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Battlestar Wiki uses descriptive terms to give names to technologies and other subjects which haven't been given a canonical name (that is, a name assigned officially through aired content from either the Re-imagined Series or Original Series).

Contributors are encouraged to use descriptive terms for important technologies, characters or events that have been sufficiently defined, but which are not ubiquitous or commonplace, such as "telephones." Contributors should create terms that match the function or the disposition or similar characteristic of the subject.

Articles that describe ordinary, mundane topics on Battlestar Wiki are subject to speedy deletion.

Once a subject, character or item has an official term, the descriptive terms are retired and used as redirects.

The names of most battles, such as the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, are descriptive terms as well unless the battle's name are named by a character in an episode (This practice was done more in the Original Series, such as the Battle of Molecay). Normally battle articles are named by a celestial object in the vicinity or a specific target (Battle of Ragnar Anchorage, Battle of the Resurrection Ship, et al.).

Partial list of articles with descriptive terms, past and present

Basestar command

The consensus-based leadership of a baseship, consisting of humanoid Cylons.

Caprica-Valerii, Caprica-Sharon, Caprica-Boomer, C-Sharon, C-Boomer

The descriptive names for a Number Eight copy that "impersonates" Sharon Valerii, now known as Sharon Agathon.

Colonial wireless alphabet

Descriptive term for Colonial pilot wireless communication process similar to the NATO alphabet.

Data disc

Used to describe the hexagonal version of the CD-like computer discs of the Re-imagined Series.

Cylon data port

Descriptive term for the computer interfaces embedded in the arms of humanoid Cylons ("Flight of the Phoenix", "Exodus, Part I", "Torn")

Galactica-Boomer, Galactica-Sharon, G-Sharon, G-Boomer

The descriptive names for the first Number Eight seen in the Miniseries, Sharon Valerii. Used to distinguish the character now known as Sharon Agathon from the "original" Sharon.

Holographic imager

The descriptive term for a three-dimensional photo viewer seen in an episode of the Original Series.

Humanoid Cylon, "Humano-Cylon"

Current and former descriptive terms for humanoid Cylon constructs. The episode "Epiphanies" establishes "Cylon agent" as a canonical term, but humanoid Cylon is preferred on Battlestar Wiki to refer to such Cylons in general, with "Cylon agent" meaning infiltrators specifically.

Identification tags

The former descriptive term for Colonial ID tags. The logical and now canonical "Dog tags" is now used as of the episode, "Exodus, Part I."

Kinetic energy weapons, or KEW

Descriptive term for the projectile weapons (guns and the like) used in the Re-imagined Series.

Presidential security service

Descriptive term for President Roslin's personal security, akin to the US Secret Service (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II).

Resurrection tank

Descriptive term for the pool where a humanoid Cylon is resurrected (Downloaded)

Tattooed pilot

The descriptive name for a recurring unnamed extra (played by Leo Li Chiang) in the Re-imagined Series.

Virtual Six, Baltar-Six, Chip-Six, Head-Six

The descriptive names for the image of Number Six that only Gaius Baltar can see and hear. She may be a projection if Baltar is actually a Cylon.

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 ===Partial list of articles with descriptive terms, past and present===
+*''[[Basestar command]]''
+::The consensus-based leadership of a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], consisting of humanoid Cylons.
 *''Caprica-Valerii, Caprica-Sharon, Caprica-Boomer, C-Sharon, C-Boomer''
-**The descriptive names for a [[Number Eight]] copy that "impersonates" [[Sharon Valerii]], now known as [[Sharon Agathon]].
+::The descriptive names for a [[Number Eight]] copy that "impersonates" [[Sharon Valerii]], now known as [[Sharon Agathon]].
 *''[[Colonial wireless alphabet]]''
-**Descriptive term for Colonial pilot [[wireless]] communication process similar to the NATO alphabet.
+::Descriptive term for Colonial pilot [[wireless]] communication process similar to the NATO alphabet.
 *''[[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Data discs|Data disc]]''
-**Used to describe the hexagonal version of the CD-like computer discs of the Re-imagined Series.
+::Used to describe the hexagonal version of the CD-like computer discs of the Re-imagined Series.
 *''[[Cylon data port]]''
-**Descriptive term for the computer interfaces embedded in the arms of humanoid Cylons ("[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Torn]]")
+::Descriptive term for the computer interfaces embedded in the arms of humanoid Cylons ("[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Torn]]")
 *''Galactica-Boomer, Galactica-Sharon, G-Sharon, G-Boomer''
-**The descriptive names for the first [[Number Eight]] seen in the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii]]. Used to distinguish the character now known as Sharon Agathon from the "original" Sharon.
+::The descriptive names for the first [[Number Eight]] seen in the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii]]. Used to distinguish the character now known as Sharon Agathon from the "original" Sharon.
 *''[[Holographic imager]]''
-**The descriptive term for a three-dimensional photo viewer seen in an episode of the [[Original Series]].
+::The descriptive term for a three-dimensional photo viewer seen in an episode of the [[Original Series]].
 *''Humanoid Cylon, "Humano-Cylon"''
-**Current and former descriptive terms for humanoid Cylon constructs. The episode "[[Epiphanies]]" establishes "Cylon agent" as a canonical term, but [[humanoid Cylon]] is preferred on Battlestar Wiki to refer to such Cylons in general, with "Cylon agent" meaning infiltrators specifically.
+::Current and former descriptive terms for humanoid Cylon constructs. The episode "[[Epiphanies]]" establishes "Cylon agent" as a canonical term, but [[humanoid Cylon]] is preferred on Battlestar Wiki to refer to such Cylons in general, with "Cylon agent" meaning infiltrators specifically.
 *''Identification tags''
-**The former descriptive term for Colonial ID tags. The logical and now canonical "[[Dog tags]]" is now used as of the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]."
+::The former descriptive term for Colonial ID tags. The logical and now canonical "[[Dog tags]]" is now used as of the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]."
 *''Kinetic energy weapons, or [[KEW]]''
-**Descriptive term for the projectile weapons (guns and the like) used in the Re-imagined Series.
+::Descriptive term for the projectile weapons (guns and the like) used in the Re-imagined Series.
 *''[[Presidential security service]]''
-**Descriptive term for President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] personal security, akin to the US Secret Service ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).
+::Descriptive term for President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] personal security, akin to the US Secret Service ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).
 *''[[Resurrection tank]]''
-**Descriptive term for the pool where a humanoid Cylon is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] ([[Downloaded]])
+::Descriptive term for the pool where a humanoid Cylon is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] ([[Downloaded]])
 *''[[Tattooed pilot]]''
-**The descriptive name for a recurring unnamed extra (played by [[Leo Li Chiang]]) in the Re-imagined Series.
+::The descriptive name for a recurring unnamed extra (played by [[Leo Li Chiang]]) in the Re-imagined Series.
 *''Virtual Six, Baltar-Six, Chip-Six, Head-Six''
-**The descriptive names for the image of [[Number Six]] that only [[Gaius Baltar]] can see and hear. She may be a [[projection]] ''if'' [[Baltar as Cylon speculation|Baltar is actually a Cylon]].
+::The descriptive names for the image of [[Number Six]] that only [[Gaius Baltar]] can see and hear. She may be a [[projection]] ''if'' [[Baltar as Cylon speculation|Baltar is actually a Cylon]].