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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. Most of the terms listed here are universal across all of EVE players, but some may be relatively specialized to EVE University and may mean something slightly different to other corporations. If any of the terminology is unclear be sure to ask in-game or on the forums for more clarification.

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{{lex|\o|"Wave back"}}

{{lex|o7|"Salute"}}

{{lex|\o/|"Hurrah!"}}

{{lex|*\o/*|"Cheerleader"}}

== A ==

{{lex|AAR|

{{lex|AB|Afterburner (see [[Propulsion equipment#Afterburners|Propulsion equipment]])}}

{{lex|AC|Autocannon (see [[Turrets#Projectile turrets|Turrets]])}}

{{lex|Active Module|A module that must be manually activated by the player (see [[Module]])}}

{{lex|ADC|Assault Damage Control}}

{{lex|AFK|"Away from keyboard"}}

{{lex|Aggro|[[Aggression]]}}

{{lex|Alfa|Alternate spelling of [[#Alpha|Alpha]]}}

{{lex|Align|Accelerating towards an object in preparation for [[warp]]}}

{{lex|Alliance|A group of [[Corporation]]s}}

{{lex|Alpha|Short for the Alpha [[Clone states#Alpha clone|clone state]] or [[#Alpha Strike|Alpha strike]]}}

{{lex|Alpha Strike|The amount of damage dealt in a single volley from firing all weapons simultaneously. Sometimes sufficient to destroy a target before it can repair the damage.}}

{{lex|Alt|[[Alternate characters|Alternate character]]}}

{{lex|Ancil|Ancillary Armor Repairer or Ancillary Shield Repairer (see [[Tanking#Active_tanking|Tanking]])}}

{{lex|Anoikis|See [[#W-Space|W-Space]]}}

{{lex|Arby|[[Arbitrator]] (ship)}}

{{lex|Arty|Artillery (see [[Turrets#Projectile turrets|Turrets]])}}

{{lex|AU|Astronomical Unit, a unit of distance. 1 AU is the distance from the Sun to the Earth: 149,597,871 km.}}

{{lex|AUR|[[Aurum]], replaced by [[PLEX]]}}

{{lex|AT|[[Alliance Tournament]]}}

{{lex|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 accused of such behavior)}}

== B ==

{{lex|Bait|To expose a seemingly easy target in order to lure an enemy into committing to an engagement (see [[Baiting]])}}

{{lex|Baltec|Ship doctrine: 425mm Railgun, dual 1600mm Armor Plate, MWD [[Megathron]] doctrine (Named after capsuleer baltec1, famous for his off-doctrine use of Megathrons, though not this particular fit)}}

{{lex|BB|

# [[Blackbird]]

{{lex|Brick tank|A more emphatic term for [[#Buffer|Buffer]] tanking}}

{{lex|BS|A common abbreviation for [[battleships]].}}

{{lex|Buff|To increase the stats or effectiveness of something. Opposite of [[#Nerf|Nerf]].}}

{{lex|Buffer|A method of tanking relying on having a large amount of hit points.}}

# Going fast using a propulsion module. Often used in context of going towards or away from a location. Contrast with [[#Slow-boat|slow-boat]].

# To quickly make multiple jumps in order to reach a destination.}}

== C ==

{{lex|CD|[[Destroyers#Command_Destroyers|Command Destroyer]]}}

{{lex|Ceptor|[[Interceptors|Interceptors]]}}

{{lex|Chokepoint|Type of system or location that serves as a critical passageway or junction between different areas of space.}}

{{lex|Clip|The ammo capacity of a rapid missile launcher; A period where a rapid missile launcher-equipped ship can do damage before having to undergo a long reload.}}

# The Covert Ops [[Cloaking]] Device}}

{{lex|CPR|Capacitor Power Relay (see [[Capacitor recharge rate]])}}

{{lex|Crowbar|An ECM ship for prying a more valuable ship out of a sticky situation (see [[Crowbar]] and [[Griffin]])}}

{{lex|CSAA|Capital Ship Assembly Array (see [[Player-owned starbases]])}}

{{lex|Crit|A [[Wormholes|Wormhole]] which "has been critically disrupted [...] and is on the [[#VOC|verge of collapse]]"}}

{{lex|CTA|Short for "Call to Arms". An announcement of an alliance- or coalition-wide combat operation.}}

{{lex|Customs Office|An orbital structure used to import and export goods to and from planets. (see [[Planetary Industry]])}}

{{lex|Cwizzing|Using the Point Defense System of a [[Upwell structures|Citadel]]. (Derived from the real-life acronym [[Wikipedia:Close-in weapon system|'CIWS']])}}

== D ==

{{lex|DC|

# Damage Control (previously known as ''Damage Control Unit''; see [[Tanking]])

{{lex|DCU|

# Drone Control Unit, a now-defunct module that allowed [[carriers]] and [[supercarriers]] to control one additional drone. Removed in Citadel patch.

{{lex|DD|

# [[#Damage dealer|Damage dealer]]  

{{lex|DED|Directive Enforcement Department. A division of [[CONCORD]] Assembly.}}

{{lex|Deadspace|Pockets of space typically accessed via acceleration gate which cannot be entered via normal warp. Commonly used for missions and complexes.}}

{{lex|Deathcloning|Self destructing your pod to travel to your home station.}}

{{lex|Dessie/Dessi/Dessy|[[Destroyer]].}}

{{lex|Desto|Destination.}}

{{lex|DGC|Defensive gate camp (See [[Gate camps]].)}}

{{lex|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.}}

{{lex|Discovery Scanner|See [[#Sensor Overlay|Sensor Overlay]]}}

{{lex|Doctrine|A monolithic fleet concept, usually consisting of one or two ship fittings. Allows the [[#FC|FC]] to make decisions based on a known performance profile. }}

{{lex|Doorstop|Any ship fitted and/or used specifically to collapse a wormhole immediately upon jumping through the wormhole.  The wormhole is typically weakened beforehand by other ships jumping back-and-forth through the wormhole until the wormhole stability becomes critical.  See {{Section link|Wormholes|Mass}} }}

{{lex|DPS|

{{lex|EHP|Effective Hit Points (see [[Tanking]])}}

{{lex|ENAM|Extremely common mis-acronymization of [[#EANM|EANM]]}}

{{lex|ET|

# [[#UTC|EVE time]]

{{lex|ETA|Estimated time of arrival}}

{{lex|EVE|[[EVE Online]]}}

{{lex|EW / EWAR|[[Electronic warfare]]}}

{{lex|ESS|[[Encounter Surveillance System]]}}

{{lex|FOB|[[Forward Operating Base]]}}

{{lex|FR|Flashing Red. [[Timers#Criminal_Timer|Criminal flag]]}}

{{lex|Freeport|

# A dockable structure owned by a player corporation that has chosen to allow docking to all players.

{{lex|Hero Tackle|A ship or pilot who flies in alone to [[Tackle]] an enemy ship, hold them until their allies arrive, and usually die taking their target with them}}

{{lex|Hic/Hictor|[[Heavy Interdiction Cruiser]]}}

{{lex|HFI/HIFI|[[Hurricane Fleet Issue]]}}

{{lex|HOC|"Hold on contact", a common movement order in [[The_Rookie's_Guide_to_Fleet_Ops#Fleet_Maneuvers_.7C_FC_COMMANDS|fleets]]}}

{{lex|Hot|

* Microwarp drive on/off, commonly used during Wormhole Rolling, e.g. "come in hot"

{{lex|HP|Hit points (see [[Tanking]])}}

{{lex|HS|[[System_security#High_security|High-security space]]}}

{{lex|HUD|Heads Up Display}}

{{lex|Huffing|[[Gas cloud harvesting]]}}

{{lex|Indy|Short for [[industry]] or industrial. [[Haulers]] used to be named "Industrial" and thus also were referred to as "indies".}}

{{lex|Injector|[[Skill trading#Skill Injectors|Skill Injector]]}}

{{lex|Instadock|A method of safely docking in a station by warping to a [[bookmark]] within the station's docking radius.}}

{{lex|Inty|[[Interceptor]]}}

{{lex|ISK|Inter Stellar Kredits, the in-game currency of EVE Online. (Also the currency code of the Icelandic króna.)}}

{{lex|iStab|Inertial Stabilizers (see [[Propulsion equipment]])}}

== J ==

{{lex|Jam|The act of using ECM modules to jam the targeting systems of a ship (see [[Electronic Countermeasures]])}}

{{lex|Jamyled|To be killed by Drifters, a reference to [https://fiction.eveonline.com/new-eden/lore/jamyl-i Jamyl I] the Empress of the Amarr Empire. Pronounce it like yam if Amarrian, like jam if Gallentian.}}

{{lex|Jetcan|A temporary container created when jettisoning something from a cargo hold. See: [[Containers#Jettison_container|Jettison container]]}}

{{lex|JC|[[Jump clone]]}}

{{lex|LS|[[System security#Low security|Low-security space]]}}

{{lex|LSB|Large Shield Booster (see [[Tanking]])}}

{{lex|LSE|Large Shield Extender (see [[Tanking]])}}

== M ==

{{lex|MAPC|Micro Auxiliary Power Core (see {{Section link|Fitting ships|Fitting modules}})}}

{{lex|Macro mining|The illegal use of 3rd party scripts to automate the mining process}}

{{lex|MFS|Magnetic Field Stabilizer (see [[Turret damage]])}}

{{lex|Mins|Minerals (see [[Mining]])}}

{{lex|MJD|[[Micro Jump Drive]]}}

{{lex|MJFG|[[Micro Jump Field Generator]]}}

{{lex|Mods|[[Modules]]}}

{{lex|MSE|Medium Shield Extender (see [[Tanking]])}}

{{lex|Multiboxing|Playing with two (or more) characters simultaneously}}

{{lex|Multispec|Multispectrum Shield Hardener, or Multispectrum Energized Membrane (see [[Tanking]])}}

{{lex|MWD|Microwarpdrive (see [[Propulsion equipment#Microwarpdrives|Propulsion equipment]])}}

{{lex|NRDS|"Not red, don't shoot" (see [[Corporation diplomacy]] - [[Rules of Engagement]])}}

{{lex|NS|See [[#Nullsec|Nullsec]]}}

{{lex|Nullsec|[[System Security#Null security|Null-security space]]}}

== O ==

{{lex|Officer|A rare named pirate NPC that [[Officer#Officer|drops some of the most expensive modules]].}}

{{lex|Omega|The Omega [[Clone states|Clone state]]}}

{{lex|Passive Module|A ship [[module]] which does not need to be manually activated. (see [[Modules]])}}

{{lex|PDS|

# Point Defense System (a module fitted to large [[Upwell structures]])}}

{{lex|Pew Pew|Common term for [[combat]], based on the noises made by the weapons.}}

{{lex|PI|[[Planetary Industry]]}}

{{lex|Picket|A ship placed outside of tactical locations such as gates and stations to watch for enemy activity}}

{{lex|POS|[[Player-owned starbases|Player-owned starbase]]}}

{{lex|POS Trash|Unpiloted ships sitting within the force field of a [[Player-owned starbases|POS]]}}

{{lex|Prop Mod|Propulsion module (see [[Propulsion equipment]])}}

{{lex|Pubbie|A derogatory term used by some players to refer to others outside their own group}}

{{lex|Ramjag|A [[Jaguar]] fit with dual Medium ASBs, MWD, and typically web, scram, and nos. This fit makes for a very fast and durable tackle frigate that can ram into a target (hence the name), at the expense of having very low damage capabilities.}}

{{lex|Rat|Hostile [[#NPC|NPC]]. Short for "pi'''rat'''e", although also used because said NPCs tend to be very weak but very numerous (like real life rats).}}

{{lex|Rage Roll|The act of repeatedly [[#Roll|Roll]]ing a [[#Static|static]] wormhole as fast as possible, to find [[#Content|Content]]}}

{{lex|Red|A pilot, corporation, or alliance with terrible standings. (See also Blue)}}

{{lex|Red Box|The state of being both targeted and subjected to hostile action by a player or NPC}}

{{lex|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]])}}

{{lex|SAR|Small Armor Repairer (see [[Tanking]])}}

{{lex|SB|

# [[Stealth Bomber]]

# [[Security status]]

# [[System security]]}}

{{lex|Shotgunning |Inspect a location without scanning}}

{{lex|Sisi |[[Singularity]]}}

{{lex|Six|In any lists, the sixth item is commonly omitted in reference to a [[:wikipedia:Monty Python|Monthy Python]] sketch ("Australian University of Woolloomooloo")}}

{{lex|SKIN|Super Kerr-Induced Nanocoatings, items which apply cosmetic changes (e.g. different colours) to ships.}}

{{lex|Slide|The act of taking an Acceleration Gate. Often used in [[Factional Warfare]].}}

{{lex|Slow-boat|(also "slowboat") Moving in space at sub-warp velocities}}

{{lex|Stront|Strontium Clathrates. Used in [[POS_Warfare#Strontium_Clathrates|POS Warfare]], and consumed by [[Dreadnoughts]] and [[Force Auxiliaries]].}}

{{lex|Stront Check|Attacking a [[POS]] to see if it contains [[POS_Warfare#Strontium_Clathrates|Stront]]. Usually done to annoy the owner.}}

{{lex|Super/Supercap|Supercapital ship, usually a [[supercarrier]] (or, rarely, a [[titan]]).}}

== U ==

{{lex|UTC|Universal Time, the server time for EVE}}

{{lex|Warp bubble|See [[#Bubble|Bubble]]}}

{{lex|WC|Wing Commander (see [[Fleet Command Guide]])}}

{{lex|Web|Stasis Webifier (see [[Tackling]])}}

{{lex|Winning EVE|Not playing EVE Online (tongue-in-cheek)}}

{{lex|WH|[[Wormhole]]}}

{{lex|Widot|

#A smaller alliance coalescing into one corporation to join a larger alliance

{{lex|Wrecking shot|A 1% chance shot fired by a Turret, which is guaranteed to hit and deals 300% damage. (See [[Turret mechanics#Damage|Turret mechanics]].)}}

{{lex|WS|See [[#W-Space|W-Space]]}}

{{lex|WT|War Target (see [[War Declaration]])}}

{{lex|Wubble|Stasis Webificataion Probe, used by [[Interdictors]] (Portmanteau of Web + [[Bubble]])}}