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'''Whale:''' An Orca, for the ship name originating from a whale species.

* '''Whale:''' An [[Orca]], for the ship name originating from a whale species.

* '''Boiling:''' [[Silent Running]] near a star or a station orbiting close to a star.

'''Boiling:''' Silent ~~running~~ near a star or a station orbiting close to a star.

* '''Brick:''' [[Lakon]] [[Type-6 Transporter]] ship, for it's appearance looking very similar to the shape of a brick.

* '''Redbull Can:''' Deployed [[Mine Launcher|mine]], cylinder-looking shape.

'''Brick:''' Lakon Type-6 Transporter ship, for it's appearance looking very similar to the shape of a brick.

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

* '''Noise Machine:''' An [[Adder]], particularly it's sounds disliked by many players.

'''Redbull Can: '''Deployed mine, cylinder-looking shape.

* '''Conda:''' Short term for an [[Anaconda]]. Not to be confused with the [[F63 Condor]], a ship at the other end of the size spectrum.

* '''Sidey:''' Short term for a [[Sidewinder]].

'''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from ~~pirates~~ after a scan shows no cargo.

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

* '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the [[Empire]] and flying an [[Empire#Faction_Ships|Imperial vessel]].

'''Noise Machine: '''An Adder, particularly it's sounds disliked by many players.

* '''Trash can:''' A cargo canister containing [[scrap]], [[biowaste]] or other waste commodities.

* '''Pills:''' Short term for the [[narcotics]] commodity.

'''Conda:''' Short term for an Anaconda.

* '''Toast rack:''' The metal frame structure outside of a [[station]]'s airlock.

* '''Hot soup:''' [[Fuel]] [[Fuel Scoop|scooped]] from a [[star]].

'''Sidey:''' Short term for a Sidewinder.

* '''Fed(s):''' NPC or player allied with the [[Federation]] / the Federation itself.

* '''Ugly Duckling:''' An [[Adder]], compared to the other vessels manufactured by [[Zorgon Peterson]].

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

* '''Friendship Drive:''' Affectionate term for the [[Frame Shift Drive]] based on the pronunciation of the ship computer.

* '''Freebooter:''' A term originally said by authority vessels against a pilot if caught doing an illegal action.

'''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the Empire and flying an Imperial vessel.

* '''Letter box:''' A term for the airlock slot on a [[station]].

* '''Thirsty:''' A ship that is low on [[fuel]].

'''Trash can:''' A canister containing scrap, ~~bio waste~~ or other waste commodities.

* '''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]].

* '''Freagle:''' The free [[Eagle Mk II]] given to players who pre-ordered [[Elite: Dangerous]].

'''Pills:''' Short term for the narcotics commodity.

* '''Space cow:''' The [[Lakon]] [[Type-9 Heavy]].

* '''Griefer:''' A player who deliberately irritates and harasses other players. See [[Griefers]] for more information.

'''Toast rack: '''The ~~wire~~ frame structure outside of a station's airlock.

* '''DBX:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Explorer]].

* '''DBS:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Scout]].

'''Hot soup:''' Fuel scooped from a star.

* '''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 / Federation itself.

'''Ugly Duckling:''' An Adder

'''Friendship Drive:''' Affectionate term for the ~~Frameshift~~ Drive based on the pronunciation of the ship computer.

'''Freebooter:''' A term originally said by authority vessels against a pilot if caught doing an illegal action.

'''Letter box:''' A term for the airlock slot.

'''Thirsty: '''A ship that is low on fuel.

'''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.

'''Freagle:''' ~~Originally a term for an~~ Eagle ~~that some~~ players ~~had won after purchase of the game~~.

'''Space cow: '''The Lakon Type-9 Heavy.

'''Griefer:''' A player ~~that supposedly waits inside a station to attack random players docking, or to interdict~~ and ~~attack random~~ players ~~in super-cruise for entertainment or humor, not for piracy or bounty hunting, etc~~. See [~~http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/~~Griefers] for more information.

'''DBX:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Explorer]].

'''DBS:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Scout]].

FDL: Short term for the Fer-de-Lance

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-  '''Whale:''' An Orca, for the ship name originating from a whale species.
+* '''Whale:''' An [[Orca]], for the ship name originating from a whale species.
+* '''Boiling:''' [[Silent Running]] near a star or a station orbiting close to a star.
- '''Boiling:''' Silent running near a star or a station orbiting close to a star.
+* '''Brick:''' [[Lakon]] [[Type-6 Transporter]] ship, for it's appearance looking very similar to the shape of a brick.
+* '''Redbull Can:''' Deployed [[Mine Launcher|mine]], cylinder-looking shape.
- '''Brick:''' Lakon Type-6 Transporter ship, for it's appearance looking very similar to the shape of a brick.
+* '''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from [[pirate]]s after a scan shows no cargo.
+* '''Noise Machine:''' An [[Adder]], particularly it's sounds disliked by many players.
- '''Redbull Can: '''Deployed mine, cylinder-looking shape.
+* '''Conda:''' Short term for an [[Anaconda]]. Not to be confused with the [[F63 Condor]], a ship at the other end of the size spectrum.
+* '''Sidey:''' Short term for a [[Sidewinder]].
- '''Useless Dreg:''' Common insult originally coming from pirates after a scan shows no cargo.
+* '''Winder:''' Another short term for a Sidewinder.
+* '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the [[Empire]] and flying an [[Empire#Faction_Ships|Imperial vessel]].
- '''Noise Machine: '''An Adder, particularly it's sounds disliked by many players.
+* '''Trash can:''' A cargo canister containing [[scrap]], [[biowaste]] or other waste commodities.
+* '''Pills:''' Short term for the [[narcotics]] commodity.
- '''Conda:''' Short term for an Anaconda.
+* '''Toast rack:''' The metal frame structure outside of a [[station]]'s airlock.
+* '''Hot soup:''' [[Fuel]] [[Fuel Scoop|scooped]] from a [[star]].
- '''Sidey:''' Short term for a Sidewinder.
+* '''Fed(s):''' NPC or player allied with the [[Federation]] / the Federation itself.
+* '''Ugly Duckling:''' An [[Adder]], compared to the other vessels manufactured by [[Zorgon Peterson]].
- '''Winder:''' Another short term for a Sidewinder.
+* '''Friendship Drive:''' Affectionate term for the [[Frame Shift Drive]] based on the pronunciation of the ship computer.
+* '''Freebooter:''' A term originally said by authority vessels against a pilot if caught doing an illegal action.
- '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the Empire and flying an Imperial vessel.
+* '''Letter box:''' A term for the airlock slot on a [[station]].
+* '''Thirsty:''' A ship that is low on [[fuel]].
- '''Trash can:''' A canister containing scrap, bio waste or other waste commodities.
+* '''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]].
+* '''Freagle:''' The free [[Eagle Mk II]] given to players who pre-ordered [[Elite: Dangerous]].
- '''Pills:''' Short term for the narcotics commodity.
+* '''Space cow:''' The [[Lakon]] [[Type-9 Heavy]].
+* '''Griefer:''' A player who deliberately irritates and harasses other players. See [[Griefers]] for more information.
- '''Toast rack: '''The wire frame structure outside of a station's airlock.
+* '''DBX:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Explorer]].
+* '''DBS:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Scout]].
- '''Hot soup:''' Fuel scooped from a star.
+* '''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 / Federation itself.
- '''Ugly Duckling:''' An Adder
- '''Friendship Drive:''' Affectionate term for the Frameshift Drive based on the pronunciation of the ship computer.
- '''Freebooter:''' A term originally said by authority vessels against a pilot if caught doing an illegal action.
- '''Letter box:''' A term for the airlock slot.
- '''Thirsty: '''A ship that is low on fuel.
- '''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.
- '''Freagle:''' Originally a term for an Eagle that some players had won after purchase of the game.
- '''Space cow: '''The Lakon Type-9 Heavy.
- '''Griefer:''' A player that supposedly waits inside a station to attack random players docking, or to interdict and attack random players in super-cruise for entertainment or humor, not for piracy or bounty hunting, etc. See [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Griefers] for more information.
- '''DBX:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Explorer]].
- '''DBS:''' Short term for the [[Diamondback Scout]].
- FDL: Short term for the Fer-de-Lance
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