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=Abbreviations= | ==Abbreviations== | ||
* A.S.A.P.: Acronym for "as soon as possible". | |||
*[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot | |||
*[[CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol | |||
*[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course | |||
*[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center | |||
*[[Colonial Fleet|CF]]: Colonial Fleet | |||
*[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps | |||
*CO: Commanding Officer | |||
*[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer | |||
*[[FTL]]: faster than light | |||
*[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer | |||
*[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck | |||
*[[XO]]: Executive Officer | |||
==Military Jargon== | |||
[[ | *[[Actual]]: the commanding officer | ||
*[[knuckle dragger]]: mechanic | |||
*[nugget]]: a pilot in training | |||
*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually | |||
*sit-rep: situation report | |||
*[[snipe]]: engineer | |||
==Other Colloquialisms== | |||
[[ | *[[frak]]: Colonial version of "fuck" | ||
*[[skin job]]: derogatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie <i>Blade Runner</i> | |||
*[[toaster]]: derogatory term for the Cylons | |||
==Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms== | |||
[[ | *[[ambrosia]]: alcoholic beverage | ||
*[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments<br> | |||
*[[cubit]]: unit of currency | |||
*[[G-4]]: type of explosive similar to modern C-4 | |||
*[[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar | |||
*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivilant of morphine | |||
*[[Triad]]: card game similar to Poker<br> | |||
*[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel | |||
*[[Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game | |||
*[[wireless]]: Colonial term for radio | |||
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Revision as of 18:26, 12 September 2006
Abbreviations
- A.S.A.P.: Acronym for "as soon as possible".
- CAG: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot
- CAP: Combat Air Patrol
- CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course
- CIC: Combat Information Center
- CF: Colonial Fleet
- CMC: Colonial Marine Corps
- CO: Commanding Officer
- ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
- FTL: faster than light
- LSO: Landing Signal Officer
- OOD: Officer of the Deck
- XO: Executive Officer
Military Jargon
- Actual: the commanding officer
- knuckle dragger: mechanic
- [nugget]]: a pilot in training
- Mark One Eyeball: using the unaided eye or doing something manually
- sit-rep: situation report
- snipe: engineer
Other Colloquialisms
Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms
- ambrosia: alcoholic beverage
- chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
- cubit: unit of currency
- G-4: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
- dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar
- morpha: Colonial equivilant of morphine
- Triad: card game similar to Poker
- tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
- Pyramid: popular Colonial ball game
- wireless: Colonial term for radio