref name="p176">{{cite book/RH|1|176}}</ref>
* '''mucoid:''' slimy, sticky; likely an adjective
* {{inlineref|S-cube}}: simulcast sight-and-sound unit; a video camera
* '''mugjape:''' maggot-like creatures; the larval stage of skreeters
* {{inlineref|sensorline}}: physical connection between two technology systems
* '''musiclink:''' radio; primarily for music and entertainment
* {{inlineref|skyeye}}: a multiple-lensed, spherical camera capable of hovering
* '''navi-hilt:''' the pilot's stick in a Viper
* {{inlineref|stellar projector}}: panels absorbing, storing, and projecting light for use aboard [[Agro Ship]]s<ref name="p87">{{Cite book/RH|1|29}}</ref>
* '''novayahren:''' birthday
* {{inlineref|support vapors}}: life support aboard ships
* '''ogliv:''' a fruit described as prickly skinned and sweet; perhaps similar to pineapple
* {{inlineref|techno center}}: technology center; the {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} base on [[Ochoa]] broadcasted jamming signals from this point<ref name="p6">{{cite book/RH|1|6}}</ref>
* '''oregg:''' a precious metal, equivalent to gold
* {{inlineref|TransVid}}: television
* '''plasteen:''' an indestructible plastic
* {{inlineref|turbolaser}}: the laser guns on a {{TOS-RH|Viper}}<ref name="p7">{{cite_book/RH|1|7}}</ref>
* '''saligium:''' heavy metal alloy used in construction
* '''S-cube:''' simulcast sight-and-sound unit; a video camera
* '''sensorline:''' physical connection between two technology systems
* '''servitor:''' waiter
* '''skreeter:''' described in the book as a "bothersome but essentially harmless insect"; perhaps similar to flies or, at worst, mosquitoes
* '''skyeye:''' a multiple-lensed, spherical camera capable of hovering
* '''slagger:''' slothful person
* '''support vapors:''' life support aboard ships
* '''sylvanus:''' metal used in jewelry, similar to brass
* '''techno center:''' technology center, the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] base on [[Ochoa]] was broadcasting the jamming signals from this point<ref>{{cite_book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden]]|year=1997|title=[[Armaggedon]]|publisher=Byron Preiss|pages=pg. 6}}</ref>
* '''temblor:''' a ground tremor or seismic planetary phenomenon
* '''"trank it":''' calm down
* '''TransVid:''' television
* '''tulipian buds:''' exotic appetizier or side dish made from vegetables
* '''turbolaser''': the laser guns on a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]<ref>{{cite_book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=[[Christopher Golden]]|year=1997|title=[[Armaggedon]]|publisher=Byron Preiss|pages=pg. 7}}</ref>


=== Measurements ===
=== Measurements ===


* '''centimetron:''' 1/100th of a metron; about 1/2 inch
* {{inlineref|centimetron}}: 1/100th of a metron; about 1/2 inch
* {{inlineref|metron}}: term similar to meter, comprising of 100 centimetrons; about 50 inches (4 feet 2 inches)


== Contradictions ==
== Contradictions ==


* '''grog'''
* {{inlineref|grog}}
** In "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", [[Greenbean]] is seen taking grog from the Officer's Mess and bottled like beer.
** In "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]," [[Greenbean]] is seen taking grog from the Officer's Mess and bottled like beer.
** In "Armaggedon", grog is an alcoholic beverage as well, but is similar to rum.
** In "Armaggedon," grog is an alcoholic beverage as well, but is similar to rum.
* '''[[pogees]]'''
* {{inlineref|pogees|[[pogees]]}}
** In "[[The Living Legend, Part II]]", [[Lucifer]] uses the term similar to how "shit" would be utilized; e.g. "They're blowing the pogees out of it."
** In "[[The Living Legend, Part II]]," [[Lucifer]] uses the term similar to how "shit" would be utilized; e.g. "They're blowing the pogees out of it."
** In "Armageddon", pogees is a term for testicles.
** In "Armageddon," pogees is a term for testicles.
* '''pulsar'''
* {{inlineref|pulsar}}
** In "[[Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]", the term pulsar is used to identify the [[Ravashol pulsar]], a device that is used as a weapon by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
** In "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]," the term pulsar is used to identify the [[Ravashol pulsar]], a device that is used as a weapon by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
** In "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]", the term "mega pulsar" is used to identify the major offensive weapons on a [[basestar (TOS)|basestar]].
** In "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]," the term "mega pulsar" is used to identify the major offensive weapons on a [[basestar (TOS)|basestar]].
** In the novel, this is a term for an engine aboard a starship.
** In the novel, this is a term for an engine aboard a starship.
* {{inlineref|TransVid Information Service}}
** In {{RH|Armageddon|prose=Y}}, [[Guinevere]] is a reporter for this service.<ref name="p74">{{cite book/RH|1|74}}</ref> It is referred to by the initialism {{inlineref|TIS}}<ref name="p75">{{cite book/RH|1|75}}</ref>.
** While {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives|prose=Y}} introduces [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]] (IFB), it is unknown whether or not this is either a competing or replacement service.


== Differences ==
== Differences ==
* '''centari:''' equivalent to nearly one minute; one hundred microns
* {{inlineref|centari}}: equivalent to nearly one minute; one hundred microns
* '''centon:''' equivalent to nearly one hour; one hundred centari
* {{inlineref|centon}}: equivalent to nearly one hour; one hundred centari
* '''cubit:''' the cubit is said to be made from oregg, although this is never mentioned in the series
* {{inlineref|cubit}}: the cubit is said to be made from oregg, although this is never mentioned in the series
* '''micron:''' equivalent to a fraction of a second; 1/100th of a centari  
* {{inlineref|micron}}: equivalent to a fraction of a second; 1/100th of a centari  
* '''week:''' defined as "ten days"; which would make 25 weeks in a yahren
* {{inlineref|week}}: defined as "ten days"; which would make 25 weeks in a yahren
* '''[[yahren]]:''' while still equivalent to a year, a yahren is 250 days
* {{inlineref|yahren|[[yahren]]}}: while still equivalent to a year, a yahren is 250 days


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

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This is a listing of terms that appear in the glossary in "Armageddon," from page 310—312, in addition to terms not defined in that glossary, but appear in the Richard Hatch novels. Terms appearing in List of terms (TOS) do not appear here, unless to note a discrepancy.

Military

Units

Strategies

  • "divide and conquer": a maneuver involving two Vipers, wherein both head in opposite directions, but later head towards each other in a near collision course after their enemy splits its forces to follow both craft; the enemy craft are later disposed of as they blindly pursue their opposite number, with the partner Viper attacking the other's pursuers[1]

Terms

General

  • altered: intoxicated or under the influence of drugs
  • anchor spikes: nails
  • berth: bed
  • brain crystals: outlawed chemical weapon causing portions of the brain to wither and harden, as if frozen
  • buritician: a member of the hereditary nobility of the Colonies[2]
  • cogitator: a Cylon diplomat, like Lucifer
  • commander's court: military court[3]
  • cycle: work details and duties are divided into two eight-hour periods and one nine-hour period, or cycle, per ship's day; three consecutive cycles comprise a full day[4]
  • drag-field: a type of gravity well generated by "the collective mass and inertia" of various larger craft, thus allowing smaller vessels (shuttles, Vipers) traveling at the same velocities; the Fleet's mass of vessels generated such a field, allowing intra-fleet travel via computed routes[5]
  • fiberline: a thin, strong rope
  • forge ship: designation of a craft tasked with the manufacture of support crafts and other equipment (c.f. Hephaestus, Adena)[6][7]
  • frizzort: a mishap, error, or malfunction
  • fundamental code: a language of sounds, gestures and images believed to be significant to most sentient lifeforms
  • instruction period: term for time dedicated to education[8]
  • mealprep: a kitchen
  • mucoid: slimy, sticky; likely an adjective
  • novayahren: birthday
  • slagger: slothful person
  • tarpit: a form of quicksand on Caprica, appearing as a black abyss; Borellian Nomen are taught to avoid it, for one step would spell doom[9]
  • temblor: a ground tremor or seismic planetary phenomenon

Creatures

  • avion: a bird[10]
  • bova: a large livestock animal kept in herds
  • flanchette: a stinging insect known for its nests, similar to that of the Earth hornet; Major Boomer notes that Puck is "stirring up a flanchette's nest all over the fleet," suggesting that the act is deleterious to one's well-being[11]
  • mugjape: maggot-like creatures; the larval stage of skreeters
  • skreeter: described in the book as a "bothersome but essentially harmless insect"; perhaps similar to flies or, at worst, mosquitoes

Foodstuffs

  • beschkurd: green, leafy vegetable common to most Colonies
  • coneth stew: a spicy vegetable dish made with bova meat
  • fallaga: a plant found on Qorax
  • heffala berries: fruit native to Caprica, grown on the Agro Ships
  • kirasolis: a sticky, caramel-like candy
  • mange grass: an editable item used in stews, fields of which are grown aboard Agro-3[12]; this grass grew tall enough to cover a then-unidentified body of a murder victim[13]
  • ogliv: a fruit described as prickly skinned and sweet; perhaps similar to pineapple
  • tulipian buds: exotic appetizer or side dish made from vegetables

Labor

  • agro-worker: an individual tasked with agricultural work, e.g. farmer or farmhand[12]
  • servitor: waiter

Materials

  • flexi-weave: a type of fabric
  • kyluminum: a lightweight, plasteen/saligium alloy
  • oregg: a precious metal, equivalent to gold
  • plasteen: an indestructible plastic
  • saligium: heavy metal alloy used in construction
  • sylvanus: metal used in jewelry, similar to brass

Slang

Technology

  • apex pulsar: the top, center engine on a Viper
  • ascensior: an elevator[16]
  • flatscreen: computer screen
  • fuel buoy: a fuel storage container, typically deployed for fighter patrols to refuel on long range recons if beyond the range of a mothership[17]
  • gyro-capacitor: the energy transference system used in starships
  • helm: the helmet worn by Viper pilots
  • hyperdrive: a fast drive, typically those on spacecraft, like Vipers[18]
  • hyperspeed: term for high speed[19]
  • imager: a high-tech mirror
  • info-scroll: a heads-up display projected against the energy shield of a helm[20]
  • info-sphere: data storage capsule
  • launch aperture: energy-shielded opening in a starship bay through which smaller ships take off and land
  • magnalift: hi-tech crane
  • micronoscope: powerful electronic microscope
  • musiclink: radio; primarily for music and entertainment
  • navi-hilt: the pilot's stick in a Viper
  • Quantum Shift Effect/QSE: a Cylon invisibility technology developed to shift a ship out of reality, thus allowing un-phased matter and energy to travel through it; believed by Apollo and Starbuck to be a primitive version of the technology employed by lightships[21]
  • S-cube: simulcast sight-and-sound unit; a video camera
  • sensorline: physical connection between two technology systems
  • skyeye: a multiple-lensed, spherical camera capable of hovering
  • stellar projector: panels absorbing, storing, and projecting light for use aboard Agro Ships[22]
  • support vapors: life support aboard ships
  • techno center: technology center; the Cylon base on Ochoa broadcasted jamming signals from this point[23]
  • TransVid: television
  • turbolaser: the laser guns on a Viper[24]

Measurements

  • centimetron: 1/100th of a metron; about 1/2 inch
  • metron: term similar to meter, comprising of 100 centimetrons; about 50 inches (4 feet 2 inches)

Contradictions

Differences

  • centari: equivalent to nearly one minute; one hundred microns
  • centon: equivalent to nearly one hour; one hundred centari
  • cubit: the cubit is said to be made from oregg, although this is never mentioned in the series
  • micron: equivalent to a fraction of a second; 1/100th of a centari
  • week: defined as "ten days"; which would make 25 weeks in a yahren
  • yahren: while still equivalent to a year, a yahren is 250 days

Notes

  • With the numbers given, there is a noted disconnect between Earth time and Colonial time. For instance, someone living 100 yahren (2,500 weeks) in Colonial time would be only be 48 Earth years old. This explains why the Colonials appear to have a longer lifespan, as Adama noted that the Colonial lifespan was 200 yahren (96 Earth years).

References

  1. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armaggedon. Byron Preiss, p. 9-10.
  2. ↑ In the Original Series, the term is spelled "bureautician".
  3. ↑ This term originated from Galactica 1980's "The Return of Starbuck". See: Commander's Court
  4. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 50.
  5. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 131.
  6. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 43.
  7. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 113.
  8. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 33.
  9. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 45.
  10. ↑ The term is introduced in the Original Series, although it is not mentioned to be Colonial in origin on screen. The word "avion" is part of the Lunar Avion, the spacecraft bound for Paradeen in "Greetings From Earth".
  11. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 132.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 69.
  13. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 70.
  14. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 192.
  15. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 27.
  16. ↑ The term "ascension tube" is used in Galactica 1980 for an elevator.
  17. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 215.
  18. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 214.
  19. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 224.
  20. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 3.
  21. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 176.
  22. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 29.
  23. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 6.
  24. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 7.
  25. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 74.
  26. ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 75.
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