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*{{inlineref|chatter}}: to fire on an enemy during a fighter engagement {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}; active wireless communications traffic
*{{inlineref|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]])
*'''[[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]])
*{{inlineref|command authority}}: the senior rank in a command, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Precipice]]")
*{{inlineref|command authority}}: the senior rank in a command, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus|Precipice}}
*'''[[conn]]''': literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*'''[[conn]]''': literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]")
*"{{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]]")
*"{{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]]")
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*'''[[nugget]]''': student pilot {{TRS|Act of Contrition|Scar|}}
*'''[[nugget]]''': student pilot {{TRS|Act of Contrition|Scar|}}
*'''[[Mark One Eyeball]]''': the unaided eye ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]")
*'''[[Mark One Eyeball]]''': the unaided eye ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]")
*{{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]]")
*{{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}}
*'''[[Old Man]]''': slang for Commander [[William Adama]] {{TRS|33}}
*'''[[Old Man]]''': slang for Commander [[William Adama]] {{TRS|33}}
*{{inlineref|press}}: directive to continue the attack {{TRS|Maelstrom}}
*{{inlineref|press}}: directive to continue the attack {{TRS|Maelstrom}}

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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

Military Jargon

Religious terminology

Other Colloquialisms

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms

References

  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.