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This is a listing of acronyms, initialisms, jargon and terminology used in both the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''.   
This is a listing of acronyms, initialisms, jargon and terminology used in both the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''.   
''The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with [[mw:Extension:Lingo|the Lingo extension]] used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.''


==Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms==
==Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms==


*'''AAA:''' Anti-aircraft artillery (pronounced "Triple-A"), such as a battlestar's [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series# Point defense guns|point defense batteries]] ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").
; AAA
*{{inlineref|AAU}}: Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]").
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Anti-aircraft artillery (pronounced "Triple-A"), such as a battlestar's [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series# Point defense guns|point defense batteries]] {{TRS|He That Believeth In Me}}.
*{{inlineref|ACM}}: Air combat maneuver. The positioning of a plane to acquire a firing solution on an adversary; a required skill taught to Viper pilots during flight training ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]").
; AAU
*{{inlineref|AI}}: Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the [[First Cylon War]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]]).
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets {{TRS|Fragged}}.
*'''ASAP''' As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."
; ACH
*{{inlineref|BSG}}: A [[Battlestar Group]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
; After Cylon Holocaust
*'''[[CAG]]''': Commander Air Group: the senior pilot on a [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]].
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>denotes any time following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], e.g. 1 ACH (see: [[Timeline (RDM)]])
*'''[[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]''': Combat Air Patrol
; ACM
*'''[[CBDR]]''': Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course ("[[Final Cut]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]").
:<includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Air combat maneuver. The positioning of a plane to acquire a firing solution on an adversary; a required skill taught to Viper pilots during flight training {{TRS|He That Believeth In Me}}.
*{{inlineref|CF}}: [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
; AI
*{{inlineref|CFR}}: Colonial Fleet Reserve ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the [[First Cylon War]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}
*'''[[CIC]]''': Combat Information Center, the nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar.
; ASAP
*{{inlineref|CMC}}: [[Colonial Marine Corps]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."
*{{inlineref|CMCR}}: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
; BCH
*{{inlineref|CMO}}: Chief Medical Officer
; Before Cylon Holocaust
*'''[[CNP]]''': Command Navigation Program: Computer operating system on [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|military]] and civilian ships exploited by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>denotes any time preceding the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], e.g. [[40 BCH]] (see: [[Timeline (RDM)]])
*{{inlineref|CO}}: Commanding Officer
; BSG
*{{inlineref|DC}}: Damage Control, generally related to the [[CIC]] station and [[Aft Damage Control|related locations]].
; battlestar group
*{{inlineref|DCT}}: Damage Control Team; typically consisting of [[deckhand]]s and other NCOs ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]]).
; Battlestar Group
*'''[[DRADIS]]''': "'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''Dis'''tance". Colonial equivalent of [[w:radar|radar]].
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Battlestar Group]] {{TRS|Water}}. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
*'''[[ECO]]''': Electronic Countermeasures Officer
; CAG
*{{inlineref|EMI}}: Electromagnetic interference. High-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with [[DRADIS]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; Commander Air Group
*'''[[EMP]]''': Electromagnetic pulse. A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the senior pilot on a [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]
*'''[[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>
; CAP
*'''[[Global Defense Department|GDD]]''': Global Defense Department ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica pilot|Pilot]], et al).
; Combat Air Patrol
*'''[[IFF]]''': Identification Friend or Foe. A system using transponders to positively identify friendly spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]").
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space
*{{inlineref|KIA}}: Killed in Action ([[TRS]]: "[[Sacrifice]]")
; CBDR
*'''[[LSO]]''': Landing Signal Officer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course {{TRS|Final Cut|Pegasus}}
*'''[[Meta-cognitive processor|MCP]]''': Meta-cognitive processor, used by Dr. [[Daniel Graystone]] in the integration of the sentient AI that [[Zoe Graystone]] created into the [[U-87]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica (pilot)|Pilot]]).
; CF
*'''[[New Caprica Police|NCP]]''': New Caprica Police ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
*'''OD''': Overdose ([[TRS]]: "[[Faith]]")
; CFR
*'''[[OOD]]''': Officer of the Deck ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial Fleet Reserve {{TRS|Final Cut}}
*'''[[Playing the Field|PTF]]''': Playing the Field, an advice column on [[Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|dating in the Twelve Colonies]] (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[Playing the Field: A Guide to Love in the Colonies]]", et al).
; CIC
*'''[[Frak|RFN]]''': Right [[Frak]]king Now ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]")
; Combat Information Center
*'''[[SAR]]''': Search and Rescue ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: [[Combat Information Center]]
*'''[[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|Pilot]], et al).
; CMC
*'''[[SU]]''': Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit". Speculated to stand for "solar unit" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Colonial Marine Corps]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
*'''[[XO]]''': Executive Officer
; CMCR
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial Marine Corps Reserve {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; CMO
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Chief Medical Officer; e.g. Major [[Sherman Cottle]] is ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}}
; CNP
; Command Navigation Program
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>operating system on [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|military]] and civilian ships exploited by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}
; CO
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Commanding Officer; e.g. [[William Adama]]
; DC
; Damage Control
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>generally related to the [[CIC]] station and [[Aft Damage Control|related locations]]
; DCT
; Damage Control Team
: party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of [[deckhand]]s and other NCOs {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.
; DRADIS
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[DRADIS|"'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''Dis'''tance"]], Colonial equivalent of [[w:radar|radar]] or [[w:lidar|lidar]]
; ECO
; Electronic Countermeasures Officer
: crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard [[Raptor]]s (see: [[ECO]])
; EMI
; electromagnetic interference
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with [[DRADIS]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; EMP
; electromagnetic pulse
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
; FTL
; Faster Than Light
; faster-than-light
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: [[FTL]]
; GDD
; Global Defense Department
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a civilian outfit on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in operation prior to the [[First Cylon War]] handling large-scale enforcement throughout the colony, akin to the [[w:FBI|FBI]], see: [[Global Defense Department]]
; IFF
; Identification Friend or Foe
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]")
; KIA
; Killed in Action
: used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: [[KIA]] {{TRS|Sacrifice}}
; LSO
; Landing Signal Officer
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group
; MCP
; Meta-cognitive processor
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>hardware used by Dr. [[Daniel Graystone]] in the integration of the sentient AI that [[Zoe Graystone]] created into the [[U-87]], see: [[MCP]] ([[CAP]]: [[Caprica (pilot)|Pilot]]).
; NCP
; New Caprica Police
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] on [[New Caprica]], see: [[New Caprica Police]] {{TRS|Occupation}}
; OD
; overdose
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect {{TRS|Faith}}
; OOD
; Officer of the Deck
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station {{TRS|Scattered}}
; PTF
; Playing the Field
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>an advice column on [[Sexuality in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|dating in the Twelve Colonies]] (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[Playing the Field: A Guide to Love in the Colonies]]", et al).
; RFN
; Right Frakking Now
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation {{TRS|Scattered|Valley of Darkness|}}
; SAR
; Search and Rescue
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: [[SAR]] {{TRS|Fragged}}
; STO
; Soldiers of the One
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to [[58 BCH]] ({{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}, et al).
; SU
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit," speculated to stand for "solar unit" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").
; XO
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[Executive officer|Executive Officer]], e.g. [[Saul Tigh]]


==Military Jargon==
==Military Jargon==


*'''[[Actual]]''': the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions.
; Actual
*'''[[Hands-on Approach|ball]]''': visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Final Cut]]", "[[Black Market]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>callsign used in wireless communications to denote a ship's commanding officer
*{{inlineref|bandit}}: confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]", "[[Razor]]")
; ball
*{{inlineref|basic}}: initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]"); and basic flight training ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System during a [[hands-on approach]] {{TRS|Miniseries|Act of Contrition|Final Cut|Black Market}}
* {{inlineref|bent bird}}: damaged fighter craft ([[TRS]]: "[[Occupation]]")
; bandit
*'''[[bingo fuel]]''': minimum fuel level required to safely return to base ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft {{TRS|Final Cut|Razor|}}
*{{inlineref|bird farm}}: Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
; basic
*{{inlineref|bug out}}: retreat, usually hastily and disordered ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training {{TRS|Fragged}}; and basic flight training {{TRS|Miniseries}}
*'''[[callsign]]''': a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in [[wireless]] communications and in conversation
; bent bird
*{{inlineref|chatter}}: to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]"); active wireless communications traffic
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>damaged fighter craft {{TRS|Occupation}}
*'''[[code blue]]''': request for assistance due to potential [[Cylon agent]] sighting ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
; bingo fuel
*{{inlineref|command authority}}: the senior rank in a command, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Precipice]]")
; <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>minimum fuel level required to safely return to base {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Scar}}
*'''[[conn]]''': literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; bird farm
*"{{inlineref|dress and cover}}": military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies. Derived from "dress right" and "cover down" ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] {{TRS|Final Cut}}
*{{inlineref|ell-tee}}: informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]")
; bug out
*'''eyeball run''': likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>retreat, usually hastily and disordered {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*{{inlineref|fireteam|[[w:fireteam|fire team]]}}: basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]")
; callsign
*{{inlineref|five-'graph order}}: five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in [[wireless]] communications and in conversation
*{{inlineref|genny}}: power generator. Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]])
; chatter
*{{inlineref|hack}}: the [[brig]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}; active wireless communications traffic
*{{inlineref|hard deck}}: the threshold in a massive gas planet's dense atmosphere below which the atmospheric density and pressure becomes too great for a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] to be able to reach orbit again and maintain structural integrity ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]"); adapted from the original definition of minimum safe altitude.
; code blue
*{{inlineref|intra-atmos entry}}: a jump maneuver that places the ship within a planetary body's atmosphere, in either powered flight ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]") or free fall ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>request for assistance due to potential [[Cylon agent]] sighting ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])
*{{inlineref|jock smock}}: [[flight suit]] ([[TRS]]: "[[He That Believeth In Me]]")
; command authority
*{{inlineref|jump}}: the process of using the [[FTL]] engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the senior rank in a command, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)|Precipice}}
*{{inlineref|klick}}: one kilometer
; conn
*{{inlineref|knuckle dragger}}: inoffensive slang for a mechanic or [[deckhand]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*'''[[nugget]]''': student pilot ([[TRS]]: "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Scar]]")
; dress and cover
*'''[[Mark One Eyeball]]''': the unaided eye ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies, derived from "dress right" and "cover down" {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)|}}
*{{inlineref|no joy}}: no success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Maelstrom]]")
; ell-tee
*'''[[Old Man]]''': slang for Commander [[William Adama]] ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) {{TRS|Valley of Darkness|Fragged|}}
*{{inlineref|press}}: directive to continue the attack ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]")
; eyeball run
*{{inlineref|recovery line}}: imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers {{TRS|Home, Part I}}
*'''[[rook]]''': "rookie". Typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training. ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]])
; fireteam
*{{inlineref|shooter}}: slang for launch officer ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries, Night 1]])
; fire team
*{{inlineref|Sierra Alpha}}: "suspicious activity" ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*{{inlineref|sitrep}}: "situation report"
; five-'graph order
*{{inlineref|skids up}}: "take off" or "launch"; often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing.
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training {{TRS|Fragged}}
*{{inlineref|skosh}} '''(ammo)''': radio code meaning "out of ammunition", analagous to modern-day NATO brevity code "winchester". Skosh is also a real NATO brevity term meaning "Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; genny
*{{inlineref|sparrow}}: slang for a Cylon Raider ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>power generator; [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] asked [[Cally]] to "find the genny" to power up the lights on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}
*{{inlineref|spinner}}: engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; hack
*'''[[swallow]]''': decoy drone deployed by Raptors ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the [[brig]]
*'''[[snipe]]''': engineer ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; hard deck
*{{inlineref|spooch}}: Contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the threshold in a massive gas planet's dense atmosphere below which the atmospheric density and pressure becomes too great for a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] to be able to reach orbit again and maintain structural integrity {{TRS|Maelstrom}}; adapted from the original definition of minimum safe altitude
*{{inlineref|tally}}: Abbreviation of [[w:Tally-ho|tally-ho]]; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position ([[TRS]]: "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Scattered]]", "[[Maelstrom]]").
; intra-atmos entry
*{{inlineref|trap}}: a battlestar landing bay mechanism which arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a jump maneuver that places the ship within a planetary body's atmosphere, in either powered flight {{TRS|Home, Part II}} or free fall {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}}
*{{inlineref|Two Alpha}}: designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]")
; jock smock
*{{inlineref|turkey}}: slang for a Cylon Heavy Raider ([[TRS]]: "[[Maelstrom]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>[[flight suit]] {{TRS|He That Believeth In Me}}
*{{inlineref|unrep}}: short for Underway Replenishment. Refueling and replenishment between ships away from dock, usually during flight. Taken from the contemporary term for the resupply of military vessels at sea while enroute. ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]", "[[Maelstrom]]")
; jump
*'''[[weapons free]]''': weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly ([[TRS]]: "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the process of using the [[FTL]] engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another
*{{inlineref|weapons hot}}: weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed ([[TRS]]: "[[Final Cut]]")
; klick
*{{inlineref|wilco}}: "will comply"
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>one kilometer
; knuckle dragger
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>inoffensive slang for a mechanic or [[deckhand]]
; nugget
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>student pilot {{TRS|Act of Contrition|Scar|}}
; Mark One Eyeball
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>the unaided eye {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Scar}}
; no joy
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>no success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)||Maelstrom}}
; Old Man
: Commander [[William Adama]]'s nickname, used by officers aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''  {{TRS|33}}
; press
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>in military parlance, directive to continue the attack; otherwise used to refer to journalists {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
; recovery line
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time {{TRS|33}}
; rook
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"rookie," typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training {{TRS|Miniseries}}, q.v. nugget
; shooter
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for launch officer, responsible for deployment of craft from a {{RDM|battlestar}} {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}
; Sierra Alpha
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"suspicious activity" {{TRS|Scattered}}
; sitrep
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"situation report"
; skids up
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"take off" or "launch"; often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing
; skosh
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>radio code meaning "out of ammunition", analogous to modern-day NATO brevity code "winchester." (Skosh is also a real NATO brevity term meaning "Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles".) {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
; sparrow
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
; spinner
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
; swallow
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>decoy drone deployed by [[Raptor]]s {{TRS|Miniseries}}
; snipe
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>engineer {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}
; spooch
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error {{TRS|Scar}}
; tally
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>abbreviation of [[w:Tally-ho|tally-ho]]; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position {{TRS|The Hand of God|Scattered|Maelstrom}}
; trap
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>battlestar landing bay mechanism that arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; Two Alpha
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I}}
; turkey
: slang for a [[Heavy Raider|Cylon Heavy Raider]] {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
; unrep
; underway replenishment
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>refueling and replenishment between ships away from dock, usually during flight. Taken from the contemporary term for the resupply of military vessels at sea while en route {{TRS|Water|Maelstrom}}
; weapons free
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I}}
; weapons hot
: weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed {{TRS|Final Cut}}
; wilco
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>"will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given


== Religious terminology ==
== Religious terminology ==


* '''[[Resurrection program#Apotheosis|Apotheosis]]''': a belief held by members of the [[STO]], including [[Clarice Willow]], with various view points ([[CAP]]: "[[The Reins of a Waterfall]]"). Willow believes that the STO can prevail if they use [[Zoe Graystone]]'s program to offer real eternal life to their members in the form of [[holographic avatar]]s. One of the [[Hybrid]]s also uses this term during the [[Fall of the Colonies]], stating "[[Hybrid utterances|Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning]]" ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]").
; Apotheosis
* {{inlineref|temple group}}: a religious group similar to a "church group". [[Lacy Rand]] tries telling a [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Security Guard|security guard]] that her temple group missed their flight to [[Picon (RDM)|Picon]]. ([[CAP]]: "[[Retribution]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a belief held by members of the [[STO]], including [[Clarice Willow]], with various view points {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall}}. Willow believes that the STO can prevail if they use [[Zoe Graystone]]'s program to offer real eternal life to their members in the form of [[holographic avatar]]s. One of the [[Hybrid]]s also uses this term during the [[Fall of the Colonies]], stating "[[Hybrid utterances|Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning]]" {{TRS|The Plan}}. (See: [[resurrection program]])
* {{inlineref|trinity}}: a being in three different states; [[Zoe-R]] considers herself to be a trinity, as she is "[[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], and the [[avatar]], and the [[U-87|robot]]" ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").
; temple group
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a religious group akin to a "church group"; [[Lacy Rand]] tries telling a [[Unnamed characters (CAP)#Security Guard|security guard]] that her temple group missed their flight to [[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] {{CAP|Retribution}}
; trinity
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a being in three different states; [[Zoe-R]] considers herself to be a trinity, as she is "[[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]], and the [[avatar]], and the [[U-87|robot]]" {{CAP|Rebirth}}


==Other Colloquialisms==
==Other Colloquialisms==


*'''[[The Beast]]''': nickname for ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' given by ''Galactica's'' crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; The Beast
*'''[[Big G]]''': nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' given by ''Galactica's'' crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*'''[[The Bucket]]''': nickname for ''Galactica'' given by ''Pegasus's'' crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
; Big G
*'''[[bullet-head]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''
*'''[[clanker]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion
; The Bucket
*'''[[chrome job]]''': slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>nickname for ''Galactica'' given by ''Pegasus''{{'}} crew ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*{{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]]")
; bullet-head
*{{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|Pilot]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]", "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]", "[[End of Line]]", "[[Unvanquished]]", "[[False Labor]]").
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion {{TRS|Downloaded}}
*{{inlineref|cube}}: equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person ([[CAP]]: "[[The Imperfections of Memory]]")
; clanker
*'''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]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion
*'''[[frak]]''': Colonial version of "fuck"
; chrome job
*{{inlineref|freight monkey}}: term for crewmen on Colonial freighters ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]], [[List of Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>slang for a Cylon Centurion ([[TRS]]: "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]")
*{{inlineref|hard six}}: taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice
; companionway
*{{inlineref|Heavy}}: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]''
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
*'''[[Humanoid Cylon|skin job]]''': derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' ([[TRS]]: "[[Downloaded]]")
; derez
*{{inlineref|stump}}: derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]")
; de-rez
*'''[[toaster]]''': derogatory term for Cylons in general
; de-resolve
*{{inlineref|toaster shopping}}: searching and destroying Cylons ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>occurrence of a holographic [[avatar]]'s loss of either cohesion or deletion from the [[Virtual World]], see: [[derez]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)|There is Another Sky|The Imperfections of Memory|End of Line|Unvanquished|False Labor}}
*"{{inlineref|Go [[Picon Panthers|Panthers]]!}}" and "{{inlineref|[[Caprica Buccaneers|C-Bucs]] Rule}}": Used as a passphrase between [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Samuel Anders]] respectively ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]]")
; cube
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}
; Download City
: nickname<noinclude><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></noinclude> 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}}
; frak
; frakked
; frakker
; frakking
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: [[frak]])
; freight monkey
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>term for crewmen on Colonial freighters ([[TRS]]: "[[Scattered]], [[List of Deleted Scenes|deleted scene]]")
; hard six
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice
; Heavy
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]''
; skin job
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory term for humanoid Cylons; homage to the movie ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' {{TRS|Downloaded}}
; stump
: <includeonly>{{term|TR S}}</includeonly>derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp {{TRS|Bastille Day}}
; toaster
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>derogatory term for Cylons in general
; toaster shopping
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>searching and destroying Cylons {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}
; Go Panthers!
; C-Bucs Rule!
; <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>passphrase between [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Samuel Anders]], referring to two [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] teams, the [[Picon Panthers]] and the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] (C-Bucs), the later being Anders' former team {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}


==''Battlestar Galactica'' Specific Terms==
==''Battlestar Galactica'' Specific Terms==


*'''[[ambrosia]]''': a type of alcoholic beverage
; ambrosia
*'''[[carom]]''': term used in conjunction with a [[DRADIS]] contact read; analogous to the term "mark"
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a type of alcoholic beverage, see: [[ambrosia]]
*'''[[chamalla]]''': a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
; carom
*'''[[cubit]]''': unit of currency
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>term used in conjunction with a [[DRADIS]] contact read; analogous to the term "mark"
*'''[[Dradis]]''': Colonial equivalent of radar. Technically an acronym for "'''D'''irection, '''Ra'''nge, and '''Dis'''tance"
; chamalla
*'''[[fumarella leaf]]''': tobacco or a type of tobacco ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
*'''[[G-4]]''': a type of explosive similar to modern [[w:C-4|C-4]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]")
; cubit
*'''[[JP]]''': a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>unit of currency, see: [[cubit]]
*'''[[krypter]]''': Colonial version of "mayday". In practice, the term is usually repeated three times ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Hero]]")
; fumarella leaf
*'''[[morpha]]''': Colonial equivalent of morphine ([[TRS]]: "[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Epiphanies]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>tobacco or a type of tobacco {{TRS|Water}}
*'''[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]''': popular Colonial ball game
; G-4
*'''[[Red Line]]''': a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (Extended Version)]]")
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a type of explosive similar to modern [[w:C-4|C-4]], see: [[G-4]] {{TRS|Water}}
*'''[[stims]]''': stimulants or a type of stimulants ([[TRS]]: "[[33]]", "[[Final Cut]]")
; JP
*'''[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]''': card game similar to [[w:Poker|Poker]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint {{TRS|Water}}
*'''[[tylium]]''': mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
; krypter
*'''[[wireless]]''': Colonial equivalent of radio
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial version of "mayday"; in practice, the term is usually repeated three times, see: [[krypter]] {{TRS|Miniseries|Hero}}
; morpha
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent of morphine, see: [[morpha]] {{TRS|Valley of Darkness|Epiphanies|}}
; pyramid
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>popular Colonial ball game, see: {{RDM|pyramid}}
; Red Line
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations {{TRS|Miniseries|Pegasus (Extended Version)}}
; stims
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>stimulants or a type of stimulant {{TRS|33|Final Cut}}
; triad
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>card game similar to [[w:Poker|Poker]], see: {{RDM|triad}}
; tylium
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: {{RDM|tylium}}
 
== Technology ==
 
; auto-umpire
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the [[Graystone Estate]] {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}
; line sensors
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>sensors in the grid of a tennis court that can track a ball in play {{CAP|Pilot (Caprica)}}
; magcelerators
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>a magnetic acceleration feature in a {{RDM|battlestar}}'s {{RDM|launch tube}}, thus allowing the Vipers to launch at high rates of speed for rapid deployment in combat situations {{TRS|Daybreak, Part I}}
; movie tile
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>storage media on which movies are stored; [[Amanda Graystone]] instructs [[Serge]] to find old home movie tiles of [[Zoe Graystone]] {{CAP|Rebirth}}
; wireless mobile pack
: <includeonly>{{term|CAP}}</includeonly>equipment used by [[Zoe-R]] for her work into reconnecting with the [[V-World]] {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall|del1=y}}
; wireless
: <includeonly>{{term|TRS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent of radio


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== References ==
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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.

The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with the Lingo extension used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.

Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms[edit]

AAA
Anti-aircraft artillery (pronounced "Triple-A"), such as a battlestar's point defense batteries (TRS: "He That Believeth In Me").
AAU
Anti-aircraft unit. Weapons emplacement used to destroy aerial targets (TRS: "Fragged").
ACH
After Cylon Holocaust
denotes any time following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 1 ACH (see: Timeline (RDM))
ACM
Air combat maneuver. The positioning of a plane to acquire a firing solution on an adversary; a required skill taught to Viper pilots during flight training (TRS: "He That Believeth In Me").
AI
Artificial Intelligence, research into such technology was deemed illegal by the Colonies after the First Cylon War (TRS: "Miniseries")
ASAP
As soon as possible. Usually pronounced "a-sap."
BCH
Before Cylon Holocaust
denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))
BSG
battlestar group
Battlestar Group
Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.
CAG
Commander Air Group
the senior pilot on a battlestar
CAP
Combat Air Patrol
standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space
CBDR
Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. Indicates object on a collision course (TRS: "Final Cut", "Pegasus")
CF
Colonial Fleet (TRS: "Final Cut")
CFR
Colonial Fleet Reserve (TRS: "Final Cut")
CIC
Combat Information Center
nerve center or "bridge" of a battlestar, see: Combat Information Center
CMC
Colonial Marine Corps (TRS: "Final Cut")
CMCR
Colonial Marine Corps Reserve (TRS: "Final Cut")
CMO
Chief Medical Officer; e.g. Major Sherman Cottle is Galactica's
CNP
Command Navigation Program
operating system on military and civilian ships exploited by the Cylons (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")
CO
Commanding Officer; e.g. William Adama
DC
Damage Control
generally related to the CIC station and related locations
DCT
Damage Control Team
party of individuals handling damage containment aboard a ship, consisting of deckhands and other NCOs (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").
DRADIS
"Direction, Range, and Distance", Colonial equivalent of radar or lidar
ECO
Electronic Countermeasures Officer
crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard Raptors (see: ECO)
EMI
electromagnetic interference
high-energy electromagnetic radiation from binary stars is known to interfere with DRADIS (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.
FTL
Faster Than Light
faster-than-light
technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL
GDD
Global Defense Department
a civilian outfit on Caprica in operation prior to the First Cylon War handling large-scale enforcement throughout the colony, akin to the FBI, see: Global Defense Department
IFF
Identification Friend or Foe
transponder-based system to positively identify friendly spacecraft (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II")
KIA
Killed in Action
used to refer to military personnel who are confirmed deceased during a military engagement, see: KIA (TRS: "Sacrifice")
LSO
Landing Signal Officer
officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group
MCP
Meta-cognitive processor
hardware used by Dr. Daniel Graystone in the integration of the sentient AI that Zoe Graystone created into the U-87, see: MCP (CAP: Pilot).
NCP
New Caprica Police
pseudo-civilian law enforcement agency overseen by the Cylon Occupation Authority on New Caprica, see: New Caprica Police (TRS: "Occupation")
OD
overdose
medical term for the use of medication to fatal, or near fatal, effect (TRS: "Faith")
OOD
Officer of the Deck
a watch officer aboard a ship, when the CO or XO are off-station (TRS: "Scattered")
PTF
Playing the Field
an advice column on dating in the Twelve Colonies (The Caprican: "Playing the Field: A Guide to Love in the Colonies", et al).
RFN
Right Frakking Now
directive to execute an order with alacrity, often used in a heated situation (TRS: "Scattered", "Valley of Darkness""[[|]]")[[Category:]]
SAR
Search and Rescue
the act of finding missing persons in the hopes of their rescue, see: SAR (TRS: "Fragged")
STO
Soldiers of the One
a monotheistic terrorist organization in existence for more than a decade prior to 58 BCH ((CAP: "Pilot"), et al).
SU
distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit," speculated to stand for "solar unit" (TRS: "The Captain's Hand").
XO
Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh

Military Jargon[edit]

Actual
callsign used in wireless communications to denote a ship's commanding officer
ball
visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System during a hands-on approach (TRS: "Miniseries", "Act of Contrition", "Final Cut", "Black Market")
bandit
confirmed hostile contact, typically either or both a fighter and shuttle sized craft (TRS: "Final Cut", "Razor""[[|]]")[[Category:]]
basic
initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training (TRS: "Fragged"); and basic flight training (TRS: "Miniseries")
bent bird
damaged fighter craft (TRS: "Occupation")
bingo fuel
minimum fuel level required to safely return to base (TRS
 "You Can't Go Home Again", "Scar")
bird farm
Colonial pilot jargon for a battlestar (TRS: "Final Cut")
bug out
retreat, usually hastily and disordered (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
callsign
a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in wireless communications and in conversation
chatter
to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement (TRS: "Valley of Darkness"); active wireless communications traffic
code blue
request for assistance due to potential Cylon agent sighting (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II)
command authority
the senior rank in a command, such as an Admiral (TRS: "Pegasus", "Precipice")
conn
navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
dress and cover
military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies, derived from "dress right" and "cover down" (TRS: "Pegasus""[[|]]")[[Category:]]
ell-tee
informal phonetic abbreviation for Lieutenant (LT) (TRS: "Valley of Darkness", "Fragged""[[|]]")[[Category:]]
eyeball run
likely refers to targeting or aiming missiles manually, without the use of targeting computers (TRS: "Home, Part I")
fireteam
fire team
basic fighting element used in small-unit ground tactics (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
five-'graph order
five paragraph operation order, the standard format taught in basic training (TRS: "Fragged")
genny
power generator; Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on Ragnar Anchorage (TRS: "Miniseries")
hack
the brig
hard deck
the threshold in a massive gas planet's dense atmosphere below which the atmospheric density and pressure becomes too great for a Viper to be able to reach orbit again and maintain structural integrity (TRS: "Maelstrom"); adapted from the original definition of minimum safe altitude
intra-atmos entry
a jump maneuver that places the ship within a planetary body's atmosphere, in either powered flight (TRS: "Home, Part II") or free fall (TRS: "Exodus, Part II")
jock smock
flight suit (TRS: "He That Believeth In Me")
jump
the process of using the FTL engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another
klick
one kilometer
knuckle dragger
inoffensive slang for a mechanic or deckhand
nugget
student pilot (TRS: "Act of Contrition", "Scar""[[|]]")[[Category:]]
Mark One Eyeball
the unaided eye (TRS: "You Can't Go Home Again", "Scar")
no joy
no success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general (TRS: "The Hand of God""[[|]]", "Maelstrom")[[Category:]]
Old Man
Commander William Adama's nickname, used by officers aboard Galactica (TRS: "33")
press
in military parlance, directive to continue the attack; otherwise used to refer to journalists (TRS: "Maelstrom")
recovery line
imaginary boundary within which a fighter can return to a landing bay within a given time (TRS: "33")
rook
"rookie," typically refers to those on their first tour of duty after initial training (TRS: "Miniseries"), q.v. nugget
shooter
slang for launch officer, responsible for deployment of craft from a battlestar (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")
Sierra Alpha
"suspicious activity" (TRS: "Scattered")
sitrep
"situation report"
skids up
"take off" or "launch"; often used by the CAG to end a mission briefing
skosh
radio code meaning "out of ammunition", analogous to modern-day NATO brevity code "winchester." (Skosh is also a real NATO brevity term meaning "Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles".) (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
sparrow
slang for Cylon Raider (TRS: "Maelstrom")
spinner
engineering component of a battlestar's FTL drive (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
swallow
decoy drone deployed by Raptors (TRS: "Miniseries")
snipe
engineer (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
spooch
contraction of "screwed the pooch," describing a serious pilot error (TRS: "Scar")
tally
abbreviation of tally-ho; the sighting of an enemy target, such as a craft, landmark, or position (TRS: "The Hand of God", "Scattered", "Maelstrom")
trap
battlestar landing bay mechanism that arrests a landing Viper, Raptor or other small craft (TRS: "Final Cut")
Two Alpha
designation for an extremely risky and hence voluntary mission (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I")
turkey
slang for a Cylon Heavy Raider (TRS: "Maelstrom")
unrep
underway replenishment
refueling and replenishment between ships away from dock, usually during flight. Taken from the contemporary term for the resupply of military vessels at sea while en route (TRS: "Water", "Maelstrom")
weapons free
weapon control order indicating weapons systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly (TRS: "Resurrection Ship, Part I")
weapons hot
weapons status indicating that safeties are off and weapons systems are armed (TRS: "Final Cut")
wilco
"will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given

Religious terminology[edit]

Apotheosis
a belief held by members of the STO, including Clarice Willow, with various view points (CAP: "Reins of a Waterfall"). Willow believes that the STO can prevail if they use Zoe Graystone's program to offer real eternal life to their members in the form of holographic avatars. One of the Hybrids also uses this term during the Fall of the Colonies, stating "Apotheosis was the beginning before the beginning" (TRS: "The Plan"). (See: resurrection program)
temple group
a religious group akin to a "church group"; Lacy Rand tries telling a security guard that her temple group missed their flight to Picon (CAP: "Retribution")
trinity
a being in three different states; Zoe-R considers herself to be a trinity, as she is "Zoe, and the avatar, and the robot" (CAP: "Rebirth")

Other Colloquialisms[edit]

The Beast
nickname for Pegasus given by Galactica's crew (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
Big G
nickname for Galactica
The Bucket
nickname for Galactica given by Pegasus' crew (TRS: "The Captain's Hand")
bullet-head
slang for a Cylon Centurion (TRS: "Downloaded")
clanker
slang for a Cylon Centurion
chrome job
slang for a Cylon Centurion (TRS: "The Resistance")
companionway
a set of steps leading from a ship's deck down to a cabin or lower deck (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
derez
de-rez
de-resolve
occurrence of a holographic avatar's loss of either cohesion or deletion from the Virtual World, see: derez (CAP: "Pilot", "There is Another Sky", "The Imperfections of Memory", "End of Line", "Unvanquished" and "False Labor")
cube
equivalent of "square," a socially awkward person (CAP: "The Imperfections of Memory")
Download City
nickname[1] used by Diana Seelix to describe the unknown or figurative place where humanoid Cylons are resurrected on New Caprica (TRS: "Exodus, Part I")
frak
frakked
frakker
frakking
all-purpose vulgarism; Colonial version of "fuck" (see: frak)
freight monkey
term for crewmen on Colonial freighters (TRS: "Scattered, deleted scene")
hard six
taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice
Heavy
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 (TRS: "Downloaded")
stump
derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp (TRS: "Bastille Day")
toaster
derogatory term for Cylons in general
toaster shopping
searching and destroying Cylons (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")
Go Panthers!
C-Bucs Rule!
passphrase between Sharon Agathon and Samuel Anders, referring to two pyramid teams, the Picon Panthers and the Caprica Buccaneers (C-Bucs), the later being Anders' former team (TRS
 "Exodus, Part I")

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms[edit]

ambrosia
a type of alcoholic beverage, see: ambrosia
carom
term used in conjunction with a DRADIS contact read; analogous to the term "mark"
chamalla
a hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
cubit
unit of currency, see: cubit
fumarella leaf
tobacco or a type of tobacco (TRS: "Water")
G-4
a type of explosive similar to modern C-4, see: G-4 (TRS: "Water")
JP
a unit of measure for liquid, approximately 1 pint (TRS: "Water")
krypter
Colonial version of "mayday"; in practice, the term is usually repeated three times, see: krypter (TRS: "Miniseries", "Hero")
morpha
Colonial equivalent of morphine, see: morpha (TRS: "Valley of Darkness", "Epiphanies""[[|]]")[[Category:]]
pyramid
popular Colonial ball game, see: pyramid
Red Line
a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into FTL jump calculations (TRS: "Miniseries", "Pegasus")
stims
stimulants or a type of stimulant (TRS: "33", "Final Cut")
triad
card game similar to Poker, see: triad
tylium
mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: tylium

Technology[edit]

auto-umpire
a program in advanced sports courts, including the private tennis court on the Graystone Estate (CAP: "Pilot")
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")
movie tile
storage media on which movies are stored; Amanda Graystone instructs Serge to find old home movie tiles of Zoe Graystone (CAP: "Rebirth")
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. 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.