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*'''[[EMP]]''': Electromagnetic pulse. A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
*'''[[EMP]]''': Electromagnetic pulse. A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
*'''[[FTL]]''': Faster Than Light. A descriptive term referring to technologies that enable travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit.<ref>The actual process is called a "jump".</ref>
*'''[[FTL]]''': Faster Than Light. A descriptive term referring to technologies that enable travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit.<ref>The actual process is called a "jump".</ref>
*'''[[Global Defense Department|GDD]]''': Global Defense Department ({{CAP|Caprica (pilot)}}, et al).
*'''[[Global Defense Department|GDD]]''': Global Defense Department ({{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}, et al).
*'''[[IFF]]''': Identification Friend or Foe. A system using transponders to positively identify friendly spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
*'''[[IFF]]''': Identification Friend or Foe. A system using transponders to positively identify friendly spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
*{{inlineref|KIA}}: Killed in Action {{TRS|Sacrifice}}
*{{inlineref|KIA}}: Killed in Action {{TRS|Sacrifice}}
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*'''[[Frak|RFN]]''': Right [[Frak]]king Now {{TRS|Scattered|Valley of Darkness|}}
*'''[[Frak|RFN]]''': Right [[Frak]]king Now {{TRS|Scattered|Valley of Darkness|}}
*'''[[SAR]]''': Search and Rescue {{TRS|Fragged}}
*'''[[SAR]]''': Search and Rescue {{TRS|Fragged}}
*'''[[Soldiers of the One|STO]]''': Soldiers of the One, a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to 58 BCH ({{CAP|Caprica (pilot)}}, et al).
*'''[[Soldiers of the One|STO]]''': Soldiers of the One, a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to 58 BCH ({{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}, et al).
*'''[[SU]]''': Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit". Speculated to stand for "solar unit" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
*'''[[SU]]''': Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit". Speculated to stand for "solar unit" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
*'''[[XO]]''': Executive Officer
*'''[[XO]]''': Executive Officer
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*'''[[chrome job]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
*'''[[chrome job]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
*{{inlineref|companionway|[[w:companionway|companionway]]}}: a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*{{inlineref|companionway|[[w:companionway|companionway]]}}: a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*{{inlineref|derez}}<ref>This term originated from the [[w:Disney|Disney]] film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]'': it is one of the first movies to make use of computer generated, virtual worlds with avatars.</ref>: de-resolve, in which a holographic [[avatar]] loses cohesion or is deleted from the [[Virtual World]] {{CAP|Caprica (pilot)|There is Another Sky|The Imperfections of Memory|End of Line|Unvanquished|False Labor}}.
*{{inlineref|derez}}<ref>This term originated from the [[w:Disney|Disney]] film ''[[w:Tron (film)|Tron]]'': it is one of the first movies to make use of computer generated, virtual worlds with avatars.</ref>: de-resolve, in which a holographic [[avatar]] loses cohesion or is deleted from the [[Virtual World]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|There is Another Sky|The Imperfections of Memory|End of Line|Unvanquished|False Labor}}.
*{{inlineref|cube}}: equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
*{{inlineref|cube}}: equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
*'''Download City''': a term<ref>Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by [[Bradley Thompson]] on the [[BW:OC|Official Communiques page]].</ref> used by [[Diana Seelix]] to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] on [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}
*'''Download City''': a term<ref>Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by [[Bradley Thompson]] on the [[BW:OC|Official Communiques page]].</ref> used by [[Diana Seelix]] to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are [[resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] on [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}

Revision as of 23:30, 19 September 2020

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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


This is a listing of acronyms, initialisms, jargon and terminology used in both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel, Caprica.

Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms[edit]

Military Jargon[edit]

Religious terminology[edit]

Other Colloquialisms[edit]

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms[edit]

Technology[edit]

  • auto-umpire: a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the Greystone Estate (CAP: "Pilot")
  • Dradis: Colonial equivalent of radar. Technically an acronym for "Direction, Range, and Distance"
  • line sensors: sensors in the grid of a tennis court that can track a ball in play (CAP: "Pilot")
  • magcelerators: a magnetic acceleration feature in a battlestar's launch tube, thus allowing the Vipers to launch at high rates of speed for rapid deployment in combat situations (TRS: "Daybreak, Part I")
  • wireless mobile pack: equipment used by Zoe-R for her work into reconnecting with the V-World (CAP: "Reins of a Waterfalldeleted scene)
  • wireless: Colonial equivalent of radio

References[edit]

  1. The actual process is called a "jump".
  2. This term originated from the Disney film Tron: it is one of the first movies to make use of computer generated, virtual worlds with avatars.
  3. Whether the Cylons have a download facility on the planet or in orbit, Seelix uses "Download City" as a figure of speech, which is confirmed by Bradley Thompson on the Official Communiques page.