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* '''navigational computron:''' navigational computer; Adama says that coordinates to uninhabited landing zones on Earth are programmed in these ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | * '''navigational computron:''' navigational computer; Adama says that coordinates to uninhabited landing zones on Earth are programmed in these ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | ||
* '''support vapors:''' air produced by a life support system ([[The Return of Starbuck]]). | * '''support vapors:''' air produced by a life support system ([[The Return of Starbuck]]). | ||
* '''transmission band:''' Colonial equivalent to "television channel" ([[ | * '''transmission band:''' Colonial equivalent to "television channel" ([[Galacatica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | ||
* '''[[wrist computron]]:''' wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | * '''[[wrist computron]]:''' wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 30 July 2007
- For terms in the Re-imagined Series, see: List of terms (RDM).
This is a list of terms in Galactica 1980. Some of these terms are specific to the Galactica 1980 television series, and not to the Original Series from which it was spun-off, although there may be overlap from the Original Series into this listing.
This list also includes Earth terms that the Colonials have apparently never encountered before.
Earth terms[edit]
The following are Earth terms that the Colonials do not immediately understand, thus having to learn about them through experience or by using their wrist computron.
- A.M.: Troy mispronounces this as the word "am", which is corrected by the desk clerk (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- dollar: When Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon for a dollar, Dillon looks the term up and then replies "No, I'm sorry, but just used our last denomination of currency ourselves." (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
- hijacking: Troy and Dillon look up this word after the desk clerk explains the reasons for the metal detectors. Unsurprisingly, a hijacking by Cuban nationals subsequently occurs on their flight (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- phone: Troy attempts to use a phone booth near a gas station prior to their first run-in with Jamie Hamilton (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
Military[edit]
- Priority Red: High priority; Captain Kanon tells Britton to contact the Galactica with a Priority Red message regarding the A-B Raider (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I)
Galactica 1980 specific terms[edit]
- ascension tube: elevator; Dillon refers to the elevators at the WQSL radio station building as these (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II).
- automatic beacon: an electronic device that automatically transmits a distress signal (The Return of Starbuck).
- automatic detonator: a self destruct mechanism; such a mechanism is inside the A-B Raider and is activated by Andromus upon crash landing outside of New York City (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- breaking skip: a maneuver done in an atmosphere; three of these are used by the Cylon A-B Raider to reduce speed to ensure a non-fatal landing (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- chronic or cronic: a unit of temperature; 2000 degrees chronic would be the skin temperature of the A-B Raider at maximum upon entering Earth's atmosphere (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- computron: computer (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
- force field: a safety device that restrains the Viper pilot in their seat (The Return of Starbuck).
- navigational computron: navigational computer; Adama says that coordinates to uninhabited landing zones on Earth are programmed in these (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
- support vapors: air produced by a life support system (The Return of Starbuck).
- transmission band: Colonial equivalent to "television channel" (Galacatica Discovers Earth, Part I).
- wrist computron: wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
Measurement[edit]
- agronloms or engronloms: unit of measurement in determining signal strength (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II).
- metron: a unit equivalent to 1 hectometer[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ In the Original Series, a metron is defined as equivalent to 1 meter. See the metron article for additional information.