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== Glossary ==
== Glossary ==
=== 0-1 ===
* '''07''' - Salute, normally o7
* '''30k''' - [[StarCitizen:Error:30000|30k error]]
* '''9T''' - [[StarCitizen:Nine Tails]]


=== A ===
=== A ===
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* '''AC''' - [[StarCitizen:Arena Commander]]
* '''AC''' - [[StarCitizen:Arena Commander]]
* '''ADS''' - Aim Down Sight
* '''ADS''' - Aim Down Sight
* '''AFK''' - Away from Keyboard
* '''AG''' - Auto Gimbal
* '''AP''' - Armor-Piercing
* '''AP''' - Armor-Piercing
* [[StarCitizen:Automated Ship Organization Program|'''ASOP''']] - Automated Ship Organization Program
* [[StarCitizen:Automated Ship Organization Program|'''ASOP''']] - Automated Ship Organization Program
* '''ATC''' - Air Traffic Control
* '''ATC''' - Air Traffic Control
* '''[[StarCitizen:ATLS]]''' - Assisted Transport and Loading System
* '''ATV''' - [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]]
* '''ATV''' - [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]]
* '''AU''' - Astronomical Unit
* '''AU''' - Astronomical Unit
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=== B ===
=== B ===


* '''BDSSE''' - Best Damn Space Sim Ever
* '''BMM''' - [[StarCitizen:Banu Merchantman]]
* '''BP''' - [[StarCitizen:Baijini Point]], or [[StarCitizen:Blueprint]]
* '''BP''' - [[StarCitizen:Baijini Point]], or [[StarCitizen:Blueprint]]
* '''BTR''' - [[StarCitizen:Buggy Track Racing]]
* '''BTR''' - [[StarCitizen:Buggy Track Racing]]
* '''BUK''' - Battlefield Upgrade Kit


=== C ===
=== C ===


* '''CC''' - Citizen Card
* '''CC''' - Citizen Card
* '''CI / CIG''' - [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games]]
* '''CDF''' - [[StarCitizen:Civilian Defense Force]]
* '''CFP''' - [[StarCitizen:Citizens for Prosperity]]
* '''CI''' / '''CIG''' - [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games]], sometimes [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium]]
* '''CIWS''' - Close-In Weapon System
* '''CIWS''' - Close-In Weapon System
* '''CR''' - [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]]
* '''CR''' - [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]]
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* '''DAU''' - Daily Active Users, see [[StarCitizen:player count]]
* '''DAU''' - Daily Active Users, see [[StarCitizen:player count]]
* '''DOAS''' - [[StarCitizen:Death]] Of A Spaceman
* '''DPS''' - Damage Per Second
* '''DPS''' - Damage Per Second
* DSM - [[StarCitizen:Server meshing|Dynamic Server Meshing]]
* '''DGS''' - Dedicated Gaming Server
* '''DGS''' - Dedicated Gaming Server


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* '''EPTU''' - Experimental Public Test Universe
* '''EPTU''' - Experimental Public Test Universe
* '''ESP''' - [[StarCitizen:ESP|Enhanced Stick Precision]]
* '''ESP''' - [[StarCitizen:ESP|Enhanced Stick Precision]]
* '''EVA''' - Extravehicular Activity
* '''EVA''' - [[StarCitizen:Extravehicular activity|Extravehicular Activity]]
* '''EVO''' - Evocati
* '''EVO''' - [[StarCitizen:Evocati Test Flight|Evocati]]


=== F ===
=== F ===


* '''FAQ''' - [[StarCitizen:Frequently Asked Questions]]
* '''FAQ''' - [[StarCitizen:Frequently Asked Questions]]
* '''FF''' - [[StarCitizen:Free-fly|Free Fly]]
* '''F&F''' - Fire and Forget, for missiles
* '''FOIP''' - [[StarCitizen:Face Over Internet Protocol]]
* '''FOIP''' - [[StarCitizen:Face Over Internet Protocol]]
* '''FPS''' -First-person shooter, or Frames per second, or Feet per second
* '''FPS''' -First-person shooter, or Frames per second, or Feet per second
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* '''GH''' - [[StarCitizen:Grim HEX]]
* '''GH''' - [[StarCitizen:Grim HEX]]
* '''GIB''' - Give
* '''GLHF''' - Good Luck Have Fun
* '''GM''' - Geodesic Marker, or Gigameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000,000 kilometers.
* '''GM''' - Geodesic Marker, or Gigameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000,000 kilometers.


=== H ===
=== H ===


* '''HAB''' - Habitation Unit
* '''HC'''- Hardcore
* '''HE''' - High Explosive
* '''HE''' - High Explosive
* '''HDMS''' - [[StarCitizen:Hurston Dynamics Mining Station]]
* '''HH''' - [[StarCitizen:Hammerhead]]
* '''HOSAS''' - Hands on Stick and Stick
* '''HOSAS''' - Hands on Stick and Stick
* '''HOTAS''' - Hands on Throttle and Stick
* '''HOTAS''' - Hands on Throttle and Stick
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* '''IAE''' - [[StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo]]
* '''IAE''' - [[StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo]]
* '''IC''' - Issue Council
* '''ICU''' - Intensive Care Unit
* '''IFCS''' - [[StarCitizen:Intelligent Flight Control System]]
* '''IFCS''' - [[StarCitizen:Intelligent Flight Control System]]
* '''IFW''' - [[StarCitizen:Invictus Fleet Week]]
* '''IG''' - In game
* '''IJTS''' - Is Jump Town Safe
* ILW - [[StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week]]
* '''INB''' - Imperial Naval Base
* '''INB''' - Imperial Naval Base
* '''INS''' - Inertial Navigation System
* '''INS''' - Inertial Navigation System
* '''IR''' - Infrared
* '''IR''' - Infrared
* '''IRL''' - In Real Life
* '''ISC''' - [[StarCitizen:Inside Star Citizen]]
* '''ISC''' - [[StarCitizen:Inside Star Citizen]]
* '''ITTS''' - Improved Target Tracking System
* '''ITTS''' - Improved Target Tracking System
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=== J ===
=== J ===


* '''JP''' - [[StarCitizen:Jump point|Jump Point]], sometimes [[StarCitizen:Jump Point (magazine)|Jump Point magazine]].
* '''JT''' - [[StarCitizen:Jumptown (event)|Jumptown]]
* '''JT''' - [[StarCitizen:Jumptown (event)|Jumptown]]


=== K ===
=== K ===
* '''KRF''' - Klescher Rehabilitation Facility


=== L ===
=== L ===
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* '''LAMP''' - [[StarCitizen:LAMP|Light Amplification System]]
* '''LAMP''' - [[StarCitizen:LAMP|Light Amplification System]]
* '''LOS''' - Line-of-Sight
* '''LOS''' - Line-of-Sight
* '''LP''' - [[StarCitizen:Lagrangian point|Lagrange Point]]
* '''LTI''' - [[StarCitizen:LTI|Lifetime Insurance]]
* '''LTI''' - [[StarCitizen:LTI|Lifetime Insurance]]
* '''LZ''' - Landing Zone
* '''LZ''' - Landing Zone
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* '''MM''' - Megameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000 kilometers.
* '''MM''' - Megameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000 kilometers.
* '''MOLE''' - [[StarCitizen:MOLE|Multi-Operator Laser Extractor]]
* '''MOLE''' - [[StarCitizen:MOLE|Multi-Operator Laser Extractor]]
* '''MPUV''' - [[StarCitizen::Category:MPUV series|Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle]]
* '''MPUV''' - [[StarCitizen::Category:Argo Astronautics MPUV|Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle]]
* '''MSR''' - [[StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner]]
* '''MSR''' - [[StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner]]
* '''MT''' - [[StarCitizen:MicroTech (planet)]]
* '''MT''' - [[StarCitizen:MicroTech (planet)]]
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* '''N/A''' - Not Applicable
* '''N/A''' - Not Applicable
* '''NB''' - [[StarCitizen:New Babbage]]
* '''NB''' - [[StarCitizen:New Babbage]]
* '''NDA''' - Non Disclosure Agreement, in regards to [[StarCitizen:Evocati Test Flight|evocati]], [[StarCitizen:Public Test Universe|PTU]] or [[StarCitizen::Category:Developers|developers]]
* '''NPC''' - Non-player character / [[StarCitizen:Non-player Character|Non-playable character]]
* '''NPC''' - Non-player character / [[StarCitizen:Non-player Character|Non-playable character]]
* '''NT''' - [[StarCitizen:Nine Tails]]


=== O ===
=== O ===


* '''O7''' / '''o7''' - salute, the o is the head and the 7 is the hand doing a military salute
* '''O7''' / '''o7''' - salute, the o is the head and the 7 is the hand doing a military salute
* '''OLP''' - [[StarCitizen:Orbital Laser Platform]]
* '''OM-1''' / '''OM-2''' / '''OM-3'''... - [https://starcitizen.tools/Quantum_drive#Orbital_marker_(OM) Orbital Marker]
* '''OM-1''' / '''OM-2''' / '''OM-3'''... - [https://starcitizen.tools/Quantum_drive#Orbital_marker_(OM) Orbital Marker]
* '''OP''' - Original Poster or Overpowered
* '''ORG''' - [[StarCitizen:Player organization|Organization]]
* '''OCS''' - [[StarCitizen:Object Container Streaming]]. Allows the game to dynamically bind/unbind entities via the streaming system. <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/18397-Server-Meshing-And-Persistent-Streaming-Q-A|text=Server Meshing and Persistent Streaming Q&A|accessdate=2024-10-13}}</ref>
* '''OCS''' - [[StarCitizen:Object Container Streaming]]. Allows the game to dynamically bind/unbind entities via the streaming system. <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/18397-Server-Meshing-And-Persistent-Streaming-Q-A|text=Server Meshing and Persistent Streaming Q&A|accessdate=2024-10-13}}</ref>


=== P ===
=== P ===


* '''P2W''' - Pay to Win
* '''PES''' - [[StarCitizen:Persistent Entity Streaming]]
* '''PES''' - [[StarCitizen:Persistent Entity Streaming]]
* '''PK''' - Player Killer
* '''PMA''' - Personal Manager App
* '''PMA''' - Personal Manager App
* '''POI''' - Point of Interest
* '''POI''' - Point of Interest
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=== Q ===
=== Q ===


* '''QED''' - [[StarCitizen:Quantum enforcement|Quantum Enforcement Device]]:
* '''QA''' - Quality Assurance
* '''QD''' - [[StarCitizen:Quantum Drive]]
* '''QED''' - [[StarCitizen:Quantum enforcement|Quantum Enforcement Device]]
* '''QoL''' -Quality of Life
* '''QoL''' -Quality of Life
* '''QF''' - [[StarCitizen:Quantum Fuel]]
* '''QF''' - [[StarCitizen:Quantum Fuel]]
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* '''RSI''' - [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries]] in lore or [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries Corporate|Roberts Space Industries publisher]] or [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)|Roberts Space Industries website]]
* '''RSI''' - [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries]] in lore or [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries Corporate|Roberts Space Industries publisher]] or [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)|Roberts Space Industries website]]
* '''RSVP''' - Répondez s'il vous plaît (meaning respond, if you please)
* '''RSVP''' - Répondez s'il vous plaît (meaning respond, if you please)
* '''RM''' - [[StarCitizen:Roadmap]]
* '''RMC''' - [[StarCitizen:Recycled Material Composite]]
* '''RMC''' - [[StarCitizen:Recycled Material Composite]]
* '''RMQ''' - [[StarCitizen:Replication layer|Replication message queue]]. How the replication layer communicates information between the shards in preparation for handling server meshing.
* '''RMQ''' - [[StarCitizen:Replication layer|Replication message queue]]. How the replication layer communicates information between the shards in preparation for handling server meshing.
* '''RP''' - Roleplay
* '''R&R''' - [[StarCitizen:Rest & Relax]]
* '''R&R''' - [[StarCitizen:Rest & Relax]]


=== S ===
=== S ===


* '''S42''' - [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]
* '''SC''' - [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]
* '''SC''' - [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]
* '''SCU''' - [[StarCitizen:Standard Cargo Unit]]
* '''SCU''' - [[StarCitizen:Standard Cargo Unit]]
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* '''SET''' - [[StarCitizen:Standard Earth Time]]
* '''SET''' - [[StarCitizen:Standard Earth Time]]
* '''SHI''' - Standard Hull Insurance
* '''SHI''' - Standard Hull Insurance
* '''SM''' - [[StarCitizen:Server meshing|Server Meshing]] or [[StarCitizen:Star Marine]]
* '''Snub''' - [[StarCitizen::Category:Snub ships|"Snub" ships]] entirely dependent on a parent ship to operate across extended areas. Also known as "parasite craft".
* '''SPK''' - [[StarCitizen:Security Post Kareah]]
* '''SPK''' - [[StarCitizen:Security Post Kareah]]
* '''SQ42''' - [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]
* '''Sub''' - Subscriber or [[StarCitizen:Subscriptions|Subscription]]
* '''SOCS''' - Side Object Container Streaming
* '''SSOCS''' - Server Side Object Container Streaming
* '''SRV''' - [[StarCitizen:SRV|Standard Recovery Vehicle]]
* '''SRV''' - [[StarCitizen:SRV|Standard Recovery Vehicle]]
* '''STV''' - [[StarCitizen:STV|Sport Terrain Vehicle]]
* '''STV''' - [[StarCitizen:STV|Sport Terrain Vehicle]]
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* '''TDD''' - [[StarCitizen:Trade & Development Division]]
* '''TDD''' - [[StarCitizen:Trade & Development Division]]
* '''TOW''' - [[StarCitizen:Theaters of War]]
* '''TTK''' - Time to Kill
* '''TVI''' - Total Velocity Indicator
* '''TVI''' - Total Velocity Indicator


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* '''UEEN''' - [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth Navy]]
* '''UEEN''' - [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth Navy]]
* '''UGF''' - Underground Facility (e.g. [[StarCitizen:Bunker missions|Bunkers]])
* '''UGF''' - Underground Facility (e.g. [[StarCitizen:Bunker missions|Bunkers]])
* '''UI''' - [[StarCitizen:User Interface]]
* '''UNE''' - [[StarCitizen:United Nations of Earth]]
* '''UNE''' - [[StarCitizen:United Nations of Earth]]
* '''UPE''' - [[StarCitizen:United Planets of Earth]]
* '''UPE''' - [[StarCitizen:United Planets of Earth]]
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=== W ===
=== W ===


* '''WC''' - [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander rank]], sometimes [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (series)|Wing Commander games]].
* '''Whale''' - player who spent a lot of cash
* '''WTB''' - Want to Buy
* '''WTB''' - Want to Buy
* '''WTR''' - Want to Rent
* '''WTR''' - Want to Rent

Latest revision as of 11:15, 9 June 2026

This is a glossary of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations in StarCitizen:Star Citizen.

Glossary

0-1

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

  • GH - StarCitizen:Grim HEX
  • GIB - Give
  • GLHF - Good Luck Have Fun
  • GM - Geodesic Marker, or Gigameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000,000 kilometers.

H

I

J

K

  • KRF - Klescher Rehabilitation Facility

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

  • VDU - Video Display Unit
  • VMA - Vehicle Manager App
  • VTOL - Vertical Take-Off and Landing

W

X

Y

Z

See also


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