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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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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

1. After Action Report 2. Ancillary Armor Repairer

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

Assault Frigate

AFK

"Away from keyboard"

Aggro

Aggression

Align

Accelerating towards an object in preparation for Warp

Alliance

A group of Corporations

Alt

AMC

Anomaly

Anoms

Arby

Arty

Artillery (see Turrets)

ASB

Ancillary Shield Booster

AU

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

AUR

Aurum

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

Advanced Weapon Upgrades

B

Bait

To expose a seemingly easy target in order to lure an enemy into committing to an engagement (see Baiting Guide)

BB

Blackbird

BC

Battlecruiser

BCS

Ballistic Control System (previously known as Ballistic Control Unit; see Missile damage)

BCU

Ballistic Control Unit (now called Ballistic Control System; see Missile damage)

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

Black Ops

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

Bookmark

boosh

To use a Micro Jump Field Generator to displace (part of) a fleet.

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

Warp bubble

Buff

To increase the stats or effectiveness of something. Opposite of Nerf.

Buffer

1. A method of tanking relying on having a large amount of hit points 2. A pilot with a ship designed to provide buffs to their fleet

Bump

The act of (intentionally) colliding with another ship in space, causing both to be pushed 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

Bring Your Own Minerals

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

1. Capacitor 2. 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

In-game term for player characters. Humans who pilot ships through the use of a capsule and have been rendered effectively immortal through cloning technology.

Capital

Capital ship

CCC

Capacitor Control Circuit (see Rigs)

CD

Command Destroyer

CNR

Raven Navy Issue (derived from previous name: Caldari Navy Raven)

CNS

Scorpion Navy Issue (derived from previous name: Caldari Navy Scorpion)

Concorded

Destroyed by CONCORD

Concordokken

The destruction of a ship by CONCORD

Convo

In-game direct conversation, initiated by selecting "Start Conversation" from the right-click menu.

Corp

Corporation

CovOps

Covert Ops

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

Council of Stellar Management

CSPA

Short for "CONCORD Spam Prevention Act". A 'CSPA charge' is a small amount of ISK which can be levied on communications such as conversations and mail, acting as a deterrent to spam.

CTA

Short for "Call to Arms". An announcement of an alliance- or coalition-wide combat operation.

Curse of BWF

A widely held belief that any corporation or alliance which holds the BWF-ZZ system in the Geminate region will shortly failcascade.

Customs Office

An orbital structure used to import and export goods to and from planets. (see Planetary Interaction)

Cyno

Cynosural field (see Jump drives)

D

Damage Dealer

A ship whose primary role in a fleet is to deal damage.

Damp

Sensor dampening

DC

1. Damage Control (previously known as Damage Control Unit; see Tanking) 2. Disconnect

DCU

1. Drone Control Unit, a now-defunct module that allowed carriers and supercarriers to control one additional drone. Removed in Citadel patch. 2. Damage Control Unit (now called Damage Control; see Tanking)

DD

1. Damage dealer 2. Daredevil

Deadspace

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

Depot

Mobile Depot

Dessie/Dessi/Dessy

Destroyer

DGC

Defensive gate camp (See Gate camps)

Dictor

Interdictor

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

Doctrine

A monolithic fleet concept, usually consisting of one or two ship fittings. Allows the FC to make decisions based on a known performance profile. (See: BLAP program)

Domi

Dominix

DPS

Damage per second

Dread

Dreadnought

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 Scan, which lets you see ships in space without the same solar system.

DST

Deep Space Transport (see Deep Space Transports)

DT

Server downtime

E

E-UNI

EVE University (corporate ticker)

EANM

Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane (see Tanking)

ECM

Electronic Countermeasures

ECCM

Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (see Electronic warfare)

EFT

EVE Fitting Tool

EHP

Effective Hit Points (see Tanking)

ENAM

Extremely common mis-acronymization of EANM

EP

Escape point (see UniBombers)

ET

1. EVE time 2. Energy Transfer (now called Remote Capacitor Transmitter; see Logistics)

ETA

Estimated time of arrival

EVE

EVE Online

EW/EWAR

Electronic warfare

F

Failcascade

Failure Cascade. The escalating collapse of a corporation or alliance in EVE, either though leadership problems or other issues.

FAX

Force Auxiliary

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

Can Flipping

Flytrap

An armed POS that has no force field to appear offline to unsuspecting prey

Freeport

1. A dockable structure owned by a player corporation that has chosen to allow docking to all players. 2. Freeport Mode, a feature of outposts

Frogs

Slightly derogatory term for Gallente Factional Warfare pilots. See also: Squids.

FW

Factional Warfare

G

Gank

Destroyed suddenly or quickly, usually by a much more powerful opponent

Gate

1. Stargate 2. Acceleration Gate

GCC

Short for "Global Criminal Countdown", an outdated name for the criminal timer.

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

Heavy Assault Cruiser

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

Heavy Interdiction Cruiser

HOC

"Hold on contact"

HP

Hit points (see Tanking)

HS

High Security space

HUD

Heads Up Display

Huffing

Gas cloud harvesting

I

Indy

Industrial

Injector

Skill 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

Interceptor

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, 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

Jump clone

JJJ

"Jump, Jump, Jump", a common movement order in fleets

JOC

"Jump on contact", a common movement order in fleets

Jump

The act of moving between two solar systems

K

K Space

Known space

Kitchen Sink

A fleet without a clear unifying doctrine.

Kite/Kiting

Keeping your distance from shorter-ranged enemies, allowing you to damage them without letting them damage you.

L

LAR

Large Armor Repairer (see Tanking)

LML

Light Missile Launcher (see Missiles)

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 Locust Fleet)

LP

Loyalty Points

LSB

Large Shield Booster (see Tanking)

LSC

Low Sec Campus

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)

ME

Material Efficiency (see Blueprints)

Merc/Mercenary

A player or corporation that takes contracts to kill, wardec and perform other hostile actions for ISK.

N

Nano

Nanofiber Internal Structure (see Propulsion equipment)

NBSI

"Not blue, shoot it" (see Rules of Engagement)

Nerf

To reduce the stats or effectiveness of something. Opposite of Buff. See also: Gimp.

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

Null Sec Campus

O

Omni Tank

A tank effective against all 4 damage types (see Tanking)

OMW

"On my way"

OOC

1. Out of Corporation 2. Out of character

Op/Ops

Operation(s)

OP

Overpowered

OpSec

Operational Security (see Operational Security Policy)

ORE

Outer Ring Excavations

Outlaw

A pilot with a security status of -5 or less.

P

Painter

Target Painter (see Electronic warfare)

Passive Module

A ship module which does not need to be manually activated. (see Modules)

PDS

Power Diagnostic System (see Fitting Guidelines)

Pew Pew

Common term for combat, based on the noises made by the weapons.

PG

Power Grid (see Fitting Guidelines)

PI

Planetary Interaction

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

PL

Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance

Plex

1. Complex (see Cosmic Anomalies, Cosmic Signatures) 2. Pilot's License Extension (PLEX)

PLEX Tanking

Sarcastic term for transporting PLEX through space, usually with a ship not usually used for hauling

Pocket

Alternate term for an area of deadspace

POCO

Player-owned Customs Office

Pod

Capsule

Podding

The act of destroying a player's pod.

Pod Express

A quick method of travelling to a player's home station by self-destructing their capsule.

Pod Killing

See Podding

Point

1. A Warp Disruptor or Warp Scrambler (see Warp disruption) 2. The act of using targeted warp disruption on a ship (see Tackling)

POS

Player-owned starbase

Prop Mod

Propulsion module (see Propulsion equipment)

Pubbie

A derogatory term used by some players to refer to others outside their own group

PvE

Player versus Environment

PvP

Player versus Player

Q

QQ

Cry / Crying

QRF

Short for "Quick Response Fleet", a short-term fleet to respond to imminent threats

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

Refine

Reprocess (see Mining)

Reinforce

A temporary invulnerable state entered by some structures after taking a certain amount of damage, allowing the owners time to form a response fleet.

Rep

Repair (see Tanking, Guide to Logistics)

Resebo

Remote Sensor Booster (see Electronic warfare)

{{lex|RF|reinforce}

RL

Real Life

RLML

Rapid Light Missile Launcher (see Missiles)

RoE

Rules of Engagement

RoF

"Rate of fire" (see Turrets, Missiles)

Roles

Specific access and corporation management rights authorized to individual pilots (in E-UNI, usually as part of a title or management position).

RR

Remote repair (see Guide to Logistics)

RvB

Red vs Blue

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

1. Stealth Bomber

2. Smartbomb

3. Sensor Booster

SC

1. Squad Commander (see Fleet Command Guide) 2. Shared Can (see Mining fleets)

Scram

Warp scrambler (see Warp disruption)

Sebo

Sensor Booster

Sec

1. Security status 2. System security

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

Singularity

Six

In any lists, the sixth item is commonly omitted in reference to a Monty Python sketch ("Australian University of Woolloomooloo")

SKIN

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

Slow-boat

(also "slowboat") Moving in space at sub-warp velocities

Smack talk

Talking trash, taunting, or annoying people in local chat. University members are expected to steer clear.

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

Ship Replacement Program

SSE

Small Shield Extender (see Tanking)

Stab

Warp Core Stabilizer (see Fitting Guidelines)

Stargate

Large structure in space which most ships must use to travel between solar systems.

Stront

Strontium Clathrates

Suicide Gank

A common technique in High Security space where the attacking pilot attempts to kill the target before the CONCORD response team arrives

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

1. Tracking Enhancer (see Turrets) 2. Time Efficiency (see Blueprints)

TF

Teraflops, a unit used to measure a ship's CPU

Tick

1. Server tick 2. Bounty payouts per 20 minutes

TiDi

Time Dilation

Tiericide

An ongoing rebalancing of ships in EVE according to roles rather than performance

TL

Tracking Link (now called Remote Tracking Computer; see Electronic warfare)

TLF

Tribal Liberation Force, the Minmatar Factional Warfare NPC corporation.

TP

Target Painter (see Electronic warfare)

TQ

Tranquility

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

UTC

Universal Time, the server time for EVE

V

VNI

Vexor Navy Issue

W

Wardec

War Declaration

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

Wormhole

WHC

Worm Hole Campus

WL

Wait List (see Incursions)

W Space

Wormhole Space

WSOP

Wartime Standard Operating Procedures

WT

War Target (see War Declaration)

X

X up

A method of indicating availability for a given task. If an "x up" for an activity or volunteer role is recommended, pilots interested should simply post "x" in the chat channel indicated, optionally followed by additional info as requested.

Y

Yellow Box

Being targeted by someone, or to target someone, without also being the subject of hostile action.

Yulai Convention

The Yulai Convention is an RP term for a number of game mechanics and systems within EVE.

Z

Zero Zero

Null security space (see System security)

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 == A ==
-{{lex|AAR|[[How_to_Properly_Form_a_Fleet#The_After_Action_Report|After Action Report]]}}
+{{lex|AAR|1. [[How_to_Properly_Form_a_Fleet#The_After_Action_Report|After Action Report]]
+. [[Tanking#Ancillary_Armor_Repairers|Ancillary Armor Repairer]]}}
 {{lex|AB|Afterburner (see [[Propulsion equipment#Afterburners|Propulsion equipment]])}}
 {{lex|AC|Autocannon (see [[Turrets#Projectile turrets|Turrets]])}}
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 {{lex|AFK|"Away from keyboard"}}
 {{lex|Aggro|[[Aggression]]}}
-{{lex|Align|To move in the direction of an object in space at 75% or more of max speed and within 5 degrees}}
+{{lex|Align|Accelerating towards an object in preparation for [[#Warp|Warp]]}}
 {{lex|Alliance|A group of [[Corporation]]s}}
 {{lex|Alt|[[Alternate characters|Alternate character]]}}
@@ Line 32: / Line 33: @@
 {{lex|Arby|[[Arbitrator]]}}
 {{lex|Arty|Artillery (see [[Turrets#Projectile turrets|Turrets]])}}
-{{lex|ASB|Ancillary Shield Booster (see [[Tanking]])}}
+{{lex|ASB|[[Tanking#Ancillary_Shield_Boosters|Ancillary Shield Booster]]}}
 {{lex|AU|Astronomical Unit, a unit of distance. 1 AU is the distance from the Sun to the Earth: 149,597,871&nbsp;km.}}
 {{lex|AUR|[[Aurum]]}}
@@ Line 51: / Line 52: @@
 {{lex|Blue|A pilot, corporation, or alliance with positive standings. (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
 {{lex|BM|[[Bookmark]]}}
+{{lex|boosh|To use a [[#MJFG|Micro Jump Field Generator]] to displace (part of) a fleet.}}
 {{lex|Bounce|To warp to a nearby celestial, player, or bookmark and back at a closer range to avoid having to [[#Slow-Boat|slow-boat]] to a target or destination.}}
 {{lex|BPC|Blueprint Copy (see [[Blueprints]])}}
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 {{lex|Buffer|1. A method of tanking relying on having a large amount of hit points
 . A pilot with a ship designed to provide [[#Buff|buffs]] to their fleet}}
-{{lex|Bump|The act of colliding with another vessel in space, causing it to bounce away.}}
+{{lex|Bump|The act of (intentionally) colliding with another ship in space, causing both to be pushed away.}}
 {{lex|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]])}}
 {{lex|BYOM|[[BYOM Ship Production|Bring Your Own Minerals]]}}
@@ Line 67: / Line 69: @@
 {{lex|Carebear|A contextually derogatory or affectionate term for players or pursuits which are not [[PvP]]-centric.}}
 {{lex|Camp|To hold location at a specific point waiting for targets, usually at a stargate or station.}}
-{{lex|Cap|Capacitor
+{{lex|Cap|1. Capacitor
-[[Capital ships|Capital ship]]}}
+. [[Capital ships|Capital ship]]}}
 {{lex|Cap Stable|When a ship recharges capacitor faster than its modules consume it, allowing all modules to remain active indefinitely.}}
 {{lex|Capsule|An egg-shaped apparatus used by pilots to interface with a ship.}}
-{{lex|Capsuleer|Human who pilots ships through the use of a [[#Capsule|capsule]] and has been rendered effectively immortal through cloning technology. In-game term for player characters.}}
+{{lex|Capsuleer|In-game term for player characters. Humans who pilot ships through the use of a [[#Capsule|capsule]] and have been rendered effectively immortal through cloning technology.}}
-{{lex|Capital|1. [[Capital ship]]
+{{lex|Capital|[[Capital ship]]}}
-. Money and infrastructure necessary for beginning and maintaining a business venture.}}
 {{lex|CCC|Capacitor Control Circuit (see [[Rigs]])}}
+{{lex|CD|[[Destroyers#Command_Destroyers|Command Destroyer]]}}
 {{lex|CNR|[[Raven Navy Issue]] (derived from previous name: ''Caldari Navy Raven'')}}
 {{lex|CNS|[[Scorpion Navy Issue]] (derived from previous name: ''Caldari Navy Scorpion'')}}
 {{lex|Concorded|Destroyed by [[CONCORD]]}}
 {{lex|Concordokken|The destruction of a ship by [[CONCORD]]}}
-{{lex|Convo|"Conversation"}}
+{{lex|Convo|In-game direct conversation, initiated by selecting "Start Conversation" from the right-click menu.}}
 {{lex|Corp|[[Corporation]]}}
 {{lex|CovOps|[[Covert Ops]]}}
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 {{lex|CSAA|Capital Ship Assembly Array (see [[Player-owned starbases]])}}
 {{lex|CSM|[[Council of Stellar Management]]}}
-{{lex|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.}}
+{{lex|CSPA|Short for "CONCORD Spam Prevention Act". A 'CSPA charge' is a small amount of ISK which can be levied on communications such as conversations and mail, acting as a deterrent to spam.}}
-{{lex|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.}}
+{{lex|CTA|Short for "Call to Arms". An announcement of an alliance- or coalition-wide combat operation.}}
-{{lex|Curse of BWF|A widely held belief that any corporation or alliance which holds the BWF-ZZ system in the Geminate region will shortly [[#Failcascade|failscade]].}}
+{{lex|Curse of BWF|A widely held belief that any corporation or alliance which holds the BWF-ZZ system in the Geminate region will shortly [[#Failcascade|failcascade]].}}
 {{lex|Customs Office|An orbital structure used to import and export goods to and from planets. (see [[Planetary Interaction]])}}
 {{lex|Cyno|Cynosural field (see [[Jump drives]])}}
 == D ==
-{{lex|Damage dealer|A ship whose primary role in a fleet is to deal damage.}}
+{{lex|Damage Dealer|A ship whose primary role in a fleet is to deal damage.}}
 {{lex|Damp|[[EWar 101 Guide#Remote Sensor Dampening .28damps.2C RSD.29|Sensor dampening]]}}
 {{lex|DC|1. Damage Control (previously known as ''Damage Control Unit''; see [[Tanking]])
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 {{lex|DD|1. [[#Damage dealer|Damage dealer]]
 . [[Daredevil]]}}
-{{lex|Deadspace|A region of space typically accessed via acceleration gate which cannot be entered via normal warp. Commonly used for missions and complexes.}}
+{{lex|Deadspace|Pockets of space typically accessed via acceleration gate which cannot be entered via normal warp. Commonly used for missions and complexes.}}
-{{lex|DecShield |[[DecShield|War Declaration Shield]]}}
+{{lex|Depot|[[Mobile Structures#Mobile Depots|Mobile Depot]]}}
 {{lex|Dessie/Dessi/Dessy|[[Destroyer]]}}
 {{lex|DGC|Defensive gate camp (See [[Gate camps]])}}
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 {{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. (See: [[BLAP program]])}}
 {{lex|Domi|[[Dominix]]}}
 {{lex|DPS|Damage per second}}
 {{lex|Dread|[[Dreadnought]]}}
-{{lex|Dread bomb|The act of jumping a large number of insured dreadnoughts into a fight in order to escalate against enemy capital ships.}}
+{{lex|Dread bomb|The act of jumping a large number of insured [[dreadnought|dreadnoughts]] into a fight in order to escalate against enemy capital ships.}}
-{{lex|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]].}}
+{{lex|DScan|[[Directional scanning|Directional Scan]], which lets you see ships in space without the same solar system.}}
 {{lex|DST|Deep Space Transport (see [[Industrials#Deep Space Transports|Deep Space Transports]])}}
 {{lex|DT|[[Server downtime]]}}
@@ Line 123: / Line 126: @@
 {{lex|EFT|[https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g&#61;posts&t&#61;24359 EVE Fitting Tool]}}
 {{lex|EHP|Effective Hit Points (see [[Tanking]])}}
+{{lex|ENAM|Extremely common mis-acronymization of [[#EANM|EANM]]}}
 {{lex|EP|Escape point (see [[UniBombers]])}}
-{{lex|ET|Energy Transfer (now called ''Remote Capacitor Transmitter''; see [[Logistics]])}}
+{{lex|ET|1. [[#UTC|EVE time]]
-{{lex|ETA|Estimated time of arrival.}}
+. Energy Transfer (now called ''Remote Capacitor Transmitter''; see [[Logistics]])}}
+{{lex|ETA|Estimated time of arrival}}
 {{lex|EVE|[[EVE Online]]}}
 {{lex|EW/EWAR|[[Electronic warfare]]}}
 == F ==
-{{lex|Failcascade|Failure Cascade. The collapse of a corporation or alliance in EVE, either though leadership problems or other issues.}}
+{{lex|Failcascade|Failure Cascade. The escalating collapse of a corporation or alliance in EVE, either though leadership problems or other issues.}}
-{{lex|Faildec|A [[wardec]] where the corporation or alliance that issued the wardec refuses to undock or fight for the full duration of the war.}}
-{{lex|Failfit|A ship that is fit in a less than optimal way.}}
 {{lex|FAX|[[Force Auxiliary]]}}
 {{lex|FC|Fleet Commander (see [[Fleet Command Guide]])}}
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 {{lex|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: [[Timers#Legality_Timers|Legality Timers]].}}
 {{lex|Flip|[[Can Flipping]]}}
-{{lex|Flytrap|An offensive setup POS which deliberately has no force field while it is online.}}
+{{lex|Flytrap|An armed [[#POS|POS]] that has no force field to appear offline to unsuspecting prey}}
-{{lex|Freeport|1. A nullsec station owned by a player alliance where everybody is allowed to dock and use the services.
+{{lex|Freeport|1. A dockable structure owned by a player corporation that has chosen to allow docking to all players.
-. Freeport Mode, a feature of [[Citadels]]}}
+. Freeport Mode, a feature of [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203649402-Station-Freeport-Mode outposts]}}
 {{lex|Frogs |Slightly derogatory term for Gallente [[Factional Warfare]] pilots. See also: [[#Squids|Squids]].}}
 {{lex|FW|[[Factional Warfare]]}}
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 == G ==
 {{lex|Gank|Destroyed suddenly or quickly, usually by a much more powerful opponent}}
-{{lex|Gate|1. Stargate
+{{lex|Gate|1. [[#Stargate|Stargate]]
 . Acceleration Gate}}
-{{lex|GCC|{{co|red|(Outdated term)}} Global Criminal Countdown (a term that is no longer used, closest resemblance is the [[Timers#Criminal Timer|criminal timer]])}}
+{{lex|GCC|Short for "Global Criminal Countdown", an outdated name for the [[Timers#Criminal Timer|criminal timer]].}}
 {{lex|GF|"Good fight". Usually said in local after a battle.}}
 {{lex|Gimp|To make a certain setup or attribute ineffective. Extreme version of [[#Nerf|Nerf]].}}
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 {{lex|HOC|"Hold on contact"}}
 {{lex|HP|Hit points (see [[Tanking]])}}
-{{lex|HS|Heat Sink (see [[Turret damage]])}}
+{{lex|HS|[[System_security#High_Security|High Security]] space}}
 {{lex|HUD|Heads Up Display}}
-{{lex|Huffing|Gas huffing (see [[Gas cloud harvesting]])}}
+{{lex|Huffing|[[Gas cloud harvesting]]}}
 == I ==
@@ Line 174: / Line 177: @@
 {{lex|Insta-undock|A method of safely undocking from a station by immediately warping to a [[bookmark]] directly off of the undock point. (see [[Bookmarks#Instant warp-out|Bookmarks]])}}
 {{lex|Inty|[[Interceptor]]}}
-{{lex|IP|Impact point (see [[UniBombers]])}}
 {{lex|IPH|ISK per hour (also ISK/hr)}}
 {{lex|IRL|"In real life"}}
 {{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]])}}
-{{lex|Ivy League|[[Ivy League Alliance]], the alliance of [[EVE University]]}}
+{{lex|Ivy League|[[Ivy League]], the alliance of [[EVE University]]}}
 == J ==
@@ Line 185: / Line 187: @@
 {{lex|Jetcan|A temporary container created when jettisoning something from a cargo hold}}
 {{lex|JC|[[Jump clone]]}}
-{{lex|JJJ|"Jump, Jump, Jump"}}
+{{lex|JJJ|"Jump, Jump, Jump", a common movement order in [[The_Rookie's_Guide_to_Fleet_Ops|fleets]]}}
-{{lex|JOC|"Jump on contact"}}
+{{lex|JOC|"Jump on contact", a common movement order in [[The_Rookie's_Guide_to_Fleet_Ops|fleets]]}}
-{{lex|Jump|The act of moving between one star system and another}}
+{{lex|Jump|The act of moving between two solar systems}}
 == K ==
 {{lex|K Space|[[System_Security#Known_Space|Known space]]}}
-{{lex|Kitchen Sink|A fleet with a random or very mixed composition.}}
+{{lex|Kitchen Sink|A fleet without a clear unifying [[#Doctrine|doctrine]].}}
-{{lex|Kite/Kiting|Actively maintaining movement and distance from an engaged enemy so as to mitigate their applied damage.}}
+{{lex|Kite/Kiting|Keeping your distance from shorter-ranged enemies, allowing you to damage them without letting them damage you.}}
 == L ==
 {{lex|LAR|Large Armor Repairer (see [[Tanking]])}}
-{{lex|LFAF|"Looking for armor fleet."}}
-{{lex|LFSF|"Looking for shield fleet."}}
 {{lex|LML|Light Missile Launcher (see [[Missiles]])}}
-{{lex|Lockdown|An order from the leadership of a [[corporation]] prohibiting its pilots from undocking in non-PvP ships.}}
 {{lex|Logi|Logistics ships (see [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
 {{lex|Loot|The contents of a destroyed ship, which are left behind in a container when the ship is destroyed.}}
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 {{lex|Macro mining|The illegal use of 3rd party scripts to automate the mining process}}
 {{lex|MAR|Medium Armor Repairer (see [[Tanking]])}}
-{{lex|MD|[[Mobile Structures#Mobile Depots|Mobile Depot]]}}
+{{lex|ME|Material Efficiency (see [[Blueprints]])}}
-{{lex|MSE|Medium Shield Extender (see [[Tanking]])}}
 {{lex|Merc/Mercenary|A player or corporation that takes contracts to kill, wardec and perform other hostile actions for ISK.}}
 {{lex|Meta|1. Meta level (see [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels]])
@@ Line 223: / Line 221: @@
 {{lex|Mins|Minerals (see [[Mining]])}}
 {{lex|MJD|[[Micro_jump_drive|Micro Jump Drive]]}}
-{{lex|ML|Material Level (see [[Blueprints]])}}
+{{lex|MJFG|[[Destroyers#Command_Destroyers|Micro Jump Field Generator]]}}
 {{lex|MLU|Mining Laser Upgrade (see [[Mining]])}}
 {{lex|Mods|[[Modules]]}}
+{{lex|MSE|Medium Shield Extender (see [[Tanking]])}}
 {{lex|MTU|[[Mobile Structures#Mobile Tractor Unit|Mobile Tractor Unit]]}}
 {{lex|Multiboxing|Playing with two (or more) characters simultaneously}}
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 {{lex|NBSI|"Not blue, shoot it" (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
 {{lex|Nerf|To reduce the stats or effectiveness of something. Opposite of [[Buff]]. See also: [[Gimp]].}}
-{{lex|NE|"No eyes"}}
 {{lex|Neut|Energy Neutralizer (see [[Capacitor warfare]])}}
 {{lex|Newbro|A term of endearment for a new or inexperienced player.}}
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 == O ==
-{{lex|OGC|"Offensive gate camp" (see [[Gate camps]])}}
 {{lex|Omni Tank|A tank effective against all 4 damage types (see [[Tanking]])}}
 {{lex|OMW|"On my way"}}
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 {{lex|Op/Ops|Operation(s)}}
 {{lex|OP|Overpowered}}
-{{lex|OpSec |Operational Security (see [[Operational Security Policy]])}}
+{{lex|OpSec|Operational Security (see [[Operational Security Policy]])}}
 {{lex|ORE|[[Outer Ring Excavations]]}}
 {{lex|Outlaw|A pilot with a [[Security Status Details|security status]] of -5 or less.}}
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 {{lex|Passive Module|A ship [[module]] which does not need to be manually activated. (see [[Modules]])}}
 {{lex|PDS|Power Diagnostic System (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
-{{lex|Pew Pew|Common term for casual [[PvE]] or [[PvP]], based on the noises made by the weapons.}}
+{{lex|Pew Pew|Common term for [[combat]], based on the noises made by the weapons.}}
 {{lex|PG|Power Grid (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
 {{lex|PI|[[Planetary Interaction]]}}
-{{lex|Picket|A ship placed outside of tactical locations such as gates and stations to watch for enemy activity.}}
+{{lex|Picket|A ship placed outside of tactical locations such as gates and stations to watch for enemy activity}}
-{{lex|Piracy|The act of engaging in PvP for profit, usually against non-combat ships (see also [[Scams in EVE Online]])}}
+{{lex|Piracy|The act of engaging in PvP for profit}}
-{{lex|PL|1. Productivity Level (see [[Blueprints]])
+{{lex|PL|Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance}}
-. Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance}}
 {{lex|Plex|1. Complex (see [[Cosmic Anomalies]], [[Cosmic Signatures]])
 . [[Pilot's License Extension]] (PLEX)}}
-{{lex|PLEX Tanking|Transporting [[PLEX]] through space, usually with a ship not usually used for hauling}}
+{{lex|PLEX Tanking|Sarcastic term for transporting [[PLEX]] through space, usually with a ship not usually used for hauling}}
+{{lex|Pocket|Alternate term for an area of [[#Deadspace|deadspace]]}}
 {{lex|POCO|Player-owned [[#Customs Office|Customs Office]]}}
-{{lex|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]].}}
+{{lex|Pod|[[#Capsule|Capsule]]}}
-{{lex|Podding|The act of destroying a player's [[#Pod|pod]].}}
+{{lex|Podding|The act of destroying a player's [[#Capsule|pod]].}}
-{{lex|Pod Express|A quick method of travelling, performed by installing a [[clone|medical clone]] at a distant station, and then self-destructing the character's [[#Pod|pod]].}}
+{{lex|Pod Express|A quick method of travelling to a player's [[clones|home station]] by self-destructing their [[#Capsule|capsule]].}}
 {{lex|Pod Killing|See [[#Podding|Podding]]}}
 {{lex|Point|1. A Warp Disruptor or Warp Scrambler (see [[Warp disruption]])
 . The act of using targeted warp disruption on a ship (see [[Tackling]])}}
-{{lex|Pop|The act of destroying a ship}}
 {{lex|POS|[[Player-owned starbases|Player-owned starbase]]}}
 {{lex|Prop Mod|Propulsion module (see [[Propulsion equipment]])}}
-{{lex|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|Carebear]].}}
+{{lex|Pubbie|A derogatory term used by some players to refer to others outside their own group}}
 {{lex|PvE|Player versus Environment}}
 {{lex|PvP|Player versus Player}}
-{{lex|PYOS|Purchase Your Own Ship (See [[PYOS Ship Production]])}}
 == Q ==
 {{lex|QQ|Cry / Crying}}
-{{lex|QRF|Quick Response Fleet / Quick Reaction Force. (see [[Quick Reaction Force]])}}
+{{lex|QRF|Short for "Quick Response Fleet", a short-term fleet to respond to imminent threats}}
 == R ==
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 {{lex|RCU|Reactor Control Unit (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
 {{lex|Red Box|The state of being both targeted and subjected to hostile action by a player or NPC}}
-{{lex|Reffed|[[#Reinforce|Reinforced]]}}
 {{lex|Refine|Reprocess (see [[Mining]])}}
-{{lex|Reinforce|A temporary invulnerable state entered by many structures after taking a certain amount of damage}}
+{{lex|Reinforce|A temporary invulnerable state entered by some structures after taking a certain amount of damage, allowing the owners time to form a response fleet.}}
 {{lex|Rep|Repair (see [[Tanking]], [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
-{{lex|RFF|[http://red-frog.org/ Red Frog Freight], a player-run hauling service.}}
+{{lex|Resebo|Remote Sensor Booster (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
-{{lex|RL|1. {{sk|Rapid Launch|icon=yes}}
+{{lex|RF|[[#Reinforce|reinforce]]}
-. Real life}}
+{{lex|RL|Real Life}}
 {{lex|RLML|Rapid Light Missile Launcher (see [[Missiles]])}}
 {{lex|RoE|[[Rules of Engagement]]}}
 {{lex|RoF|"Rate of fire" (see [[Turrets]], [[Missiles]])}}
-{{lex|Roles|Specific access and [[corporation]] management rights authorized to individual pilots (usually as part of a [[Titles_Within_Eve_University|title]] or management position).}}
+{{lex|Roles|Specific access and [[corporation]] management rights authorized to individual pilots (in E-UNI, usually as part of a [[Titles_Within_Eve_University|title]] or management position).}}
-{{lex|Rolling Safespot|A fleet maneuver consisting of one ship leading the rest of the fleet from location to location in space.}}
-{{lex|Room|An area of [[#Deadspace|deadspace]] which can only be accessed via an acceleration gate.}}
 {{lex|RR|Remote repair (see [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
-{{lex|RSB|Remote Sensor Booster (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
-{{lex|RSD|Remote Sensor Dampener (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
 {{lex|RvB|[https://rvbeve.com/forums/index.php?/portal/ Red vs Blue]}}
@@ Line 321: / Line 311: @@
 . [[Electronic warfare|Sensor Booster]]}}
 {{lex|SC|1. Squad Commander (see [[Fleet Command Guide]])
 . Shared Can (see [[Mining fleets]])}}
-{{lex|Scan down|To find something using scan probes. (see [[Scanning]])}}
 {{lex|Scram|Warp scrambler (see [[Warp disruption]])}}
-{{lex|SeBo|[[Sensor Booster]]}}
+{{lex|Sebo|[[Sensor Booster]]}}
 {{lex|Sec|1. [[Security status]]
 . [[System security]]}}
 {{lex|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]] / [[Cosmic Anomalies|Anomalies]] in space. See also: [[Odyssey#Discovery_Scanner|Odyssey]].}}
 {{lex|Sisi |[[Singularity]]}}
-{{lex|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 [[User:Silentbrick|Silentbrick]]. Watch the '''Monty Python's''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;_f_p0CgPeyA Australian University of Woolloomooloo] sketch and skip to 2:18 for the origin of this joke.}}
+{{lex|Six|In any lists, the sixth item is commonly omitted in reference to a '''Monty Python''' sketch ("Australian University of Woolloomooloo")}}
 {{lex|SKIN |Super Kerr-Induced Nanocoatings, items which apply cosmetic changes (e.g. different colours) to ships.}}
 {{lex|Slow-boat|(also "slowboat") Moving in space at sub-warp velocities}}
-{{lex|Smack talk|Talking trash, taunting, or annoying people in local chat. This behavior is [[EVE University Rules|not allowed for University members]].}}
+{{lex|Smack talk|Talking trash, taunting, or annoying people in local chat. University members are expected [[EVE University Rules|to steer clear]].}}
-{{lex|Smartie|[[Smartbomb]]}}
 {{lex|Soft skills|Skills learned by players through experience or study, as opposed to [[#Hard skills|hard skills]].}}
 {{lex|SOP|Standard Operating Procedures}}
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 {{lex|Squids |Slightly derogatory name for Caldari [[Factional Warfare]] pilots. See also: [[#Frogs|Frogs]].}}
 {{lex|SRP|[[Ship Replacement Program]]}}
-{{lex|SS|1. Spreadsheet
-. [[Safe spots|Safe spot]]}}
 {{lex|SSE|Small Shield Extender (see [[Tanking]])}}
 {{lex|Stab|Warp Core Stabilizer (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
-{{lex|Stargate|Large structure in space which most ships must use to [[Eve_Lexicon#Jump|jump]] to another star system in [[System_Security#Known_Space|Known Space]].}}
+{{lex|Stargate|Large structure in space which most ships must use to [[#Jump|travel]] between solar systems.}}
 {{lex|Stront|[[POS_Warfare#Strontium_Clathrates|Strontium Clathrates]]}}
-{{lex|Suicide Gank|Piracy where an attacking pilot will attempt to kill a target before the [[CONCORD]] response eliminates them}}
+{{lex|Suicide Gank|A common technique in [[System_security#High_Security|High Security]] space where the attacking pilot attempts to kill the target before the [[CONCORD]] response team arrives}}
 {{lex|Supercap|Supercapital ship, either a [[supercarrier]] or [[titan]].}}
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 {{lex|TC|Tracking Computer (see [[Turrets]])}}
 {{lex|TD|Tracking Disruptor (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
-{{lex|TE|Tracking Enhancer (see [[Turrets]])}}
+{{lex|TE|1. Tracking Enhancer (see [[Turrets]])
+. Time Efficiency (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 {{lex|TF|Teraflops, a unit used to measure a ship's CPU}}
 {{lex|Tick|1. [[Server tick]]
@@ Line 371: / Line 358: @@
 == U ==
 {{lex|Unista|A member of [[EVE University]]}}
-{{lex|UT|(also 'UTC') Universal Time}}
+{{lex|UTC|Universal Time, the server time for EVE}}
 == V ==
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 == X ==
-{{lex|X up|'X'ing up' is the act of indicating your availability for a fleet by placing the letter "x" in the chat window. (See [[The Rookie's Guide To Fleet Ops#Joining a Fleet|Joining a Fleet]])}}
+{{lex|X up|A method of indicating availability for a given task. If an "x up" for an activity or volunteer role is recommended, pilots interested should simply post "x" in the chat channel indicated, optionally followed by additional info as requested.}}
 == Y ==