Abbreviations

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Abbreviations

Allegiance is a very complex game with a huge amount of material. As a result, the jargon is highly specialized and varied. Abbreviated words and phrases have resulted from the need to be able to quickly communicate in game.

Abbreviations have been put in alphabetical order for quick reference. New abbreviations will obviously arise as new equipment, ships and factions are created. However, even if they are not posted here (which is unlikely), you should be able to figure them out because they are usually logical, such as using the first letters of each word or using those letters which are most relevant and unique to the word.

Common abbreviations and terms

Abbreviation	Meaning	Category
AA [is on/off]	Auto Accept - Player acceptance	Game setting
AA	Ask again	Repeat previous request
AB	Anti-Base	Weapon attribute
AC	PW Auto Cannon	Weapon
ACE	WildCards	Squad
ACS	Allegiance Command School	Advance training program
AFS	Allegiance Flight School	Training program
Adv	Advanced	Attribute
Alleg	In game Allegiance Staff
ASL	Assistant Squad Leader	^ token
ASS	Assault Ship	Capital ship
BBR	Bomber	Ship
BC	Battlecruiser	Capital ship
Belts	Belters	Faction
Boost	Booster	Part
BS	Battleship	Capital ship
BS	Black Shadow	Squad
BSG	Battlestar Galactica Core	Core
C [rock/mine]	Carbonaceous	Asteroid/Special refinery
to cap	to capture a station	Tactic
Cap	Capital Ship	Ships bought in shipyard & carriers
Carr	Carrier	Capital ship
CC	Community Core	Core
CDT	Cadet I
CDT-A	Cadet II
Chaff/CM	Countermeasures	Part
Cloak	Cloaking device	Part
to cloak	Activate cloaking device
Con	Constructor	AI ship
Corv	Corvette	Capital ship
Dest	Destroyer	Capital ship
Dev	Devastator	Capital ship
Dev	Developer / Programmer	Title
DF/Dumbs	Dumbfire	Missile
Dis	Disrupter Cannon	Weapon
DN	Dark Nebulae	Core
Dreg	Dreghklar Empire	Faction
EMP	Electro Magnetic Pulse	Anti-shield weapon
Enh	Enhanced	Attribute
EoR	Edge of Reality	Core
EW	Energy Weapon	Attribute
EWS	Early Warning System (Probe)
EXP	Expansion Complex (tech station) Expansion (tech path)	Built on U rocks Allows interceptors + troop transports
FAZ [R1/R2/R3/R4/...]	Free Allegiance Zone	Community-edited-Allegiance [Release number]
FAO	Free Allegiance Organization
FB/FigB/figbee	Fighter bomber	Ship
Fignan	Belter fighter equipped with a nan	Ship / Tactic
Frig	Frigate	Capital ship
GA	Global Attribute	Technology advancement
Galv	EW Galvonic Weapon	Anti-Station weapon
to Galv	Use galv against a minor station	Tactic
Garr/Gar	Garrison	Station
Gatt/Gat	Gattling Gun	Weapon
GB	German Borg	Squad
Giga	Giga Corporation	Faction
GoD	Good Old Days Core	Core
GS	Gunship	Ship
GT	Ga'Taraan Federation	Faction
HB	Heavy bomber	Ship
HC	Heavy Signature Cloak	Part
HE/He3	Helium3	Asteroid/resource
HK	Hunter Killer	Missile
HTT	Heavy troop transport	Ship
HVY	Heavy	Attribute
IC	Iron Coalition	Faction
Int	Interceptor	Ship
LB	Light Booster	Part
LC	Light cruiser	Capital ship
LRM	Long Range Missile	Missile attribute
Lt	Light	Attribute
Lux	Luxury	Attribute
MF	Missile frigate	Capital ship
MG/Mini	PW Mini Gun	Weapon
Mk[1/2/3]	Mark I, II, III	Level of tech
MP	Mine Pack	Part
MRM	Medium Range Missile	Missile atribute
MS	Medium Shield	Part
MS	Microsoft Corporation
MSR	Microsoft Research Corporation
Nan	Nanite repair weapon Ship carrying a nan	Used to repair friendlies
to Nan	Carry a nan, escort and repair friendlies	Tactic
Newb	Newbie - a brand new player	You :-}
Noob	An annoying beginner	Hopefully not you
NG	Nerve Gas Missile	Missile for capturing
Nick	Nickname/Callsign
Nix	Phoenix	Faction
NOAT	Not On A Team
Nuke	Tactical Nuclear Missile	Missile
OP	Outpost	Station
Pali	Palisade	GT techbase
Pattie	Patroller	Giga ship
PCII	Pook Core II	Core
PK	Palidor's Knights	Squad
PK	Pod kill	Tactic/newb mistake
PL / Pew Pew	EW Pulse Laser	Weapon
Pod	Eject pod	Ship, you eject into this when your ship is destroyed
to pod	to force a player into an eject pod
PP	Pulse Probes	Part
to Probe	to deploy probes	Tactic
Prox	Proximity mine	Part
to PU	to Pick Up	Eject pods/floating tech/cash/powerups
PW	Particle Weapon	Weapon attribute
RD	Rescue drone	AI ship
Ref	Refinery	Station miners dock at to offload He3
Res	Aleph Resonator	Missile, destabilizes alephs
to res	Fire a res at an aleph	Tactic
Rix	Rixian Unity	Faction
RP	Rescue Probe	Part, rescues friendly pods
RPS	Rock, Paper, Scissors Core	Core
RS	Research station	GT Station
RT	Rolling Thunder	Squad
Sanc	Sanctuary Probe	Part, rescues all pods
SC	Skycap	Weapon
SB	Stealth bomber	Ship
SF	Stealth fighter	Ship
SF	Steel Fury	Squad
SG	Squad Game	Game for members of the partaking squads only
Si (Rock/Mine)	Silicon	Asteroid/Special refinery
Sig	Signature	Game mechanic
SL	Squad Leader	* token
Snip	EW Sniper	Weapon
Spec Mine	Special refinery	Builds on He3/C/Si/U rocks
SPQR	Roman Legion	Squad
SR	Small Rip	Ship attribute - ships can rip to you
SRM	Short Range Missile	Missile attribute
SRM	Slipshod Research & Mining	Squad
SS	Small Shield	Part
STFN	Shoot The #$%^ING Nans!	Tactic
Sup	Supremacy Center (techbase) Supremacy (tech path)	Built on C rocks Allows Fighters + bombers
SW	Star Wars Core	Core
SY	Shipyard	Tech Station
SysX	System X	Squad
TAC	Tactical Laboratory (tech Station) Tactical(tech path)	Built on Si rocks Allows Stealth figs + stealth bbrs
Tele	Teleport receiver	Station
TF	Technoflux	Faction
TP	Teleport receiver	Station
TP1/TP2	Teleport Probe	Part, the number is the tech level
to TP1/TP2	to drop a Teleport Probe	Tactic
TT	Troop transport	Ship
U (rock/mine)	Uranium	Asteroid/Special refinery
Util	EW Utility	Weapon
Vet	Veteran Player
Vette	Corvette	Capital ship
Voob	Veteran Noob	Mildly offensive term
XRM	Extremely Long Range Missile	Missile attribute
XT	XenoTech	Squad
ZG	Zone Games	Community event
ZL	Zone Leaders	+ token