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This page lists abbreviations and terms commonly used in EVE Online, aimed at new players and those unfamiliar with the terminology. Some entries are relatively specialized to EVE University, and because of this the definition of some terms may differ when used in other corporations. If any of the terminology is unclear be sure to ask in-game or on the forums for more clarification. (To link to something on this page just link to the term as normal; for example [[Pod]] will link to that part of this page like so: Pod.)
Sections: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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o/
- "Wave"
\o
- "Wave back"
o7
- "Salute"
7o
- "Salute" (as performed by the Brave Newbies)
\o/
- "Hurrah!"
*\o/*
- "Cheerleader"
0.0
- Nullsec (see System security)
A
AAR
AB
- Afterburner (see Propulsion equipment)
AC
- Autocannon (see Turrets)
ACR
- Ancillary Current Router (see Fitting Guidelines)
Active Module
- A module that must be manually activated by the player (see Module)
AF
AFK
- "Away from keyboard"
Aggro
Align
- To move in the direction of an object in space at 75% or more of max speed and within 5 degrees
Alliance
- A group of Corporations
Alt
AMC
Anomaly
Anoms
Arby
Arty
- Artillery (see Turrets)
ASB
- Ancillary Shield Booster (see Tanking)
AU
- Astronomical Unit, a unit of distance. 1 AU is the distance from the Sun to the Earth: 149,597,871 km.
AUR
Awox
- To attack and destroy the ship of a pilot in the same player-run corporation without warning. (Derived from the name of the first widely known EVE pilot to do so)
AWU
B
Bait
- To expose a seemingly easy target in order to lure an enemy into committing to an engagement (see Baiting Guide)
BB
BCS
- Ballistic Control System (previously known as "Ballistic Control Unit"; see Missiles)
BC
Bearing
- See Carebear
Biomass
- To permanently delete a character (see Biomassing a Pilot)
Blob
- A large fleet (or in some cases, any fleet larger than the speaker's). Generally used as a pejorative term, suggesting that members of that fleet are relying on numbers to win. May also be referred to as a "zerg". May also be used as a verb, for the act of winning a fight through numbers.
Blops
Bloodlines
- A character's familial ancestry. There are three different bloodlines to choose from during character creation for each race.
Blue
- A pilot, corporation, or alliance with positive standings. (see Rules of Engagement)
BM
Bounce
- To warp to a nearby celestial, player, or bookmark and back at a closer range to avoid having to slow-boat to a target or destination.
BPC
- Blueprint Copy (see Blueprints)
BPO
- Blueprint Original (see Blueprints)
BR
- Blockade Runner, a class of fast industrial ships designed to carry moderate quantities of carry cargo through dangerous space.
BS
- A common abbreviation for battleships.
Bubble
Buff
- To increase the stats or effectiveness of something. Opposite of Nerf.
Buffer
- A method of tanking relying on having a large amount of hit points
- A pilot with a ship designed to provide buffs to their fleet
Bump
- The act of colliding with another vessel in space, causing it to bounce away.
BYOC
- Bring Your Own Can, a mining fleet operation where you only receive boosts to mining, and you get to choose what you do with the ore. (see AMC)
BYOM
C
Carebear
- A contextually derogatory or affectionate term for players or pursuits which are not PvP-centric.
Camp
- To hold location at a specific point waiting for targets, usually at a stargate or station.
Cap
- Capacitor
- Capital ship
Cap Stable
- When a ship recharges capacitor faster than its modules consume it, allowing all modules to remain active indefinitely.
Capsule
- An egg-shaped apparatus used by pilots to interface with a ship.
Capsuleer
- Human who pilots ships through the use of a capsule and has been rendered effectively immortal through cloning technology. In-game term for player characters.
Capital
- Capital ship
- Money and infrastructure necessary for beginning and maintaining a business venture.
CCC
- Capacitor Control Circuit (see Rigs)
CNR
- Raven Navy Issue (derived from "Caldari Navy Raven")
Concorded
- Destroyed by CONCORD
Concordokken
- The destruction of a ship by CONCORD
Convo
- "Conversation"
Corp
CovOps
CPR
- Capacitor Power Relay (see Capacitor recharge rate)
CPU
- Central Processing Unit (see Fitting Guidelines)
CSAA
- Capital Ship Assembly Array (see Player-owned starbases)
CSM
CSPA
- CONCORD Spam Prevention Act. A 'CSPA charge' is a small amount of ISK which is levied on communications such as conversations and mail, which acts as a deterrent to spam.
CTA
- "Call to arms". An announcement of an alliance-wide combat operation, often involving simultaneous calls for support from an alliance's friends, usually made in response to a reinforcement timer for a valuable structure.
Curse of BWF
- A widely held belief that any corporation or alliance which holds the BWF-ZZ system in the Geminate region will shortly failscade.
Customs Office
- An orbital structure used to import and export goods to and from planets. (see Planetary Interaction)
CTA
- Call to Arms, a mandatory alliance or corporation PVP operation where everyone is expected to move to a specified location as quickly as possible to prepare to attack or defend.
Cyno
- Cynosural field (see Jump drives)
D
Damage dealer
- A ship whose primary role in a fleet is to deal damage.
Damp
DC
- Damage Control (previously known as "Damage Control Unit"; see Tanking)
- Disconnect
DCU
- Drone Control Unit, a now-defunct module that allowed carriers and supercarriers to control one additional drone. Removed in Citadel patch.
DD
Deadspace
- A region of space typically accessed via acceleration gate which cannot be entered via normal warp. Commonly used for missions and complexes.
DecShield
Dessie/Dessi/Dessy
DGC
- Defensive gate camp (See Gate camps)
Dictor
Disco
- A ship fitting which uses a large number of smartbombs, typically at least one of each damage type. Named for the graphical effects seen when they are fired.
Discovery Scanner
- See Sensor Overlay
Domi
DPS
- Damage per second
Dread
Dread bomb
- The act of jumping a large number of insured dreadnoughts into a fight in order to escalate against enemy capital ships.
DScan
- Directional Scanner: A device inherently built into all ships which can detect objects in space within a limited and modifiable direction and range. Can also be used as a verb to describe the act of using the directional scanner. See also: Directional Scanner Guide.
DST
- Deep Space Transport (see Deep Space Transports)
DT
E
E-UNI
- EVE University (corporate ticker)
EANM
- Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane (see Tanking)
ECM
ECCM
- Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (see Electronic warfare)
EFT
EHP
- Effective Hit Points (see Tanking)
EP
- Escape point (see UniBombers)
ETA
- Estimated time of arrival.
EVE
EW/EWAR
F
Failcascade
- Failure Cascade. The collapse of a corporation or alliance in EVE, either though leadership problems or other issues.
Faildec
- A wardec where the corporation or alliance that issued the wardec refuses to undock or fight for the full duration of the war.
Failfit
- A ship that is fit in a less than optimal way.
FAX
FC
- Fleet Commander (see Fleet Command Guide)
Flag
- An engagement status caused by one or more illegal or semi-illegal activities. (see Timers)
Flashy
- Being flagged as a legitimate target, or used as noun to describe a pilot that has been flagged, either by having a security status of -5.0 or below ("permaflashy"), from committing Suspect or Criminal actions, being a war target, or being flagged in a Limited Engagement. See also: Legality Timers.
Flip
Flytrap
- An offensive setup POS which deliberately has no force field while it is online.
Freeport
- A nullsec station owned by a player alliance where everybody is allowed to dock and use the services.
- Freeport Mode, a feature of Citadels
Frogs
- Slightly derogatory term for Gallente Factional Warfare pilots. See also: Squids.
FW
G
Gank
- Destroyed suddenly or quickly, usually by a much more powerful opponent
Gate
- Stargate
- Acceleration Gate
GCC
- Global Criminal Countdown (see Timers)
GF
- "Good fight". Usually said in local after a battle.
Gimp
- To make a certain setup or attribute ineffective. Extreme version of Nerf.
Grid
- A discrete section of space generated by the presence of objects in space. (see Grid manipulation)
Grid Fu
- See Grid Manipulation.
GSC
- Giant Secure Container
Gyro
- Gyrostabilizer (see Turret damage)
H
HAC
HAM
- Heavy Assault Missiles (see Missiles)
Hardpoint
- A ship attribute that determines the number of missile launchers or turrets that can be fitted
Hard skills
- Skills trained by characters (as opposed to soft skills).
Hic/Hictor
HOC
- "Hold on contact"
HP
- Hit points (see Tanking)
HS
- Heat Sink (see Turret damage)
HUD
- Heads Up Display
Huffing
- Gas huffing (see Gas cloud harvesting)
I
Indy
Injector
Insta-undock
- A method of safely undocking from a station by immediately warping to a bookmark directly off of the undock point. (see Bookmarks)
Inty
IP
- Impact point (see UniBombers)
IPH
- ISK per hour (also ISK/hr)
IRL
- "In real life"
ISK
- Inter Stellar Kredits, the in-game currency of EVE Online. (Also the currency code of the Icelandic króna.)
iStab
- Inertial Stabilizers (see Propulsion equipment)
Ivy League
- Ivy League Alliance, the alliance of EVE University
J
Jam
- The act of using ECM modules to jam the targeting systems of a ship. (see Electronic Countermeasures)
Jetcan
- A temporary container created when jettisoning something from a cargo hold
JC
JJJ
- "Jump, Jump, Jump"
JOC
- "Jump on contact"
Jump
- The act of moving between one star system and another
K
K Space
Kitchen Sink
- A fleet with a random or very mixed composition.
Kite/Kiting
- Actively maintaining movement and distance from an engaged enemy so as to mitigate their applied damage.
L
LAR
- Large Armor Repairer (see Tanking)
LFAF
- "Looking for armor fleet."
LFSF
- "Looking for shield fleet."
LML
- Light Missile Launcher (see Missiles)
Lockdown
- An order from the leadership of a corporation prohibiting its pilots from undocking in non-PvP ships.
Logi
- Logistics ships (see Guide to Logistics)
Loot
- The contents of a destroyed ship, which are left behind in a container when the ship is destroyed.
Locust
- A group of pilots running missions in one large fleet (see Mission Fleet)
LP
LSB
- Large Shield Booster (see Tanking)
LSC
LSE
- Large Shield Extender (see Tanking)
M
MAPC
- Micro Auxiliary Power Core (see Fitting Guidelines)
Macro mining
- The illegal use of 3rd party scripts to automate the mining process
MAR
- Medium Armor Repairer (see Tanking)
MD
MSE
- Medium Shield Extender (see Tanking)
Merc/Mercenary
- A player or corporation that takes contracts to kill, wardec and perform other hostile actions for ISK.
Meta
- Meta level (see Techs, Tiers and Meta levels)
- To replace a module with a another module of the same type but with a different meta level (see Techs, Tiers and Meta levels)
- Common or popular ships, fittings, and doctrines
- Examination of a game from an outside perspective
Metagaming
- Taking actions beyond the confines of the game universe to gain an advantage.
MFS
- Magnetic Field Stabilizer (see Turret damage)
Mins
- Minerals (see Mining)
MJD
ML
- Material Level (see Blueprints)
MLU
- Mining Laser Upgrade (see Mining)
Mods
MTU
Multiboxing
- Playing with two (or more) characters simultaneously
MW
- Megawatt, a unit of measurement used to describe a ship's powergrid output (see Fitting Guidelines)
MWD
- Microwarpdrive (see Propulsion equipment)
N
Nano
- Nanofiber Internal Structure (see Propulsion equipment)
NBSI
- "Not blue, shoot it" (see Rules of Engagement)
Nerf
NE
- "No eyes"
Neut
- Energy Neutralizer (see Capacitor warfare)
Newbro
- A term of endearment for a new or inexperienced player.
Noob
- Somewhat derogatory term used to refer to new, younger, or inexperienced players. See also: Newbro
NOP
- Noobs on Patrol
NOS
- Nosferatu (see Capacitor warfare)
NPC
- Non-player character
NPSI
- "Not purple, shoot it" (see Rules of Engagement)
NRDS
- "Not red, don't shoot" (see Rules of Engagement)
NSC
O
OGC
- "Offensive gate camp" (see Gate camps)
Omni Tank
- A tank effective against all 4 damage types (see Tanking)
OMW
- "On wy way"
OOC
- Out of Corporation
- Out of character
Op/Ops
- Operation(s)
OP
- Overpowered
OpSec
- Operational Security (see Operational Security Policy)
ORE
Outlaw
- A pilot with a security status of -5 or less.
P
Painter
- Target Painter (see Electronic warfare)
Passive Module
PDS
- Power Diagnostic System (see Fitting Guidelines)
Pew Pew
PG
- Power Grid (see Fitting Guidelines)
PI
Picket
- A ship placed outside of tactical locations such as gates and stations to watch for enemy activity.
Piracy
- The act of engaging in PvP for profit, usually against non-combat ships (see also Scams in EVE Online)
PL
- Productivity Level (see Blueprints)
- Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance
Plex
- Complex (see Cosmic Anomalies, Cosmic Signatures)
- Pilot's License Extension (PLEX)
PLEX Tanking
- Transporting PLEX through space, usually with a ship not usually used for hauling
POCO
- Player-owned Customs Office
Pod
- The egg-shaped escape pod or capsule which players pilot. This interfaces with a ship and is ejected on ship destruction. To be 'podded' is to have your escape pod destroyed. See also: Capsule.
Podding
- The act of destroying a player's pod.
Pod Express
- A quick method of travelling, performed by installing a medical clone at a distant station, and then self-destructing the character's pod.
Pod Killing
- See Podding
Point
- A Warp Disruptor or Warp Scrambler (see Warp disruption)
- The act of using targeted warp disruption on a ship (see Tackling Guide)
Pop
- The act of destroying a ship
POS
Prop Mod
- Propulsion module (see Propulsion equipment)
Pubbie
- A derogatory term used for the purpose of invalidating or excluding players who are not a part of a certain group. Supposedly originating in the Something Awful forums, this term was popularized by members of The Goonswarm Federation. See also: Carebear.
PvE
- Player versus Environment
PvP
- Player versus Player
PYOS
- Purchase Your Own Ship (See PYOS Ship Production)
Q
- Cry / Crying
QRF
- Quick Response Fleet / Quick Reaction Force. (see Quick Reaction Force)
R
Rat
- Hostile NPC
Ratting
- The act of hunting hostile NPCs pirates
RCU
- Reactor Control Unit (see Fitting Guidelines)
Red Box
- The state of being both targeted and subjected to hostile action by a player or NPC
Reffed
Refine
- Reprocess (see Mining)
Reinforce
- A temporary invulnerable state entered by many structures after taking a certain amount of damage
Rep
- Repair (see Tanking, Guide to Logistics)
RFF
- Red Frog Freight, a player-run hauling service.
RL
- Rapid Launch
- Real life
RLML
- Rapid Light Missile Launcher (see Missiles)
RoE
RoF
Roles
- Specific access and corporation management rights authorized to individual pilots (usually as part of a title or management position).
Rolling Safespot
- A fleet maneuver consisting of one ship leading the rest of the fleet from location to location in space.
Room
- An area of deadspace which can only be accessed via an acceleration gate.
RR
- Remote repair (see Guide to Logistics)
RSB
- Remote Sensor Booster (see Electronic warfare)
RSD
- Remote Sensor Dampener (see Electronic warfare)
RvB
S
Safety
- Ship setting that helps prevent accidental acts of aggression that would cause the pilot to otherwise gain the Criminal or Suspect flags. (see Timers)
SAR
- Small Armor Repairer (see Tanking)
SB
SC
- Squad Commander (see Fleet Command Guide)
- Shared Can (see Mining Fleets)
Scan down
- To find something using scan probes. (see Scanning)
Scram
- Warp scrambler (see Warp disruption)
SeBo
Sec
Sensor Overlay
- The automatically scanned overlay that activates upon entering a new solar system or undocking. The Sensor Overlay shows the location of landmarks, bookmarks, and Cosmic Signatures / Anomalies in space. See also: Odyssey.
Sisi
Six
- In any lists, barring the super-serious stuff, "There is no six!" appears between items five and seven. This is a tradition which goes back many years, and was started by Silentbrick. (Watch the Monty Python 'Australian University of Woolloomooloo' Sketch and skip to 2:18 for the origin.)
Slow-boat
- (also "slowboat") Moving in space at sub-warp velocities
Smack talk
- Talking trash, taunting, or annoying people in local chat. This behavior is not allowed for University members.
Smartie
Soft skills
- Skills learned by players through experience or study, as opposed to hard skills.
SOP
- Standard Operating Procedures
SP
- Skill Points (see Skills and Learning)
Spiraling
- The act of manually approaching a target via a continuously diagonal vector. See Manual Piloting.
SPR
- Shield Power Relay (see Tanking)
Squids
- Slightly derogatory name for Caldari Factional Warfare pilots. See also: Frogs.
SRP
SS
- Spreadsheet
- Safe spot
SSE
- Small Shield Extender (see Tanking)
Stab
- Warp Core Stabilizer (see Fitting Guidelines)
Stargate
- Large structure in space which most ships must use to jump to another star system in Known Space.
Stront
Suicide Gank
- Piracy where an attacking pilot will attempt to kill a target before the CONCORD response eliminates them
Supercap
- Supercapital ship, either a supercarrier or titan.
T
Tack
- A hyphen (-) (used for clarity when speaking)
TC
- Tracking Computer (see Turrets)
TD
- Tracking Disruptor (see Electronic warfare)
TE
- Tracking Enhancer (see Turrets)
TF
- Teraflops, a unit used to measure a ship's CPU
Tick
- Server tick
- Bounty payouts per 20 minutes
TiDi
Tiericide
- An ongoing rebalancing of ships in EVE according to roles rather than performance
TLF
- Tribal Liberation Force, the Minmatar Factional Warfare NPC corporation.
TP
- Target Painter (see Electronic warfare)
TQ
TS
- TeamSpeak, a third-party VOIP software utility
T1
- Tech 1 (stylized Tech I; see Techs, Tiers and Meta levels)
T2
- Tech 2 (stylized Tech II; see Techs, Tiers and Meta levels)
T3
- Tech 3 (stylized Tech III; see Strategic Cruisers, Tactical Destroyers)
U
Unista
- A member of EVE University
UT
- (also UTC) Universal Time
V
VNI
W
Wardec
Warp
- The act of moving at faster-than-light speeds within a star system.
Warp bubble
- A spherical area of space the prevents ships within it from warping, and forcibly pulls in inbound warping ships.
WC
- Wing Commander (see Fleet Command Guide)
WCS
- Warp Core Stabilizer (see Fitting Guidelines)
Web
- Stasis Webifier (see Tackling Guide)
WH
WHC
WL
- Wait List (see Incursions)
W Space
WSOP
- Wartime Standard Operating Procedures
WT
- War Target (see War Declaration)
X
X up
- Exing up is the act of indicating your availability for a fleet by placing the letter "x" in the chat window. Sometimes more information will be requested along with the "x," such as the ship your are flying in or the role you are ready to fulfill in the fleet. See Joining a Fleet.
Y
Yellow Box
- Being targeted by someone, or to target someone, without aggression. Commonly used for intimidation, so that the target will attack first. It allows you to attack without being concordokken and prevents the target from jumping through a stargate or dock up in a station. The term comes from seeing the normally white bracket on your overview turning yellow, notifying you are targeted. See Aggression
- In chat also referred to as 'Yellow Boxing'.
- See also Red Box
Yoiul Conference
- The Yoiul Conference was a gathering of all the major factions, held aboard the Jovian Cruiser 'Yoiul', and is the epoch for years in EVE, with the event marking YC0.
- These dates transfer to Real World time, by adding/subtracting 1898. For example:
- YC106 - 2004
- YC107 - 2005
- YC110 - 2008
- YC111 - 2009
- YC114 - 2012
- YC115 - 2013
- YC116 - 2014
- More information can be found in this EVE Chronicle.
Yulai Convention
- The Yulai Convention is an RP term for a number of game mechanics and systems within EVE.
- It is primarily seen in war CONCORD mails when an the attacking party leaves a bill unpaid, leading to a mail stating that "CONCORD has declared this war invalid as it breaches one or more articles in the Yulai Convention".
- The convention also covers the definitions of time used by the four major empires, meaning that all time systems in New Eden run on the Gregorian calendar, using the UTC clock.