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=Abbreviations=
==Abbreviations==


asap: as soon as possible
* A.S.A.P.: Acronym for "as soon as possible".
*[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot
*[[CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol
*[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course
*[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center
*[[Colonial Fleet|CF]]: Colonial Fleet
*[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps
*CO: Commanding Officer
*[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
*[[FTL]]: faster than light
*[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer
*[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck
*[[XO]]: Executive Officer


[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot<br>
==Military Jargon==
[[CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol<br>
[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course<br>
[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center<br>
[[Colonial Fleet|CF]]: Colonial Fleet<br>
[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps<br>
CO: Commanding Officer<br>


[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
*[[Actual]]: the commanding officer
*[[knuckle dragger]]: mechanic
*[nugget]]: a pilot in training
*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually
*sit-rep: situation report
*[[snipe]]: engineer


[[FTL]]: faster than light
==Other Colloquialisms==


[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer
*[[frak]]: Colonial version of "fuck"
*[[skin job]]: derogatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie <i>Blade Runner</i>
*[[toaster]]: derogatory term for the Cylons


[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck
==Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms==


[[XO]]: Executive Officer
*[[ambrosia]]: alcoholic beverage
*[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments<br>
*[[cubit]]: unit of currency
*[[G-4]]: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
*[[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar
*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivilant of morphine
*[[Triad]]: card game similar to Poker<br>
*[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
*[[Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game
*[[wireless]]: Colonial term for radio


 
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=Military Jargon=
 
[[Actual]]: the commanding officer
 
[[knuckle dragger]]: mechanic
 
[[nugget]]: a pilot in training
 
[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually
 
sit-rep: situation report<br>
[[snipe]]: engineer
 
 
 
=Other Colloquialisms=
 
[[frak]]: Colonial version of "fuck"
 
[[skin job]]: derogatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie <i>Blade Runner</i>
 
[[toaster]]: derogatory term for the Cylons
 
=BSG Specific Terms=
 
[[ambrosia]]: alcoholic beverage
 
[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments<br>
[[cubit]]: unit of currency
 
[[G-4]]: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
 
[[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar
 
[[morpha]]: Colonial equivilant of morphine
 
[[Triad]]: card game similar to Poker<br>
[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
 
[[Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game
 
[[wireless]]: Colonial term for radio

Revision as of 18:26, 12 September 2006

Abbreviations

  • A.S.A.P.: Acronym for "as soon as possible".
  • CAG: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot
  • CAP: Combat Air Patrol
  • CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course
  • CIC: Combat Information Center
  • CF: Colonial Fleet
  • CMC: Colonial Marine Corps
  • CO: Commanding Officer
  • ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
  • FTL: faster than light
  • LSO: Landing Signal Officer
  • OOD: Officer of the Deck
  • XO: Executive Officer

Military Jargon

Other Colloquialisms

  • frak: Colonial version of "fuck"
  • skin job: derogatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie Blade Runner
  • toaster: derogatory term for the Cylons

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms

  • ambrosia: alcoholic beverage
  • chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
  • cubit: unit of currency
  • G-4: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
  • dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar
  • morpha: Colonial equivilant of morphine
  • Triad: card game similar to Poker
  • tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
  • Pyramid: popular Colonial ball game
  • wireless: Colonial term for radio
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