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* {{inlineref|light-yahren}}: Colonial term for [[w:lightyear|lightyear]] ({{comics|1980|1}}).<ref>This term is also used in ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]''.</ref>
* {{inlineref|light-yahren}}: Colonial term for [[w:lightyear|lightyear]] ({{comics|1980|1}}).<ref>This term is also used in ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]''.</ref>
* {{inlineref|planetary expeditionary vehicle carrier}}: also known as a "PEV" craft; ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'' is such a craft and is capable of launching smaller craft (such as [[turbine]]s) on a planet's surface ({{comics|1980|4}}).
* {{inlineref|planetary expeditionary vehicle carrier}}: also known as a "PEV" craft; ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'' is such a craft and is capable of launching smaller craft (such as [[turbine]]s) on a planet's surface ({{comics|1980|4}}).
* [[Q-Cache]]: a military storage depot, many are placed throughout known space for Colonial forces to resupply ({{comics|vol2|2}}).
* {{inlineref|temporal storm}}: a convergence of tachyon and other energies capable of bridging two disparate realities ({{comics|vol2|2}} & {{comics|vol2|5|short=y}}).
* [[temporal weapon]]: a weapon capable of warping space-time, due to their inherently unpredictable nature, the Colonials have outlawed their use ({{comics|vol2|1}}).
* {{inlineref|time mirage}}: a form of temporal displacement where, to a viewer, an object is frozen in space-time, but interaction with it is impossible ({{comics|vol2|2}}).
* {{inlineref|time-warp}}: a means of conveyance of an object in both space and time, either controlled or uncontrolled ({{comics|vol2|2}}).
* {{inlineref|tractor field}}: technology used to ensnare spacecraft; in an [[alternate reality]], a {{alt-r|Raider}} ensnares {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}'s [[Temporal Viper]] in one ({{comics|vol2|2}}).


==Maximum Press comics==
==Maximum Press comics==

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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


Like the show, the comics or novels based on the Original Series, and its spinoff, Galactica 1980, use different terminology in order to make the universe visceral to the reader. This array of terminology, used by both the Colonials and Cylons, consists of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms.

This page does not serve to regurgitate or repeat terminologies used in both series, but terms that only appear in both the comics and novels. Each section is separated by publisher (Berkley, Marvel, Realm Press, et al.), in order to make the continuities clear.

Berkley novelizations[edit]

  • germicide: part of a Warrior's medkit. Given the use of the suffix "-cide", this substance kills germs.[1]
  • viruscide: part of a Warrior's medkit. Given the use of the suffix "-cide", this substance kills viruses.[1]

Dynamite Entertainment comics[edit]

Maximum Press comics[edit]

Unproduced Scripts[edit]

  • barrier wave: a wave of turbulence, such a wave strikes Galactica and the Fleet during their proximity to the Beta Triangle (TOS: "The Beta Pirates").
  • Fix-it: robotic machines that serve to repair ships, and are part of the salvage tug sent to repair the Gemini freighter. During Boomer and Starbuck's review of the salvage tug's checklist, they check the readiness of the "Heavy-duty Fix-it" and the "Electronics Fix-it" (TOS: "The Beta Pirates").
  • forcewave: another term for barrier wave (TOS: "The Beta Pirates").
  • quarter-milliton: a time unit (TOS: "The Beta Pirates").
  • gyroball: a spherical toy larger than a marble (TOS: "I Have Seen Earth").
  • sentinel buoy: a spheroid spy satellite with lens-systems and sensors that is used by the Cylons. One such satellite detects Galactica as she and her Fleet skirt the outer boundary of the Beta Triangle (TOS: "The Beta Pirates").

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Resnick, Michael (1981). Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth. Berkley Books, p. 116.
  2. This term is a nod to creator Glen A. Larson.
  3. This term is also used in Encyclopedia Galactica.