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* {{inlineref|protein}}: another type of food
* {{inlineref|protein}}: another type of food
* {{inlineref|protest}}: the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal ([[TOS]]: "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]")
* {{inlineref|protest}}: the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal ([[TOS]]: "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]")
* {{inlineref|proton energizers}}: a type of weapon on an [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Experiment in Terra]]")
* {{inlineref|pulse scrambled code}}: secure method of communication used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]] ([[TOS]]: "[[The Lost Warrior]]")
* {{inlineref|pulse scrambled code}}: secure method of communication used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]] ([[TOS]]: "[[The Lost Warrior]]")
* '''[[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]]''': a card game, similar to [[w:poker|poker]]
* '''[[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]]''': a card game, similar to [[w:poker|poker]]
* '''[[quadrant]]''': region of space, see also [[Sector]]. Usually named after a Greek letter, or (less frequently) a star system or planet.
* '''[[quadrant]]''': region of space, see also [[Sector]]. Usually named after a Greek letter, or (less frequently) a star system or planet.
* '''[[scanner]]''': term for a computer monitor and television set
* {{inlineref|scorpius}}: likely term for a scorpion; [[Maga]] comments that [[Borellian Nomen]] have the patience of such a creature, he also comments that the name "Borellian Nomen" strike fear at the hearts of those who hear it like the scorpius ([[TOS]]: "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]")  
* {{inlineref|scorpius}}: likely term for a scorpion; [[Maga]] comments that [[Borellian Nomen]] have the patience of such a creature, he also comments that the name "Borellian Nomen" strike fear at the hearts of those who hear it like the scorpius ([[TOS]]: "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]")  
* '''[[sector]]''': region of space or planet, see also [[Quadrant]]. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. [[Sector Hekla]] on the planet [[Arcta]]")
* '''[[sector]]''': region of space or planet, see also [[Quadrant]]. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. [[Sector Hekla]] on the planet [[Arcta]]")
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* '''[[spacedrome]]''': a space port ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]")
* '''[[spacedrome]]''': a space port ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]")
* '''star speed''': a speed which is used by [[Eastern Alliance]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Greetings from Earth]]")
* '''star speed''': a speed which is used by [[Eastern Alliance]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Greetings from Earth]]")
* {{inlineref|tape coder}}: a voice recording device; [[Thane]] successfully passes off a [[hand mine]] as a device ([[TOS]]: "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]")
* {{inlineref|telecom}}: an internal communications phone aboard ''Galactica'' ([[TOS]]: "[[Fire in Space]]")
* {{inlineref|telecom}}: an internal communications phone aboard ''Galactica'' ([[TOS]]: "[[Fire in Space]]")
* {{inlineref|tinhead}}: epithet used to describe Cylons ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")
* {{inlineref|tinhead}}: epithet used to describe Cylons ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")
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* '''[[tylium]]''': a fuel source, highly combustible ([[TOS]]: "[[Fire in Space]]")
* '''[[tylium]]''': a fuel source, highly combustible ([[TOS]]: "[[Fire in Space]]")
* '''[[daggit|wardaggit]]''': "war dog" ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")
* '''[[daggit|wardaggit]]''': "war dog" ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")
== Technology ==
* {{inlineref|gyro capacitors}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout">As noted from [[Sheba]]'s [[scanner]] readout in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]". [[:File:LL1 - Viper Technical Readout.png|Refer to this image.]]</ref>
* {{inlineref|laser controllers}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
* {{inlineref|otron extensions}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
* {{inlineref|point diverters}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
* {{inlineref|proton activators}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
* {{inlineref|proton energizers}}: a type of weapon on an [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] ([[TOS]]: "[[Experiment in Terra]]")
* '''[[scanner]]''': term for a computer monitor and television set
* {{inlineref|tape coder}}: a voice recording device; [[Thane]] successfully passes off a [[hand mine]] as a device ([[TOS]]: "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]")
* {{inlineref|transmit tek}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
* {{inlineref|zonar modules}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]")<ref name="sheba-readout"/>


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

Revision as of 05:45, 30 November 2019

For terms used in separate continuity and unproduced script sources, see: List of terms (TOS alternate).
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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


The Colonials and Cylons employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience. This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon.

Acronyms[edit]

Honorifics[edit]

  • Count, a title of nobility (e.g. Count Iblis)
  • Lord, a title of nobility (e.g. Lord Baltar)
  • Sire, a title of nobility, typically ascribed to a civilian of the male gender (e.g. Sire Uri, Sire Solon)
  • Siress, a title of nobility, typically ascribed to a civilian of the female gender (e.g. Siress Tinia, Siress Blassie)

Colloquialisms[edit]

General Jargon[edit]

Technology[edit]

Military Jargon[edit]

Sayings[edit]

  • "laser in their side": analogue to "thorn in their side", Starbuck uses this term to describe how the actions of Megan's surviving children have kept their father alive at Cylon hands (TOS: "The Young Lords").


Units of Measure[edit]

Colonial Unit Earth Unit
Time measurements
yahren year[2]
quatron month
secton week
time cycle day
centar hour
millicenton 10 minutes
centon minute[3]
micron second
microcenton second[4]
Distance measurements
parsec 90 Million Miles
hectar 9 Million Miles
sectar 9 Million Miles (?)[5]
metric kilometer
maxim 10 meters
metron meter[6]
Scientific measurements
ergon unknown
megon megaton
radion rad
volton voltage
wavelon wavelength

Table notes[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 As noted from Sheba's scanner readout in "The Living Legend, Part I". Refer to this image.
  2. Yahren may be only about 2/3 of a year; see note.
  3. In episodes such as "Saga of a Star World" and "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I", centon is used as the Colonial equivalent of a week before being retconned in later episodes.
  4. Microcenton is likely another term for "micron"; Starbuck uses this term when he says "switching off of you for a microcenton to scan ahead" (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II")
  5. A sectar is an unknown unit of measure, measuring either distance or time.
  6. "Metron" is used in a deleted scene as Serina approaches the starboard landing bay (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II"); likely similar to a meter, which is known as a "metric" in other episodes.

See also[edit]