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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"}}

{{lex|AAR|

# [[How_to_Properly_Form_a_Fleet#The_After_Action_Report|After Action Report]]

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

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

# 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|Anomaly|[[Cosmic Anomaly]]}}

{{lex|Arby|[[Arbitrator]]}}

{{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|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 to do so)}}

== B ==

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

{{lex|BC|[[Battlecruiser]]}}

{{lex|BCS|Ballistic Control System (previously known as ''Ballistic Control Unit''; see [[Missile damage#Increasing missile damage|Missile damage]])}}

{{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|Bounty|

# NPC bounties. These are placed by [[CONCORD]] and can be gotten by killing the NPC ship.}}

{{lex|BPC|Blueprint Copy (see [[Blueprints]])}}

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

{{lex|Bump|The act of (intentionally) colliding with another ship in space, causing both to be pushed away.}}

== C ==

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

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

{{lex|CLORP|Cloak+Warp. What ships who can warp cloaked should be doing always.}}

{{lex|CNR|[[Raven Navy Issue]] (derived from previous name: ''Caldari Navy Raven'')}}

{{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']])}}

# Energy Transfer (now called ''Remote Capacitor Transmitter''; see [[Logistics]])}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

{{lex|HS|[[System_security#High_Security|High Security]] space}}

{{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|LP|[[Loyalty Points]]}}

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

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

{{lex|NPSI|"Not purple, shoot it" (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}

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

{{lex|Null|Either "Null Security Space" (see [[System security]]) or a type of blaster ammo named "Null"}}

# [[Osprey Navy Issue]]

# [[Omen Navy Issue]]}}

{{lex|OOC|

# Out of Corporation

{{lex|Roles|Specific access and [[corporation]] management rights authorized to individual pilots - in E-UNI this is usually as part of a [[Titles within EVE University|title]] or [[management]] position (See [[Managing corporation members]])}}

{{lex|RR|Remote repair (see [[Logistics]])}}

== S ==

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

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

{{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|Trig/Triangle|[[Triglavian Collective#Ships|Triglavian]] ship}}

{{lex|TS|TeamSpeak, a third-party VOIP software utility}}

== U ==

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

== W ==

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

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

{{lex|WCS|Warp Core Stabilizer (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}

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

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

{{lex|Widot|

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

#For beleaguered or departing groups to lose members to a larger or stronger ally  

(Named after Wildly Inappropriate., an alliance that merged into a corporation of the same name to join the larger Goonswarm Federation)}}

{{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|W-Space|[[Wormhole space]]}}

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

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

== X ==

{{lex|XLASB/XLAncil|[[#Ancil|X-Large Ancillary Shield Booster]]}}

== Z ==

{{lex|Zero Zero|Null security space (see [[System security]])}}

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