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* '''II:''' [[Interstellar Initiative]]. | * '''II:''' [[Interstellar Initiative]]. | ||
* '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the [[Empire]] and flying an [[Empire#Faction Ships|Imperial vessel]]. | * '''Imp:''' An NPC or player allied with the [[Empire]] and flying an [[Empire#Faction Ships|Imperial vessel]]. | ||
* '''Jameson Memorial''': a station in the [[Shinrarta Dezhra]] system stocks all [[ships]] and [[modules]] and offers them at a 10% [[Discounts|discount]]. | |||
*'''Khinkal''': Scout ship of the Thargoids, since it is very similar to such food piece. | *'''Khinkal''': Scout ship of the Thargoids, since it is very similar to such food piece. | ||
* '''KGBFOAM:''' An easy-to-remember acronym for the star types that can be scooped for fuel. The galaxy map allows route filters to be applied relating to — amongst other criteria — star type. | * '''KGBFOAM:''' An easy-to-remember acronym for the star types that can be scooped for fuel. The galaxy map allows route filters to be applied relating to — amongst other criteria — star type. | ||
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* '''Sidey:''' Short term for a [[Sidewinder]]. | * '''Sidey:''' Short term for a [[Sidewinder]]. | ||
* '''Slaver''': derogatory term for [[Imperial Citizen|Imperial Citizens]] and supporters, because they have [[Imperial Slavery]]. | * '''Slaver''': derogatory term for [[Imperial Citizen|Imperial Citizens]] and supporters, because they have [[Imperial Slavery]]. | ||
* '''SLF:''' Ship Launched Fighter. A small, manoeuvrable craft fitted with weapons and launched to support a larger ship in combat. | * '''SLF:''' [[Ship-Launched Fighters|Ship-Launched Fighter]]. A small, manoeuvrable craft fitted with weapons and launched to support a larger ship in combat. | ||
* '''Space Cow:''' The [[Lakon]] [[Type-9 Heavy]]. | * '''Space Cow:''' The [[Lakon]] [[Type-9 Heavy]]. | ||
* '''Space Khaleesi''': nickname for [[Aisling Duval]] due to her resemblance with Daenerys Targaryen. Khaleesi is a Dothraki title meaning "queen" or "wife of the Khal". Khal means leader of a Dothraki tribe. | * '''Space Khaleesi''': nickname for [[Aisling Duval]] due to her resemblance with Daenerys Targaryen. Khaleesi is a Dothraki title meaning "queen" or "wife of the Khal". Khal means leader of a Dothraki tribe. | ||
* '''Space Madness:''' A sense of disorientation and confusion that some pilots get while traveling in deep space for long periods. It is somewhat like vertigo, and is caused by being adrift without any visual reference points. Sufferers are suggested to take a brief break from the game. | * '''Space Madness:''' A sense of disorientation and confusion that some pilots get while traveling in deep space for long periods. It is somewhat like vertigo, and is caused by being adrift without any visual reference points. Sufferers are suggested to take a brief break from the game. | ||
* '''Space Trucker''': Someone who hauls cargo all day. The related career is [[trader]]. | * '''Space Trucker''': Someone who hauls cargo all day. The related career is [[trader]]. | ||
* '''SRV:''' | * '''SRV:''' Surface Recon Vehicle is a [[Vehicles|vehicle]] class for exploring and transporting on planets. | ||
* '''Suicidewinder:''' Refers to the practice of purchasing a [[Sidewinder MkI]] while storing one's original ship, then self-destructing in order to access the rebuy screen and use it to "teleport" back to one of the game's starting systems. This is usually done by players well outside the bubble who want to quickly return there for whatever reason. Once in the bubble, players will then switch to another ship or have their original ship transferred to them. | * '''Suicidewinder:''' Refers to the practice of purchasing a [[Sidewinder MkI]] while storing one's original ship, then self-destructing in order to access the rebuy screen and use it to "teleport" back to one of the game's starting systems. This is usually done by players well outside the bubble who want to quickly return there for whatever reason. Once in the bubble, players will then switch to another ship or have their original ship transferred to them. | ||
* '''Tank:''' A ship build optimised for "tanking" (absorbing) the largest possible amounts of damage. Tanking comes in two forms in ''Elite Dangerous'': <u>shield tanking</u> (shields are optimised), and <u>hull tanking</u> (armour is optimised). Shield tanking is usually considered stronger than hull tanking, but it is vulnerable to [[Reverberating Cascade]] torpedoes. | * '''Tank:''' A ship build optimised for "tanking" (absorbing) the largest possible amounts of damage. Tanking comes in two forms in ''Elite Dangerous'': <u>shield tanking</u> (shields are optimised), and <u>hull tanking</u> (armour is optimised). Shield tanking is usually considered stronger than hull tanking, but it is vulnerable to [[Reverberating Cascade]] torpedoes. | ||
*'''Tin Can''': An occupied escape pod. | *'''Tin Can''': An occupied escape pod. | ||
*'''The Big Three:''' these are | *'''The Big Three:''' these are three large ships: [[Anaconda]] (and the [[Anaconda Mk II]]), [[Federal Corvette]] and the [[Imperial Cutter]]. | ||
* '''The Black:''' Open space within a system, or the vast, mostly unexplored regions of the galaxy outside of the Core Systems. | * '''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 Bubble:''' A nickname for the [[Core Systems]], the centre of human civilisation in the galaxy. | ||