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*[[CAG]]: Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot | *[[CAG]]: Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot | ||
*[[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol | *[[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol | ||
*CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course ([[Final Cut]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]) | *CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course ("[[Final Cut]]", "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]") | ||
*[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CF]]: Colonial Fleet ([[Final Cut]]) | *[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CF]]: Colonial Fleet ([[Final Cut]]) | ||
*[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CFR]]: Colonial Fleet Reserve ([[Final Cut]]) | *[[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|CFR]]: Colonial Fleet Reserve ([[Final Cut]]) | ||
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*[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer | *[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer | ||
*[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck ([[Scattered]]) | *[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck ([[Scattered]]) | ||
*RFN: Right Frakking Now ([[Scattered]], [[Valley of Darkness]]) | *RFN: Right Frakking Now ("[[Scattered]]", "[[Valley of Darkness]]") | ||
*[[SAR]]: Search and Rescue ([[Fragged]]) | *[[SAR]]: Search and Rescue ([[Fragged]]) | ||
*SU: Solar Unit. Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit" ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | *SU: Solar Unit. Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit" ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | ||
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*[[Actual]]: the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions | *[[Actual]]: the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions | ||
*[[Hands-on Approach|ball]]: visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System ([[Miniseries]], [[Act of Contrition]], [[Final Cut]], [[Black Market]]) | *[[Hands-on Approach|ball]]: visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System ([[Miniseries]], "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Final Cut]]", "[[Black Market]]") | ||
*bandit: confirmed hostile contact. Usually in reference to fighter and shuttle sized craft ([[Final Cut]]) | *bandit: confirmed hostile contact. Usually in reference to fighter and shuttle sized craft ([[Final Cut]]) | ||
*[[bingo fuel]]: having no fuel left or just enough fuel to return to the mothership ([[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[Scar]]) | *[[bingo fuel]]: having no fuel left or just enough fuel to return to the mothership ("[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", "[[Scar]]") | ||
*bird farm: Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] ([[Final Cut]]) | *bird farm: Colonial pilot jargon for a [[battlestar]] ([[Final Cut]]) | ||
*[[code blue]]: an internal security term used by an officer requesting assistance, after said officer identifies a possible [[Cylon agent]] ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]], [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) | *[[code blue]]: an internal security term used by an officer requesting assistance, after said officer identifies a possible [[Cylon agent]] ("[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]) | ||
*command authority: the senior person/persons in command of a military unit, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]], [[Precipice]]) | *command authority: the senior person/persons in command of a military unit, such as an [[William Adama|Admiral]] ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Precipice]]") | ||
*[[conn]]: literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | *[[conn]]: literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general ([[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" ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]) | *"dress and cover": military term for personnel to form an ordered rank-and-file formation during ceremonies. Derived from "dress right" and "cover down" ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]) | ||
*ell-tee: phonetic pronounciation of "Lt.", i.e. Lieutenant ([[Valley of Darkness]], [[Fragged]]) | *ell-tee: phonetic pronounciation of "Lt.", i.e. Lieutenant ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", "[[Fragged]]") | ||
*[[w:fireteam|fire team]]: a small unit of military personnel, typically Marines or soldiers ([[Valley of Darkness]]) | *[[w:fireteam|fire team]]: a small unit of military personnel, typically Marines or soldiers ([[Valley of Darkness]]) | ||
*five-'graph order: five paragraph operation order. A basic command tool taught to officer candidates ([[Fragged]]) | *five-'graph order: five paragraph operation order. A basic command tool taught to officer candidates ([[Fragged]]) | ||
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*[[nugget]]: a pilot in training ([[Act of Contrition]], [[Scar]]) | *[[nugget]]: a pilot in training ([[Act of Contrition]], [[Scar]]) | ||
*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: the unaided eye ([[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[Scar]]) | *[[Mark One Eyeball]]: the unaided eye ([[You Can't Go Home Again]], [[Scar]]) | ||
*No | *no joy: No success in establishing visual contact with the target. Opposite of "tally". Can also mean no success in general ("[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Maelstrom]]") | ||
*Old Man: slang for the commanding officer | *Old Man: slang for the commanding officer | ||
*Press: Directive to continue the attack ([[Maelstrom]]) | *Press: Directive to continue the attack ([[Maelstrom]]) | ||
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*skids up: "take off" or "launch". Often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing. | *skids up: "take off" or "launch". Often used by the [[CAG]] to end a mission briefing. | ||
*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" ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | *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" ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | ||
*sparrow: slang for a Cylon Raider ([[Maelstrom]]) | |||
*spinner: engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | *spinner: engineering component of a battlestar's [[FTL]] drive ([[The Captain's Hand]]) | ||
*[[swallow]]: decoy drone deployed by Raptors ([[Miniseries]]) | *[[swallow]]: decoy drone deployed by Raptors ([[Miniseries]]) | ||
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*trap: mechanism on a battlestar's landing bay which arrests the forward motion of either a Viper, Raptor or other small craft ([[Final Cut]]) | *trap: mechanism on a battlestar's landing bay which arrests the forward motion of either a Viper, Raptor or other small craft ([[Final Cut]]) | ||
*Two Alpha: designation for an extremely risky and voluntary mission ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]) | *Two Alpha: designation for an extremely risky and voluntary mission ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]) | ||
*turkey: slang for a Cylon Raider ([[Maelstrom]]) | |||
*unrep: short for Underway Replenishment. In today's navies, the act of resupplying military vessels at sea, usually from dedicated ships while in motion ([[Water]]) | *unrep: short for Underway Replenishment. In today's navies, the act of resupplying military vessels at sea, usually from dedicated ships while in motion ([[Water]]) | ||
*[[weapons free]]: command authorizing disengaging safeties and arming of weapons. Usually given to Viper pilots ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]) | *[[weapons free]]: command authorizing disengaging safeties and arming of weapons. Usually given to Viper pilots ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]) | ||
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*hard six: taking large risks; literally, rolling 2 threes with a pair of dice | *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 One|Colonial Heavy 798]]'' | *Heavy: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. ''[[Colonial One|Colonial Heavy 798]]'' | ||
*skin job: derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie ''Blade Runner'' ([[Downloaded]]) | *skin job: derogatory term for humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie ''Blade Runner'' ([[Downloaded]]) | ||
*stump: derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp ([[Bastille Day]]) | *stump: derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp ([[Bastille Day]]) | ||
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*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivalent of morphine ([[Valley of Darkness]], [[Epiphanies]]) | *[[morpha]]: Colonial equivalent of morphine ([[Valley of Darkness]], [[Epiphanies]]) | ||
*[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game | *[[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game | ||
*[[Red Line]]: a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations ([[Miniseries]], [[Pegasus (Extended Version)]]) | *[[Red Line]]: a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into [[FTL]] jump calculations ([[Miniseries]], "[[Pegasus (Extended Version)]]") | ||
*[[stims]]: stimulants or a type of stimulants ([[33]], [[Final Cut]]) | *[[stims]]: stimulants or a type of stimulants ([[33]], [[Final Cut]]) | ||
*[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]: card game similar to Poker | *[[Triad (RDM)|Triad]]: card game similar to Poker | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 6 March 2007
This is a listing of terms in the Re-imagined Series. For terms used in the Original Series, see List of terms (TOS).
Acronyms
- AAU: Anti-aircraft Unit, a weapon emplacement used to destroy aerial units (Fragged)
- BSG: Battlestar Group (Water)
- CAG: Commander Air Group, i.e. the senior pilot
- CAP: Combat Air Patrol
- CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, i.e. a collision course ("Final Cut", "Pegasus")
- CF: Colonial Fleet (Final Cut)
- CFR: Colonial Fleet Reserve (Final Cut)
- CIC: Combat Information Center
- CMC: Colonial Marine Corps (Final Cut)
- CMCR: Colonial Marine Corps Reserve (Final Cut)
- CMO: Chief Medical Officer
- CNP: Command Navigation Program. Central computer program used on Colonial Fleet vessels (Miniseries)
- CO: Commanding Officer
- DC: Damage Control
- DRADIS: "Direction, Range, and Distance". Colonial equivalent of radar.
- ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
- EMI: Electro-Magnetic Interference; such interference was thrown off by binary stars and interferes with DRADIS (The Captain's Hand)
- EMP: Electro-Magnetic Pulse; typically accompanies a nuclear explosion
- FTL: Faster Than Light
- IFF: Identification Friend Foe (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II)
- KIA: Killed in Action (Sacrifice)
- LSO: Landing Signal Officer
- OOD: Officer of the Deck (Scattered)
- RFN: Right Frakking Now ("Scattered", "Valley of Darkness")
- SAR: Search and Rescue (Fragged)
- SU: Solar Unit. Distance measurement similar to "astronomical unit" (The Captain's Hand)
- XO: Executive Officer
Military Jargon
- Actual: the commanding officer. Used in wireless transmissions
- ball: visual indicator used in a battlestar's Instrument Landing System (Miniseries, "Act of Contrition", "Final Cut", "Black Market")
- bandit: confirmed hostile contact. Usually in reference to fighter and shuttle sized craft (Final Cut)
- bingo fuel: having no fuel left or just enough fuel to return to the mothership ("You Can't Go Home Again", "Scar")
- bird farm: Colonial pilot jargon for a battlestar (Final Cut)
- code blue: an internal security term used by an officer requesting assistance, after said officer identifies a possible Cylon agent ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II", Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II)
- command authority: the senior person/persons in command of a military unit, such as an Admiral ("Pegasus", "Precipice")
- conn: literally the navigation controls, but also used to refer to command in general (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" (Pegasus)
- ell-tee: phonetic pronounciation of "Lt.", i.e. Lieutenant ("Valley of Darkness", "Fragged")
- fire team: a small unit of military personnel, typically Marines or soldiers (Valley of Darkness)
- five-'graph order: five paragraph operation order. A basic command tool taught to officer candidates (Fragged)
- genny: power generator. Tyrol asked Cally to "find the genny" to power up the lights on Ragnar Anchorage (Miniseries)
- klick: one kilometer
- knuckle dragger: inoffensive slang for a mechanic
- nugget: a pilot in training (Act of Contrition, Scar)
- Mark One Eyeball: the unaided eye (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 ("The Hand of God", "Maelstrom")
- Old Man: slang for the commanding officer
- Press: Directive to continue the attack (Maelstrom)
- recovery line: the point at which it becomes unlikely that a fighter will be able to safely return to base (33)
- rook: "rookie" (Miniseries)
- Sierra Alpha: "suspicious activity" (Scattered)
- sitrep: "situation report"
- skids up: "take off" or "launch". Often used by the CAG to end a mission briefing.
- 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" (The Captain's Hand)
- sparrow: slang for a Cylon Raider (Maelstrom)
- spinner: engineering component of a battlestar's FTL drive (The Captain's Hand)
- swallow: decoy drone deployed by Raptors (Miniseries)
- snipe: engineer (The Captain's Hand)
- Tally: Sighting of a target, non-friendly craft, landmark, or enemy position (Maelstrom)
- trap: mechanism on a battlestar's landing bay which arrests the forward motion of either a Viper, Raptor or other small craft (Final Cut)
- Two Alpha: designation for an extremely risky and voluntary mission (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I)
- turkey: slang for a Cylon Raider (Maelstrom)
- unrep: short for Underway Replenishment. In today's navies, the act of resupplying military vessels at sea, usually from dedicated ships while in motion (Water)
- weapons free: command authorizing disengaging safeties and arming of weapons. Usually given to Viper pilots (Resurrection Ship, Part I)
- weapons hot: synonym for "weapons free" (Final Cut)
Other Colloquialisms
- The Beast: nickname for Pegasus (The Captain's Hand)
- Big G: nickname for Galactica
- The Bucket: nickname for Galactica (The Captain's Hand)
- bullet-head: slang for a Cylon Centurion (Downloaded)
- clanker: slang for a Cylon Centurion
- chrome job: slang for a Cylon Centurion (The Resistance)
- frak: Colonial version of "fuck"
- freight monkey: term for crewmen on Colonial freighters (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 (Downloaded)
- stump: derogatory term for a prisoner in a labor camp (Bastille Day)
- toaster: derogatory term for Cylons in general
- toaster shopping: searching and destroying Cylons (Valley of Darkness)
- "Go Panthers!" and "C-Bucs Rule": Used as a passphrase between Sharon Agathon and Samuel Anders (Exodus, Part I)
Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms
- ambrosia: a type of alcoholic beverage
- carom: term used in conjunction with a Dradis Contact read; analogous to the term "mark"
- chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
- cubit: unit of currency
- Dradis: Colonial equivalent of radar. Technically an acronym for "Direction, Range, and Distance"
- fumarella leaf: tobacco or a type of tobacco (Water)
- G-4: a type of explosive similar to modern C-4 (Water)
- krypter: Colonial version of "mayday" (Miniseries, Hero)
- morpha: Colonial equivalent of morphine (Valley of Darkness, Epiphanies)
- Pyramid: popular Colonial ball game
- Red Line: a point in space behind which an accumulative error creeps into FTL jump calculations (Miniseries, "Pegasus (Extended Version)")
- stims: stimulants or a type of stimulants (33, Final Cut)
- Triad: card game similar to Poker
- tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
- wireless: Colonial equivalent of radio