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Acronyms & Slang

2016-10-27T01:56:45Z

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There are a list below of nouns, verbs, etc, that are replaced every now and then by viral words origination from players. The list also consists of irregular words said by NPC's/AI's in the top-left communications panel.
* '''AFMU:''' [[Auto Field-Maintenance Unit]].
* '''Boiling:''' [[Silent Running]] near a star or a station orbiting close to a star.
* '''Billionaire:''' Term traditionally used for a player that took advantage of a past major server transaction glitch which caused commodity duplicating where multiple player(s) had obtained 1,000,000,000+ [[credits]].
* '''Brick:''' [[Lakon]] [[Type-6 Transporter]] ship, for it's appearance looking very similar to the shape of a brick.
* '''Buggy: '''[[Surface Recon Vehicle]].
* '''Conda:''' Short term for an [[Anaconda]]. Not to be confused with the [[F63 Condor]], a ship at the other end of the size spectrum.
* '''DBS:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Scout]].
* '''DBX:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Explorer]].
* '''FDL:''' Short term for the [[Fer-de-Lance]]. Could also be used to refer to [[Faulcon DeLacy]], but isn't typically used to do so.
* '''Fed(s):''' NPC or player allied with the [[Federation]] / the Federation itself.
* '''Freagle:''' The free [[Eagle MkII]] given to players who pre-ordered [[Elite Dangerous]].
* '''Freebooter:''' A term originally said by authority vessels against a pilot caught doing an illegal action. An illegal plunderer, pillager, or invader.
* '''Friendship Drive:''' Affectionate term for the [[Frame Shift Drive]] based on the pronunciation of the ship computer.
* '''Griefer:''' A player who deliberately irritates and harasses other players. See [[Griefers]] for more information.
* '''Hot soup:''' [[Fuel]] [[Fuel Scoop|scooped]] from a [[star]].
* '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the [[Empire]] and flying an [[Empire#Faction Ships|Imperial vessel]].
* '''KWS''': Short term for Kill Warrant Scanner.
* '''Letter box:''' A term for the airlock slot on a [[station]].
* '''Mailslot''': Another term for the airlock slot on a station.
* '''Noise Machine:''' An [[Adder]], particularly it's sounds disliked by many players.
* '''OC:''' [[Orbital Cruise|Orbital cruise]].
* '''PA''': Short term for [[Plasma Accelerator]].
* '''PAC''': Another term for [[Plasma Accelerator]].
* '''Pills:''' Short term for the [[narcotics]] commodity.
* '''PSG''': Short term for [[Prismatic Shield Generator]].
* '''Redbull Can:''' Deployed [[Mine Launcher|mine]], cylinder-looking shape.
* '''RES''': Short term for [[Resource Extraction Site]].
* '''Sidey:''' Short term for a [[Sidewinder]].
* '''Space cow:''' The [[Lakon]] [[Type-9 Heavy]].
* '''SRV: '''[[Surface Recon Vehicle]].
* '''SSS''': Short term for Strong Signal Source.
* '''Thirsty:''' A ship that is low on [[fuel]].
* '''Toast rack:''' The metal frame structure outside of a [[station]]'s airlock.
* '''Trash can:''' A cargo canister containing [[scrap]], [[biowaste]] or other waste commodities.
* '''Ugly Duckling:''' An [[Adder]], compared to the other vessels manufactured by [[Zorgon Peterson]].
* '''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from [[pirate]]s after a scan shows no cargo.
* '''USS''': Short term for Unidentified Signal Source.
* '''Whale:''' An [[Orca]], for the ship name originating from a whale species.
* '''Winder:''' Another short term for a Sidewinder.
* '''WSS''': Short term for Weak Signal Source.
[[Category:Guides]]

Acronyms & Slang

2016-10-27T01:56:03Z

99.255.77.203:

There are a list below of nouns, verbs, etc, that can be replaced by viral words origination from players. The list also consists of irregular words said by NPC's/AI's in the top-left communications panel.
* '''AFMU:''' [[Auto Field-Maintenance Unit]].
* '''Boiling:''' [[Silent Running]] near a star or a station orbiting close to a star.
* '''Billionaire:''' Term traditionally used for a player that took advantage of a past major server transaction glitch which caused commodity duplicating where multiple player(s) had obtained 1,000,000,000+ [[credits]].
* '''Brick:''' [[Lakon]] [[Type-6 Transporter]] ship, for it's appearance looking very similar to the shape of a brick.
* '''Buggy: '''[[Surface Recon Vehicle]].
* '''Conda:''' Short term for an [[Anaconda]]. Not to be confused with the [[F63 Condor]], a ship at the other end of the size spectrum.
* '''DBS:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Scout]].
* '''DBX:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Explorer]].
* '''FDL:''' Short term for the [[Fer-de-Lance]]. Could also be used to refer to [[Faulcon DeLacy]], but isn't typically used to do so.
* '''Fed(s):''' NPC or player allied with the [[Federation]] / the Federation itself.
* '''Freagle:''' The free [[Eagle MkII]] given to players who pre-ordered [[Elite Dangerous]].
* '''Freebooter:''' A term originally said by authority vessels against a pilot caught doing an illegal action. An illegal plunderer, pillager, or invader.
* '''Friendship Drive:''' Affectionate term for the [[Frame Shift Drive]] based on the pronunciation of the ship computer.
* '''Griefer:''' A player who deliberately irritates and harasses other players. See [[Griefers]] for more information.
* '''Hot soup:''' [[Fuel]] [[Fuel Scoop|scooped]] from a [[star]].
* '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the [[Empire]] and flying an [[Empire#Faction Ships|Imperial vessel]].
* '''KWS''': Short term for Kill Warrant Scanner.
* '''Letter box:''' A term for the airlock slot on a [[station]].
* '''Mailslot''': Another term for the airlock slot on a station.
* '''Noise Machine:''' An [[Adder]], particularly it's sounds disliked by many players.
* '''OC:''' [[Orbital Cruise|Orbital cruise]].
* '''PA''': Short term for [[Plasma Accelerator]].
* '''PAC''': Another term for [[Plasma Accelerator]].
* '''Pills:''' Short term for the [[narcotics]] commodity.
* '''PSG''': Short term for [[Prismatic Shield Generator]].
* '''Redbull Can:''' Deployed [[Mine Launcher|mine]], cylinder-looking shape.
* '''RES''': Short term for [[Resource Extraction Site]].
* '''Sidey:''' Short term for a [[Sidewinder]].
* '''Space cow:''' The [[Lakon]] [[Type-9 Heavy]].
* '''SRV: '''[[Surface Recon Vehicle]].
* '''SSS''': Short term for Strong Signal Source.
* '''Thirsty:''' A ship that is low on [[fuel]].
* '''Toast rack:''' The metal frame structure outside of a [[station]]'s airlock.
* '''Trash can:''' A cargo canister containing [[scrap]], [[biowaste]] or other waste commodities.
* '''Ugly Duckling:''' An [[Adder]], compared to the other vessels manufactured by [[Zorgon Peterson]].
* '''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from [[pirate]]s after a scan shows no cargo.
* '''USS''': Short term for Unidentified Signal Source.
* '''Whale:''' An [[Orca]], for the ship name originating from a whale species.
* '''Winder:''' Another short term for a Sidewinder.
* '''WSS''': Short term for Weak Signal Source.
[[Category:Guides]]