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==Acronyms==
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*AAU: Anti-aircraft Unit, a weapon emplacement used to destroy aerial units ([[Fragged]])
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]]''. 
*[[BSG]]: Battlestar Group ([[Water]])
 
*[[CAG]]: Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot
''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.''
*[[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol
 
*CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course ([[Final Cut]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])
==Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms==
*[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CF]]: Colonial Fleet ([[Final Cut]])
 
*[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CFR]]: Colonial Fleet Reserve ([[Final Cut]])
; AAA
*[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center
: <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}}.
*[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps ([[Final Cut]])
; AAU
*[[Marines|CMCR]]: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve ([[Final Cut]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets {{TRS|Fragged}}.
*CMO: Chief Medical Officer
; ACH
*[[CNP]]: Command Navigation Program. Central computer program used on Colonial Fleet vessels ([[Miniseries]])
; After Cylon Holocaust
*CO: Commanding Officer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>denotes any time following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], e.g. 1 ACH (see: [[Timeline (RDM)]])
*[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
; ACM
*[[EMP]]: Electro-Magnetic Pulse; typically accompanies a nuclear explosion
:<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}}.
*[[FTL]]: Faster Than Light
; AI
*[[IFF]]: Identification Friend Foe ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the [[First Cylon War]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}
*[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer
; ASAP
*[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck ([[Scattered]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."
*RFN: Right Frakking Now ([[Valley of Darkness]])
; BCH
*[[SAR]]: Search and Rescue ([[Fragged]])
; Before Cylon Holocaust
*[[XO]]: Executive Officer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>denotes any time preceding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], e.g. [[40 BCH]] (see: [[Timeline (RDM)]])
; BSG
; battlestar group
; Battlestar Group
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Battlestar Group]] {{TRS|Water}}. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
; CAG
; Commander Air Group
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the senior pilot on a [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]
; CAP
; Combat Air Patrol
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space
; CBDR
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course {{TRS|Final Cut|Pegasus}}
; CF
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; CFR
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial Fleet Reserve {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; CIC
; Combat Information Center
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: [[Combat Information Center]]
; CMC
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Colonial Marine Corps]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; CMCR
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial Marine Corps Reserve {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; CMO
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Chief Medical Officer; e.g. Major [[Sherman Cottle]] is ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}}
; CNP
; Command Navigation Program
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>operating system on [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|military]] and civilian ships exploited by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}
; CO
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Commanding Officer; e.g. [[William Adama]]
; DC
; Damage Control
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>generally related to the [[CIC]] station and [[Aft Damage Control|related locations]]
; DCT
; Damage Control Team
: party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of [[deckhand]]s and other NCOs {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
; DRADIS
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[DRADIS|"'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''Dis'''tance"]], Colonial equivalent of [[w:radar|radar]] or [[w:lidar|lidar]]
; ECO
; Electronic Countermeasures Officer
: crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard [[Raptor]]s (see: [[ECO]])
; EMI
; electromagnetic interference
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with [[DRADIS]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; EMP
; electromagnetic pulse
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
; FOB
; fresh off the boat
: <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}}
; FTL
; Faster Than Light
; faster-than-light
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: [[FTL]]
; GDD
; Global Defense Department
: <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
; Identification Friend or Foe
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]")
; KIA
; Killed in Action
: used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: [[KIA]] {{TRS|Sacrifice}}
; LSO
; Landing Signal Officer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group
; MIRV
; Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle
: <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}}
; MCP
; Meta-cognitive processor
: <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]]).
; NCP
; New Caprica Police
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] on [[New Caprica]], see: [[New Caprica Police]] {{TRS|Occupation}}
; OD
; overdose
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect {{TRS|Faith}}
; OOD
; Officer of the Deck
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station {{TRS|Scattered}}
; PTF
; Playing the Field
: <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).
; RFN
; Right Frakking Now
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation {{TRS|Scattered|Valley of Darkness}}
; SAM
; Surface-to-air missile
: <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}}
; SAR
; Search and Rescue
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: [[SAR]] {{TRS|Fragged}}
; STO
; Soldiers of the One
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to [[58 BCH]] ({{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}, et al).
; SU
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit," speculated to stand for "solar unit" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
; XO
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Executive officer|Executive Officer]], e.g. [[Saul Tigh]]


==Military Jargon==
==Military Jargon==


*[[Actual]]: the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions
; Actual
*[[Hands-on Approach|ball]]: visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System ([[Miniseries]], [[Act of Contrition]], [[Final Cut]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>callsign used in wireless communications to denote a ship's commanding officer
*[[Big G]]: nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''
; Archer
*[[code blue]]: a term used by an officer who has identified a [[Cylon agent]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>air-to-air ordnance provisioned for [[Raptor]]s {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}
*[[conn]]: literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[The Captain's Hand]])
; ball
*five-'graph order: five paragraph operation order. A basic command tool taught to officer candidates ([[Fragged]])
: <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}}
*genny: power generator. Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]])
; bandit
*klick: one kilometer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft {{TRS|Final Cut|Razor}}
*knuckle dragger: inoffensive slang for a mechanic
; basic
*[[nugget]]: a pilot in training ([[Act of Contrition]], [[Scar]])
: <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}}
*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: the unaided eye ([[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[Scar]])
; bent bird
*Old Man: slang for the commanding officer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>damaged fighter craft {{TRS|Occupation}}
*[[rook]]': "rookie" ([[Miniseries]])
; bingo fuel
*sitrep: "situation report"
; <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>minimum fuel level required to safely return to base {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Scar}}
*[[swallow]]: decoy drone deployed by Raptors ([[Miniseries]])
; bird farm
*[[snipe]]: engineer ([[The Captain's Hand]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; bug out
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>retreat, usually hastily and disordered {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
; callsign
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in [[wireless]] communications and in conversation
; chatter
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}; active wireless communications traffic
; code blue
: <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]])
; command authority
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the senior rank in a command, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)|Precipice}}
; conn
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; dress and cover
: <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)}}
; ell-tee
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) {{TRS|Valley of Darkness|Fragged}}
; eyeball run
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers {{TRS|Home, Part I}}
; fireteam
; fire team
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
; five-'graph order
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training {{TRS|Fragged}}
; genny
: <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}}
; hack
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the [[brig]]
; hard deck
: <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
; intra-atmos entry
: <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
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a [[Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial Marine]] {{TRS|Blood and Chrome|deleted=yes}}
; jock smock
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[flight suit]] {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}}
; jump
: <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
; klick
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>one kilometer
; knuckle dragger
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>inoffensive slang for a mechanic or [[deckhand]]
; nugget
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>student pilot {{TRS|Act of Contrition|Scar}}
; Mark One Eyeball
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the unaided eye {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Scar}}
; no joy
: <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
: Commander [[William Adama]]'s nickname, used by officers aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''  {{TRS|33}}
; press
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>in military parlance, directive to continue the attack; otherwise used to refer to journalists {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
; recovery line
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time {{TRS|33}}
; rook
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"rookie," typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training {{TRS|Miniseries}}, q.v. nugget
; shooter
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for launch officer, responsible for deployment of craft from a {{RDM|battlestar}} {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}
; Sierra Alpha
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"suspicious activity" {{TRS|Scattered}}
; sitrep
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"situation report"
; skids up
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"take off" or "launch"; often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing
; skosh
: <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
: <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}}
; sparrow
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
; spinner
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
; swallow
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>decoy drone deployed by [[Raptor]]s {{TRS|Miniseries}}
; snipe
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>engineer {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
; spooch
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error {{TRS|Scar}}
; tally
: <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}}
; trap
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>battlestar landing bay mechanism that arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; Two Alpha
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I}}
; turkey
: slang for a [[Heavy Raider|Cylon Heavy Raider]] {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
; unrep
; underway replenishment
: <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}}
; war porn
: <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}}
; weapons free
: <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}}
; weapons hot
: weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; wilco
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given
 
== Religious terminology ==
 
; Apotheosis
: <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]])
; temple group
: <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}}
; trinity
: <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}}


==Other Colloquialisms==
==Other Colloquialisms==


*bullet-head: slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[Downloaded]])
; The Beast
*[[frak]]: Colonial version of "fuck"
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' given by ''Galactica''{{'|s}} crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*Heavy: term used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]''
; Big G
*skin job: derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie ''Blade Runner'' ([[Downloaded]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''
*[[toaster]]: derogatory term for Cylons in general
; The Bucket
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''Galactica'' given by ''Pegasus''{{'}} crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; bullet-head
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion {{TRS|Downloaded}}
; clanker
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion
; chrome job
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
; companionway
: <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}}
; derez
; de-rez
; de-resolve
: <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}}
; cube
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
; Download City
: 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}}
; frak
; frakked
; frakker
; frakking
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: [[frak]])
; freight monkey
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>crewmen on Colonial freighters ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]], [[List of Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]]")
; hard six
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice
; Heavy
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]''
; husker
: <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}}
; skin job
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory term for humanoid Cylons; homage to the movie ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' {{TRS|Downloaded}}
; stump
: <includeonly>{{term|TR S}}</includeonly>derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp {{TRS|Bastille Day}}
; symp
: <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}}
; toaster
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory term for Cylons in general
; toaster shopping
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>searching and destroying Cylons {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
; Go Panthers!
; C-Bucs Rule!
: <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}}
 
==''Battlestar Galactica'' Specific Terms==
 
; ambrosia
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a type of alcoholic beverage, see: [[ambrosia]]
; carom
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>term used in conjunction with a [[DRADIS]] contact read; analogous to the term "mark"
; chamalla
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments, see: [[chamalla]]
; cubit
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>unit of currency, see: [[cubit]]
; fumarella leaf
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>tobacco or a type of tobacco {{TRS|Water}}
; G-4
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>plastic explosive similar to modern [[w:C-4|C-4]], see: [[G-4]] {{TRS|Water}}
; JP
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint {{TRS|Water}}
; krypter
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial version of "mayday"; in practice, the term is usually repeated three times, see: [[krypter]] {{TRS|Miniseries|Hero}}
; morpha
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent of morphine, see: [[morpha]] {{TRS|Valley of Darkness|Epiphanies}}
; pyramid
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>popular Colonial ball game, see: {{RDM|pyramid}}
; Red Line
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations {{TRS|Miniseries|Pegasus (Extended Version)}}
; stims
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>stimulants or a type of stimulant {{TRS|33|Final Cut}}
; triad
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>card game similar to [[w:Poker|Poker]], see: {{RDM|triad}}
; tylium
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: {{RDM|tylium}}
; vernal
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>alternate term for the spring season (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break]]")
; Vernal Break
: <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]]")
 
== Technology ==


==Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms==
; auto-umpire
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the [[Graystone Estate]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}
; line sensors
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>sensors in the grid of a tennis court that can track a ball in play {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}
; magcelerators
: <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}}
; movie tile
: <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}}
; wireless mobile pack
: <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}}
; wireless
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent of radio


*[[ambrosia]]: a type of alcoholic beverage
== References ==
*[[carom]]: term used in conjunction with a [[Dradis Contact]] read; analogous to the term "mark"
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*[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
*[[cubit]]: unit of currency
*[[Dradis]]: Colonial equivalent of radar
*[[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]])
*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivalent of morphine ([[Valley of Darkness]], [[Epiphanies]])
*[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game
*[[Red Line]]: a point in space behind wich an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations ([[Miniseries]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])
*[[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]]: radio


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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


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

The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with the Lingo extension used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.

Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms[edit]

AAA
Anti-aircraft artillery (pronounced "Triple-A"), such as a battlestar's point defense batteries (TRS: "He That Believeth in Me").
AAU
Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets (TRS: "Fragged").
ACH
After Cylon Holocaust
denotes any time following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 1 ACH (see: Timeline (RDM))
ACM
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").
AI
Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the First Cylon War (TRS: "Miniseries")
ASAP
As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."
BCH
Before Cylon Holocaust
denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))
BSG
battlestar group
Battlestar Group
Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
CAG
Commander Air Group
the senior pilot on a battlestar
CAP
Combat Air Patrol
standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space
CBDR
Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course (TRS: "Final Cut", "Pegasus")
CF
Colonial Fleet (TRS: "Final Cut")
CFR
Colonial Fleet Reserve (TRS: "Final Cut")
CIC
Combat Information Center
nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: Combat Information Center
CMC
Colonial Marine Corps (TRS: "Final Cut")
CMCR
Colonial Marine Corps Reserve (TRS: "Final Cut")
CMO
Chief Medical Officer; e.g. Major Sherman Cottle is Galactica's
CNP
Command Navigation Program
operating system on military and civilian ships exploited by the Cylons (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")
CO
Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama
DC
Damage Control
generally related to the CIC station and related locations
DCT
Damage Control Team
party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of deckhands and other NCOs (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").
DRADIS
"Direction, Range, and Distance", Colonial equivalent of radar or lidar
ECO
Electronic Countermeasures Officer
crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard Raptors (see: ECO)
EMI
electromagnetic interference
high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with DRADIS (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
FOB
fresh off the boat
new crewmember who is reporting to their assignment; William Adama is referred to thusly by Armin Diaz after embarking on Galactica (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")
FTL
Faster Than Light
faster-than-light
technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL
GDD
Global Defense Department
a civilian outfit on Caprica in operation prior to the First Cylon War handling large-scale enforcement throughout the colony, akin to the FBI, see: Global Defense Department
IFF
Identification Friend or Foe
transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")
KIA
Killed in Action
used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: KIA (TRS: "Sacrifice")
LSO
Landing Signal Officer
officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group
MIRV
Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle
a missile conveyance system; Cylons deployed these for orbital bombardment during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: "The Plan")
MCP
Meta-cognitive processor
hardware used by Dr. Daniel Graystone in the integration of the sentient AI that Zoe Graystone created into the U-87, see: MCP (CAP: Pilot).
NCP
New Caprica Police
pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the Cylon Occupation Authority on New Caprica, see: New Caprica Police (TRS: "Occupation")
OD
overdose
medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect (TRS: "Faith")
OOD
Officer of the Deck
a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station (TRS: "Scattered")
PTF
Playing the Field
an advice column on dating in the Twelve Colonies (The Caprican: "Playing the Field: A Guide to Love in the Colonies," et al).
RFN
Right Frakking Now
directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation (TRS: "Scattered", "Valley of Darkness")
SAM
Surface-to-air missile
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")
SAR
Search and Rescue
the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: SAR (TRS: "Fragged")
STO
Soldiers of the One
a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to 58 BCH ((CAP: "Pilot"), et al).
SU
distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit," speculated to stand for "solar unit" (TRS: "The Captain's Hand").
XO
Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh

Military Jargon[edit]

Actual
callsign used in wireless communications to denote a ship's commanding officer
Archer
air-to-air ordnance provisioned for Raptors (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")
ball
visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System during a hands-on approach (TRS: "Miniseries", "Act of Contrition", "Final Cut", "Black Market")
bandit
confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft (TRS: "Final Cut", "Razor")
basic
initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training (TRS: "Fragged"); and basic flight training (TRS: "Miniseries")
bent bird
damaged fighter craft (TRS: "Occupation")
bingo fuel
minimum fuel level required to safely return to base (TRS: "You Can't Go Home Again", "Scar")
bird farm
Colonial pilot jargon for a battlestar (TRS: "Final Cut")
bug out
retreat, usually hastily and disordered (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
callsign
a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in wireless communications and in conversation
chatter
to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement (TRS: "Valley of Darkness"); active wireless communications traffic
code blue
request for assistance due to potential Cylon agent sighting (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II," Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II)
command authority
the senior rank in a command, such as an Admiral (TRS: "Pegasus", "Precipice")
conn
navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general (TRS: "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" (TRS: "Pegasus")
ell-tee
informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) (TRS: "Valley of Darkness", "Fragged")
eyeball run
likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers (TRS: "Home, Part I")
fireteam
fire team
basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
five-'graph order
five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training (TRS: "Fragged")
genny
power generator; Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on Ragnar Anchorage (TRS: "Miniseries")
hack
the brig
hard deck
the threshold in a massive gas planet's dense atmosphere below which the atmospheric density and pressure becomes too great for a Viper to be able to reach orbit again and maintain structural integrity (TRS: "Maelstrom"); adapted from the original definition of minimum safe altitude
intra-atmos entry
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
a Colonial Marine (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")
jock smock
flight suit (TRS: "He That Believeth in Me")
jump
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
klick
one kilometer
knuckle dragger
inoffensive slang for a mechanic or deckhand
nugget
student pilot (TRS: "Act of Contrition", "Scar")
Mark One Eyeball
the unaided eye (TRS: "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 (TRS: "The Hand of God""[[|]]", "Maelstrom")[[Category:]]
Old Man
Commander William Adama's nickname, used by officers aboard Galactica (TRS: "33")
press
in military parlance, directive to continue the attack; otherwise used to refer to journalists (TRS: "Maelstrom")
recovery line
imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time (TRS: "33")
rook
"rookie," typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training (TRS: "Miniseries"), q.v. nugget
shooter
slang for launch officer, responsible for deployment of craft from a battlestar (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")
Sierra Alpha
"suspicious activity" (TRS: "Scattered")
sitrep
"situation report"
skids up
"take off" or "launch"; often used by the CAG to end a mission briefing
skosh
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
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")
sparrow
slang for Cylon Raider (TRS: "Maelstrom")
spinner
engineering component of a battlestar's FTL drive (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
swallow
decoy drone deployed by Raptors (TRS: "Miniseries")
snipe
engineer (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
spooch
contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error (TRS: "Scar")
tally
abbreviation of tally-ho; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position (TRS: "The Hand of God", "Scattered", "Maelstrom")
trap
battlestar landing bay mechanism that arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft (TRS: "Final Cut")
Two Alpha
designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I")
turkey
slang for a Cylon Heavy Raider (TRS: "Maelstrom")
unrep
underway replenishment
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")
war porn
gun camera footage from engagements, typically played back by Colonial Marines for their enjoyment (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")
weapons free
weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly (TRS: "Resurrection Ship, Part I")
weapons hot
weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed (TRS: "Final Cut")
wilco
"will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given

Religious terminology[edit]

Apotheosis
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 avatars. One of the Hybrids also uses this term during the Fall of the Colonies, stating "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning" (TRS: "The Plan"). (See: resurrection program)
temple group
a religious group akin to a "church group"; Lacy Rand tries telling a security guard that her temple group missed their flight to Picon (CAP: "Retribution")
trinity
a being in three different states; Zoe-R considers herself to be a trinity, as she is "Zoe, and the avatar, and the robot" (CAP: "Rebirth")

Other Colloquialisms[edit]

The Beast
nickname for Pegasus given by Galactica's crew (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
Big G
nickname for Galactica
The Bucket
nickname for Galactica given by Pegasus' crew (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
bullet-head
slang for a Cylon Centurion (TRS: "Downloaded")
clanker
slang for a Cylon Centurion
chrome job
slang for a Cylon Centurion (TRS: "The Resistance")
companionway
a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
derez
de-rez
de-resolve
occurrence of a holographic avatar's loss of either cohesion or deletion from the Virtual World, see: derez (CAP: "Pilot", "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory", "End of Line", "Unvanquished" and "False Labor")
cube
equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person (CAP: "The Imperfections of Memory")
Download City
nickname[1] used by Diana Seelix to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are resurrected on New Caprica (TRS: "Exodus, Part I")
frak
frakked
frakker
frakking
all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)
freight monkey
crewmen on Colonial freighters (TRS: "Scattered, 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 Heavy 798
husker
Aerlionian slang for hayseed; William Adama is called this by Coker Fasjovik, thus the source of Adama's callsign (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")
skin job
derogatory term for humanoid Cylons; homage to the movie Blade Runner (TRS: "Downloaded")
stump
derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp (TRS: "Bastille Day")
symp
derogatory shorthand for sympathizer, vis-à-vis Cylons; Strohmeyer refers to Jenna McGavin and Nina Leothe thusly during a heated discussion about his war porn (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")
toaster
derogatory term for Cylons in general
toaster shopping
searching and destroying Cylons (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
Go Panthers!
C-Bucs Rule!
passphrase between Sharon "Athena" Agathon and Samuel Anders, referring to two pyramid teams, the Picon Panthers and the Caprica Buccaneers (C-Bucs), the later being Anders' former team (TRS: "Exodus, Part I")

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms[edit]

ambrosia
a type of alcoholic beverage, see: ambrosia
carom
term used in conjunction with a DRADIS contact read; analogous to the term "mark"
chamalla
a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments, see: chamalla
cubit
unit of currency, see: cubit
fumarella leaf
tobacco or a type of tobacco (TRS: "Water")
G-4
plastic explosive similar to modern C-4, see: G-4 (TRS: "Water")
JP
a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint (TRS: "Water")
krypter
Colonial version of "mayday"; in practice, the term is usually repeated three times, see: krypter (TRS: "Miniseries", "Hero")
morpha
Colonial equivalent of morphine, see: morpha (TRS: "Valley of Darkness", "Epiphanies")
pyramid
popular Colonial ball game, see: pyramid
Red Line
a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into FTL jump calculations (TRS: "Miniseries", "Pegasus")
stims
stimulants or a type of stimulant (TRS: "33", "Final Cut")
triad
card game similar to Poker, see: triad
tylium
mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: tylium
vernal
alternate term for the spring season (The Caprican: "Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break")
Vernal Break
a period of time when students from educational institutions are released to celebrate vacation, c.f. spring break (The Caprican: "Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break")

Technology[edit]

auto-umpire
a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the Graystone Estate (CAP: "Pilot")
line sensors
sensors in the grid of a tennis court that can track a ball in play (CAP: "Pilot")
magcelerators
a magnetic acceleration feature in a battlestar's launch tube, thus allowing the Vipers to launch at high rates of speed for rapid deployment in combat situations (TRS: "Daybreak, Part I")
movie tile
storage media on which movies are stored; Amanda Graystone instructs Serge to find old home movie tiles of Zoe Graystone (CAP: "Rebirth")
wireless mobile pack
equipment used by Zoe-R for her work into reconnecting with the V-World (CAP: "Reins of a Waterfall" deleted scene)
wireless
Colonial equivalent of radio

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by Bradley Thompson on the Official Communiques page.

Re-imagined Series definition: Anti-aircraft artillery (pronounced "Triple-A"), such as a battlestar's point defense batteries (TRS: "He That Believeth in Me").

Re-imagined Series definition: Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets (TRS: "Fragged").

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 1 ACH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 1 ACH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Re-imagined Series definition: 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").

Re-imagined Series definition: Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the First Cylon War (TRS: "Miniseries")

Re-imagined Series definition: As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.

Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.

Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.

Re-imagined Series definition: the senior pilot on a battlestar

Re-imagined Series definition: the senior pilot on a battlestar

Re-imagined Series definition: standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space

Re-imagined Series definition: standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space

Re-imagined Series definition: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course (TRS: "Final Cut", "Pegasus")

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial Fleet Reserve (TRS: "Final Cut")

Re-imagined Series definition: nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: Combat Information Center

Re-imagined Series definition: nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: Combat Information Center

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve (TRS: "Final Cut")

Re-imagined Series definition: Chief Medical Officer; e.g. Major Sherman Cottle is Galactica's

Re-imagined Series definition: operating system on military and civilian ships exploited by the Cylons (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")

Re-imagined Series definition: operating system on military and civilian ships exploited by the Cylons (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")

Re-imagined Series definition: Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama

Re-imagined Series definition: generally related to the CIC station and related locations

Re-imagined Series definition: generally related to the CIC station and related locations

party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of deckhands and other NCOs (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").

party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of deckhands and other NCOs (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").

Re-imagined Series definition: "Direction, Range, and Distance", Colonial equivalent of radar or lidar

crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard Raptors (see: ECO)

crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard Raptors (see: ECO)

Re-imagined Series definition: high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with DRADIS (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with DRADIS (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.

Re-imagined Series definition: A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.

Re-imagined Series definition: new crewmember who is reporting to their assignment; William Adama is referred to thusly by Armin Diaz after embarking on Galactica (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")

Re-imagined Series definition: new crewmember who is reporting to their assignment; William Adama is referred to thusly by Armin Diaz after embarking on Galactica (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")

Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL

Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL

Re-imagined Series definition: technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL

Caprica definition: a civilian outfit on Caprica in operation prior to the First Cylon War handling large-scale enforcement throughout the colony, akin to the FBI, see: Global Defense Department

Caprica definition: a civilian outfit on Caprica in operation prior to the First Cylon War handling large-scale enforcement throughout the colony, akin to the FBI, see: Global Defense Department

Re-imagined Series definition: transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")

Re-imagined Series definition: transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")

used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: KIA (TRS: "Sacrifice")

used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: KIA (TRS: "Sacrifice")

Re-imagined Series definition: officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group

Re-imagined Series definition: officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group

Re-imagined Series definition: a missile conveyance system; Cylons deployed these for orbital bombardment during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: "The Plan")

Re-imagined Series definition: a missile conveyance system; Cylons deployed these for orbital bombardment during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: "The Plan")

Caprica definition: hardware used by Dr. Daniel Graystone in the integration of the sentient AI that Zoe Graystone created into the U-87, see: MCP (CAP: Pilot).

Caprica definition: hardware used by Dr. Daniel Graystone in the integration of the sentient AI that Zoe Graystone created into the U-87, see: MCP (CAP: Pilot).

Re-imagined Series definition: pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the Cylon Occupation Authority on New Caprica, see: New Caprica Police (TRS: "Occupation")

Re-imagined Series definition: pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the Cylon Occupation Authority on New Caprica, see: New Caprica Police (TRS: "Occupation")

Re-imagined Series definition: medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect (TRS: "Faith")

Re-imagined Series definition: medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect (TRS: "Faith")

Re-imagined Series definition: a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station (TRS: "Scattered")

Re-imagined Series definition: a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station (TRS: "Scattered")

Re-imagined Series definition: directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation (TRS: "Scattered", "Valley of Darkness")

Re-imagined Series definition: directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation (TRS: "Scattered", "Valley of Darkness")

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: SAR (TRS: "Fragged")

Re-imagined Series definition: the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: SAR (TRS: "Fragged")

Caprica definition: a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to 58 BCH ((CAP: "Pilot"), et al).

Caprica definition: a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to 58 BCH ((CAP: "Pilot"), et al).

Galactica 1980 definition: Dillon is called both a terrorist and a chauvinist by Jamie Hamilton during their phone call from the police station; he asks Troy "what's a terrorist chauvinist?" (1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I")

These are terms directly relating to Galactica 1980, some of which are based from the Original Series. For terms from that series, please refer to List of terms (TOS).

Re-imagined Series definition: distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit," speculated to stand for "solar unit" (TRS: "The Captain's Hand").

Re-imagined Series definition: callsign used in wireless communications to denote a ship's commanding officer

Re-imagined Series definition: a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in wireless communications and in conversation

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial equivalent of radio

Re-imagined Series definition: air-to-air ordnance provisioned for Raptors (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")

Re-imagined Series definition: visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System during a hands-on approach (TRS: "Miniseries", "Act of Contrition", "Final Cut", "Black Market")

Re-imagined Series definition: confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft (TRS: "Final Cut", "Razor")

Re-imagined Series definition: initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training (TRS: "Fragged"); and basic flight training (TRS: "Miniseries")

Re-imagined Series definition: damaged fighter craft (TRS: "Occupation")

 minimum fuel level required to safely return to base (TRS: "You Can't Go Home Again", "Scar")

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial pilot jargon for a battlestar (TRS: "Final Cut")

Re-imagined Series definition: retreat, usually hastily and disordered (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")

Re-imagined Series definition: to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement (TRS: "Valley of Darkness"); active wireless communications traffic

Re-imagined Series definition: request for assistance due to potential Cylon agent sighting (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II," Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II)

Re-imagined Series definition: the senior rank in a command, such as an Admiral (TRS: "Pegasus", "Precipice")

Re-imagined Series definition: navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies, derived from "dress right" and "cover down" (TRS: "Pegasus")

Re-imagined Series definition: informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) (TRS: "Valley of Darkness", "Fragged")

Re-imagined Series definition: likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers (TRS: "Home, Part I")

Re-imagined Series definition: basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")

Re-imagined Series definition: basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")

Re-imagined Series definition: five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training (TRS: "Fragged")

Re-imagined Series definition: power generator; Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on Ragnar Anchorage (TRS: "Miniseries")

Re-imagined Series definition: the brig

Re-imagined Series definition: the threshold in a massive gas planet's dense atmosphere below which the atmospheric density and pressure becomes too great for a Viper to be able to reach orbit again and maintain structural integrity (TRS: "Maelstrom"); adapted from the original definition of minimum safe altitude

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: 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

Re-imagined Series definition: one kilometer

Re-imagined Series definition: inoffensive slang for a mechanic or deckhand

Re-imagined Series definition: student pilot (TRS: "Act of Contrition", "Scar")

Re-imagined Series definition: the unaided eye (TRS: "You Can't Go Home Again", "Scar")

Re-imagined Series definition: no success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general (TRS: "The Hand of God""[[|]]", "Maelstrom")[[Category:]]

Re-imagined Series definition: abbreviation of tally-ho; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position (TRS: "The Hand of God", "Scattered", "Maelstrom")

Commander William Adama's nickname, used by officers aboard Galactica (TRS: "33")

Re-imagined Series definition: in military parlance, directive to continue the attack; otherwise used to refer to journalists (TRS: "Maelstrom")

Re-imagined Series definition: imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time (TRS: "33")

Re-imagined Series definition: "rookie," typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training (TRS: "Miniseries"), q.v. nugget

Re-imagined Series definition: slang for launch officer, responsible for deployment of craft from a battlestar (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")

Re-imagined Series definition: "suspicious activity" (TRS: "Scattered")

Re-imagined Series definition: "situation report"

Re-imagined Series definition: "take off" or "launch"; often used by the CAG to end a mission briefing

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: slang for Cylon Raider (TRS: "Maelstrom")

Re-imagined Series definition: engineering component of a battlestar's FTL drive (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: decoy drone deployed by Raptors (TRS: "Miniseries")

Original Series definition: a term for a robot, such as Muffit II (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")

Re-imagined Series definition: engineer (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error (TRS: "Scar")

Re-imagined Series definition: battlestar landing bay mechanism that arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft (TRS: "Final Cut")

Re-imagined Series definition: designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I")

slang for a Cylon Heavy Raider (TRS: "Maelstrom")

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: 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")

Re-imagined Series definition: gun camera footage from engagements, typically played back by Colonial Marines for their enjoyment (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")

Re-imagined Series definition: weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly (TRS: "Resurrection Ship, Part I")

weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed (TRS: "Final Cut")

Re-imagined Series definition: "will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given

Caprica definition: 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 avatars. One of the Hybrids also uses this term during the Fall of the Colonies, stating "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning" (TRS: "The Plan"). (See: resurrection program)

Caprica definition: a religious group akin to a "church group"; Lacy Rand tries telling a security guard that her temple group missed their flight to Picon (CAP: "Retribution")

Caprica definition: a being in three different states; Zoe-R considers herself to be a trinity, as she is "Zoe, and the avatar, and the robot" (CAP: "Rebirth")

Re-imagined Series definition: nickname for Pegasus given by Galactica's crew (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: nickname for Galactica

Re-imagined Series definition: nickname for Galactica given by Pegasus' crew (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")

Re-imagined Series definition: slang for a Cylon Centurion (TRS: "Downloaded")

Re-imagined Series definition: slang for a Cylon Centurion

Re-imagined Series definition: slang for a Cylon Centurion (TRS: "The Resistance")

Re-imagined Series definition: a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")

Caprica definition: occurrence of a holographic avatar's loss of either cohesion or deletion from the Virtual World, see: derez (CAP: "Pilot", "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory", "End of Line", "Unvanquished" and "False Labor")

Caprica definition: occurrence of a holographic avatar's loss of either cohesion or deletion from the Virtual World, see: derez (CAP: "Pilot", "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory", "End of Line", "Unvanquished" and "False Labor")

Caprica definition: occurrence of a holographic avatar's loss of either cohesion or deletion from the Virtual World, see: derez (CAP: "Pilot", "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory", "End of Line", "Unvanquished" and "False Labor")

Re-imagined Series definition: equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person (CAP: "The Imperfections of Memory")

nickname used by Diana Seelix to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are resurrected on New Caprica (TRS: "Exodus, Part I")

Re-imagined Series definition: all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)

Re-imagined Series definition: all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)

Re-imagined Series definition: all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)

Re-imagined Series definition: all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)

Re-imagined Series definition: crewmen on Colonial freighters (TRS: "Scattered, deleted scene")

Re-imagined Series definition: taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice

Re-imagined Series definition: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. Colonial Heavy 798

Re-imagined Series definition: Aerlionian slang for hayseed; William Adama is called this by Coker Fasjovik, thus the source of Adama's callsign (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")

Re-imagined Series definition: derogatory term for humanoid Cylons; homage to the movie Blade Runner (TRS: "Downloaded")

[1] derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp (TRS: "Bastille Day")

Re-imagined Series definition: derogatory shorthand for sympathizer, vis-à-vis Cylons; Strohmeyer refers to Jenna McGavin and Nina Leothe thusly during a heated discussion about his war porn (TRS: "Blood and Chrome")

Re-imagined Series definition: derogatory term for Cylons in general

Re-imagined Series definition: searching and destroying Cylons (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")

Re-imagined Series definition: passphrase between Sharon "Athena" Agathon and Samuel Anders, referring to two pyramid teams, the Picon Panthers and the Caprica Buccaneers (C-Bucs), the later being Anders' former team (TRS: "Exodus, Part I")

Re-imagined Series definition: passphrase between Sharon "Athena" Agathon and Samuel Anders, referring to two pyramid teams, the Picon Panthers and the Caprica Buccaneers (C-Bucs), the later being Anders' former team (TRS: "Exodus, Part I")

Re-imagined Series definition: a type of alcoholic beverage, see: ambrosia

Re-imagined Series definition: term used in conjunction with a DRADIS contact read; analogous to the term "mark"

Re-imagined Series definition: a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments, see: chamalla

Re-imagined Series definition: unit of currency, see: cubit

Original Series definition: a form of coined currency (see: cubit)

Re-imagined Series definition: tobacco or a type of tobacco (TRS: "Water")

Re-imagined Series definition: plastic explosive similar to modern C-4, see: G-4 (TRS: "Water")

Re-imagined Series definition: a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint (TRS: "Water")

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial version of "mayday"; in practice, the term is usually repeated three times, see: krypter (TRS: "Miniseries", "Hero")

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial equivalent of morphine, see: morpha (TRS: "Valley of Darkness", "Epiphanies")

Re-imagined Series definition: popular Colonial ball game, see: pyramid

Original Series definition: a card game, similar to poker (see: pyramid)

Re-imagined Series definition: a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into FTL jump calculations (TRS: "Miniseries", "Pegasus")

Re-imagined Series definition: stimulants or a type of stimulant (TRS: "33", "Final Cut")

Re-imagined Series definition: card game similar to Poker, see: triad

Original Series definition: a contact sport, similar to football or basketball (see: triad)

Re-imagined Series definition: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: tylium

Original Series definition: a highly combustible fuel (see: tylium) (TOS: "Fire in Space")

Caprica definition: alternate term for the spring season (The Caprican: "Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break")

Caprica definition: a period of time when students from educational institutions are released to celebrate vacation, c.f. spring break (The Caprican: "Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break")

Caprica definition: a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the Graystone Estate (CAP: "Pilot")

Caprica definition: sensors in the grid of a tennis court that can track a ball in play (CAP: "Pilot")

Re-imagined Series definition: a magnetic acceleration feature in a battlestar's launch tube, thus allowing the Vipers to launch at high rates of speed for rapid deployment in combat situations (TRS: "Daybreak, Part I")

Caprica definition: storage media on which movies are stored; Amanda Graystone instructs Serge to find old home movie tiles of Zoe Graystone (CAP: "Rebirth")

Caprica definition: equipment used by Zoe-R for her work into reconnecting with the V-World (CAP: "Reins of a Waterfall" deleted scene)

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