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*[[krypter]]: Colonial version of "mayday" ([[Miniseries]])
*[[krypter]]: Colonial version of "mayday" ([[Miniseries]])
*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivalent of morphine ([[Valley of Darkness]], [[Epiphanies]])
*[[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]])
*[[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]])
*[[stims]]: stimulants or a type of stimulants ([[33]], [[Final Cut]])
*[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]: card game similar to Poker
*[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]: card game similar to Poker
*[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
*[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
*[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game
*[[wireless]]: radio
*[[wireless]]: radio



Revision as of 18:40, 13 September 2006

Acronyms

  • AAU: Anti-aircraft Unit, a weapon emplacement used to destroy aerial units (Fragged)
  • BSG: Battlestar Group (Water)
  • CAG: Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot
  • CAP: Combat Air Patrol
  • CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course (Final Cut, Pegasus)
  • CF: Colonial Fleet (Final Cut)
  • CFR: Colonial Fleet Reserve (Final Cut)
  • CIC: Combat Information Center
  • CMC: Colonial Marine Corps (Final Cut)
  • CMCR: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve (Final Cut)
  • CMO: Chief Medical Officer
  • CNP: Command Navigation Program. Central computer program used on Colonial Fleet vessels (Miniseries)
  • CO: Commanding Officer
  • ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
  • EMP: Electro-Magnetic Pulse; typically accompanies a nuclear explosion
  • FTL: Faster Than Light
  • IFF: Identification Friend Foe (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II)
  • LSO: Landing Signal Officer
  • OOD: Officer of the Deck (Scattered)
  • RFN: Right Frakking Now (Valley of Darkness)
  • SAR: Search and Rescue (Fragged)
  • XO: Executive Officer

Military Jargon

Other Colloquialisms

  • bullet-head: slang for a Cylon Centurion (Downloaded)
  • frak: Colonial version of "fuck"
  • Heavy: term used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. Colonial Heavy 798
  • skin job: derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie Blade Runner (Downloaded)
  • toaster: derogatory term for Cylons in general

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms