Carom
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In the Re-imagined Series, the term carom describe the location of a DRADIS contact, typically in conjunction with a three digit number.
The terms describes the contact's position on an incremented disc perpendicular to the ecliptic, similar to a degree of azimuth. For example:
In this example, a Cylon basestar is 187 increments to starboard, and 221 increments up from the ecliptic.
Notes
- While this system is similar to other science-fiction shows such as Star Trek (where carom is replaced with "mark"), the contacts in the Re-imagined Series have a measuring system with increments greater than 360, so it is assumed that some incrementation other than degrees is used.
- In the Miniseries, the term "mark" was used, however it changed to carom by Season 1.