EVE Lexicon: Difference between revisions

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]])}}

{{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|Anchor|Anchors lead fleets by [[Manual_piloting|manually piloting]] and fleet members use commands to follow them. Multiple anchors may exist for specific roles, e.g. [[#DPS|DPS]], [[#Logi|Logi]], [[#EW / EWAR|EWAR]].}}

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

{{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]]}}

# 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.}}

{{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']])}}

{{lex|Cyno|  

== D ==

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

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

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

{{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]]}}

== U ==

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

{{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]])}}