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* '''The Black:''' Open space within a system, or the vast, mostly unexplored regions of the galaxy outside of the Core Systems.

* '''The Bubble:''' A nickname for the [[Core Systems]], the centre of human civilisation in the galaxy.

*'''The Dark Wheel:''' a secretive organization comprised of exceptional adventurers, explorers, investigators, and treasure-hunters.

*'''Trader''': Player with playstyle of trading goods and earn profit. May be part of BGS and often has the [[Drake-Class Carrier|fleet-carrier]] as personal mobile market.

*'''Thimpets''': [[Thargoid]] "limpets", used by [[Thargoid Hunter|Thargoid Hunters]] to collect human cargo.

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* '''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from [[pirate]]s after a scan shows no cargo.

*'''USS:''' Short term for [[Unidentified Signal Source]].

* '''Whale:''' ~~Originally exclusively used to refer~~ to the [[Orca]] ~~due to the ship model taking its name from~~ a whale ~~species~~. ~~With the subsequent addition of~~ the [[Beluga Liner]]~~, the term is now used to refer to either ship~~. ~~This is~~ also ~~a somewhat derogatory~~ slang ~~term~~ for players who spend inordinate amounts of real-world money ~~on a game's microtransaction currency in order~~ to gain benefits over players ~~who don't engage with microtransactions~~. This term gained popularity ~~among the community~~ after the [[Dodec#Development Notes|Dodec controversy]] of November 2025.

* '''Whale:''' originally referred to the [[Orca]] which resembles a whale. Subsequent also used for the [[Beluga Liner]]. It's also slang for players who spend inordinate amounts of real-world money to gain benefits over other players in a video game. This term gained popularity after the [[Dodec#Development Notes|Dodec controversy]] in November 2025.

* '''Winder:''' Another short term for a Sidewinder.

* '''Witch's Cauldron:''' Thermal sphere around a star where the FSD stops working properly and drops you out to be cooked in star's corona.

* '''Xeno''': term for aliens such as [[Thargoid|Thargoids]]. It comes from the Ancient Greek word ''xénos'', which means stranger, foreigner, outsider or guest.

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 * '''The Black:''' Open space within a system, or the vast, mostly unexplored regions of the galaxy outside of the Core Systems.
 * '''The Bubble:''' A nickname for the [[Core Systems]], the centre of human civilisation in the galaxy.
+*'''The Dark Wheel:''' a secretive organization comprised of exceptional adventurers, explorers, investigators, and treasure-hunters.
 *'''Trader''': Player with playstyle of trading goods and earn profit. May be part of BGS and often has the [[Drake-Class Carrier|fleet-carrier]] as personal mobile market.
 *'''Thimpets''': [[Thargoid]] "limpets", used by [[Thargoid Hunter|Thargoid Hunters]] to collect human cargo.
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 * '''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from [[pirate]]s after a scan shows no cargo.
 *'''USS:''' Short term for [[Unidentified Signal Source]].
-* '''Whale:''' Originally exclusively used to refer to the [[Orca]] due to the ship model taking its name from a whale species. With the subsequent addition of the [[Beluga Liner]], the term is now used to refer to either ship. This is also a somewhat derogatory slang term for players who spend inordinate amounts of real-world money on a game's microtransaction currency in order to gain benefits over players who don't engage with microtransactions. This term gained popularity among the community after the [[Dodec#Development Notes|Dodec controversy]] of November 2025.
+* '''Whale:''' originally referred to the [[Orca]] which resembles a whale. Subsequent also used for the [[Beluga Liner]]. It's also slang for players who spend inordinate amounts of real-world money to gain benefits over other players in a video game. This term gained popularity after the [[Dodec#Development Notes|Dodec controversy]] in November 2025.
 * '''Winder:''' Another short term for a Sidewinder.
 * '''Witch's Cauldron:''' Thermal sphere around a star where the FSD stops working properly and drops you out to be cooked in star's corona.
+* '''Xeno''': term for aliens such as [[Thargoid|Thargoids]]. It comes from the Ancient Greek word ''xénos'', which means stranger, foreigner, outsider or guest.
 [[Category:Guides]]
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