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==Dynamite Entertainment comics==
==Dynamite Entertainment comics==
* {{inlineref|cerebral law}}: law enacted by Doctor [[Gaius Zee]] when assuming total command of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] after [[Adama (1980 alternate)|Adama]]'s death at the hands of the Thirteenth Tribe (''[[Galactica 1980 2]]'').
 
* {{inlineref|Larson's Apogee in C-Minor}}: a Colonial piano piece played by [[Baltar (TOS alternate)|Baltar]] (''Galactica 1980 2'').
=== Cultural ===
* {{inlineref|light-yahren}}: Colonial term for [[w:lightyear|lightyear]] (''[[Galactica 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 (''[[Galactica 1980 4]]'').
* {{inlineref|flark}}: an alternative of the word [[frack]] in an [[alternate reality]], hewing more toward the word "fuck" than "shit" ({{comics|vol2|3}}).
* {{inlineref|Larson's Apogee in C-Minor}}: a Colonial piano piece played by {{alt|Baltar|1980}} ({{comics|1980|2}}).<ref>This term is a nod to both ''Battlestar Galactica'' creator [[Glen A. Larson]] and [[Apogee, Inc.|the company]] formed by [[John Dykstra]].</ref>
* {{inlineref|nutszoidal}}: crazy, in a state of immense frustration ({{comics|vol2|9}}).
 
=== Cylons ===
 
* {{inlineref|cautionary myth}}: early Cylon conditional programming that was unsuccessful, and "remembered" only by [[IL-series]] units, e.g. {{alt|Lucifer}} ({{comics|vol3|4}}).
* '''[[Meclons]]''': a rogue cast of Cylons from Cylon [[cautionary myth]]s, and later applied to {{alt|Iblis}} Cylon forces ({{comics|folly}}).
 
=== Material ===
 
* {{inlineref|chromium}}: a material used in the threading of Colonial uniform braiding ({{comics|starbuck|4}}).
 
=== Military ===
 
* {{inlineref|Attack Pattern Omega}}: a defensive posture employed by {{alt|Lucifer}}'s {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s against the [[Meclons]] ({{comics|vol3|2}}).
* {{inlineref|Beton Beton Five}}: a defense strategy employed during [[Adama's Gambit]], ordered by {{alt|Athena|TOS}} ({{comics|vol2|11}}).
* {{inlineref|Blue Flight}}: designation for a fighter squadron
** During the events of leading up to [[Adama's Gambit]], Blue Flight was lead by {{alt|Apollo|TOS}}, consisting of {{alt|Boomer|TOS}}, {{alt|Jolly}}, and {{alt|Sheba}} ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|Blue Leader}}: leader of Blue Flight ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|blue shift}}: duty cycle 12 [[centar]]s in length, beginning in the evening and ending in the early morning ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|cerebral law}}: law enacted by Doctor [[Gaius Zee]] when assuming total command of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] after [[Adama (1980 alternate)|Adama]]'s death at the hands of the Thirteenth Tribe ({{comics|1980|2}}).
* {{inlineref|Command Core}}: alternate name for [[Core Command]] ({{comics|vol2|7}}).
* {{inlineref|contact alarm}}: klaxon denoting potential enemy contact ({{comics|vol2|8}}).  
* {{inlineref|defense net}}: a network of automated defenses around each of the [[Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonies]] ({{comics|starbuck|1}}).
* {{inlineref|Diamond Spread}}: flight pattern employed by Vipers ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|habitation chamber}} or {{inlineref|hab-pod}}: crew quarters, such as those aboard ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' {{comics|vol2|9}}.
* {{inlineref|half-cycle handover}}: the transition period between military shifts ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|Officer of the Watch}}: commanding officer in effective command during a duty cycle ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* '''[[Q-Cache]]''': a military storage depot, many are placed throughout known space for Colonial forces to resupply ({{comics|vol2|2}}).
* {{inlineref|Red Flight}}: designation for a fighter squadron
** During the events of leading up to [[Adama's Gambit]], Red Flight was lead by {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}, consisting of [[Breena]], {{alt|Greenbean}}, and [[Hightail]] ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|Red Leader}}: leader of Blue Flight ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|red shift}}: duty cycle 12 [[centar]]s in length, beginning in the morning and ending in the early evening ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|time cycle}}: a military work shift ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|top tier}}: the top most tier of [[Core Command]], where the Commander's Station is located ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|trailing line}}: flight pattern employed by Vipers ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
 
=== Technology ===
 
* {{inlineref|emergency tracker}}: device outfitted on Colonial Vipers, used to track (or allow tracking of) other Vipers in need of assistance ({{comics|vol2|4}}).
* {{inlineref|holo-cube}}: a hand-held digital device in the shape of a cube, capable of projecting a holographic image ({{comics|vol2|1}}).
* {{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|radiation charge}}: device capable of emitting radiation, enough to render {{TOS|tylium}} worthless ({{comics|annual2014}}).
* {{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}}).
 
=== Temporal Mechanics ===
 
* {{inlineref|temporal storm}}: a convergence of tachyon and other energies capable of bridging two disparate realities ({{comics|vol2|2}} & {{comics|vol2|5|short=y}}).
* {{inlineref|temporal drive}} / {{inlineref|t-drive}}: engine powering the temporal warper ({{comics|vol2|5}}).
* '''[[temporal weapon]]''': defensive/offensive technology capable of warping space-time for military purposes that, due to its inherently unpredictable and far-reaching nature, the Colonials have outlawed ({{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}} or {{inlineref|temporal warp}}: a means of conveyance of an object in both space and time, either controlled or uncontrolled ({{comics|vol2|2}}).
 
=== Units of Measure ===
 
* {{inlineref|light-yahren}}: Colonial term for [[w:lightyear|lightyear]] ({{comics|1980|1}}).<ref>This term is also used in ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]''.</ref>
 
=== Miscellany ===
* {{inlineref|delta-class telepath}}: individual possessing high psionic potential, capable of being detected by hand scanners ({{comics|vol2|9}}).
* {{inlineref|full retro}}: engine on full burn, {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} compares Doctor {{TOS|Medusa}} beauty to being "hotter than a thruster on full retro" ({{comics|vol2|7}}).
* {{inlineref|Hovian}}: a sector containing a planet known for its unique magnetic field, capable of attracting derelict ships much like [[Iblis' planet]] ({{comics|vol3|1}}).
* {{inlineref|hyper-fast}}: euphemism for extreme speed ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|mega-static discharge}}: created by high [[energon]]s that can accumulate around craft before they eventually discharge ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|power-dead}}: electrical blackout ({{comics|vol2|6}}).
* {{inlineref|telepathic overload}}: a mental condition, the result of using psionic potential beyond the human mind's ability to cope ({{comics|vol2|9}}.
* {{inlineref|void lightning}}: electrical discharges within a quantum storm zone ({{comics|vol2|6}}).


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


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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]

Cultural[edit]

Cylons[edit]

Material[edit]

Military[edit]

Technology[edit]

Temporal Mechanics[edit]

Units of Measure[edit]

Miscellany[edit]

Maximum Press comics[edit]

Unproduced Scripts[edit]

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 both Battlestar Galactica creator Glen A. Larson and the company formed by John Dykstra.
  3. This term is also used in Encyclopedia Galactica.