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== A ==
 
== A ==
{{lex|AAR|1. [[How_to_Properly_Form_a_Fleet#The_After_Action_Report|After Action Report]]
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{{lex|AAR|ws=|
2. [[Tanking#Active_tanking|Ancillary Armor Repairer]]}}
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# [[How_to_Properly_Form_a_Fleet#The_After_Action_Report|After Action Report]]
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# [[Tanking#Active_tanking|Ancillary Armor Repairer]]}}
 
{{lex|AB|Afterburner (see [[Propulsion equipment#Afterburners|Propulsion equipment]])}}
 
{{lex|AB|Afterburner (see [[Propulsion equipment#Afterburners|Propulsion equipment]])}}
 
{{lex|AC|Autocannon (see [[Turrets#Projectile turrets|Turrets]])}}
 
{{lex|AC|Autocannon (see [[Turrets#Projectile turrets|Turrets]])}}
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{{lex|Aligned|The act of moving towards a warpable object at a minimum speed of 75% ready to warp to said object at a moment's notice (see [[Advanced_piloting_techniques#Alignment|alignment]] for more information).}}
 
{{lex|Aligned|The act of moving towards a warpable object at a minimum speed of 75% ready to warp to said object at a moment's notice (see [[Advanced_piloting_techniques#Alignment|alignment]] for more information).}}
 
{{lex|Alliance|A group of [[Corporation]]s}}
 
{{lex|Alliance|A group of [[Corporation]]s}}
{{lex|Alpha|1. The Alpha [[Clone states|Clone state]]
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{{lex|Alpha|ws=|
2. 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.}}
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# The Alpha [[Clone states|Clone state]]
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# 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|Alt|[[Alternate characters|Alternate character]]}}
 
{{lex|AMC|[[Amarr Mining Campus]]}}
 
{{lex|AMC|[[Amarr Mining Campus]]}}
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{{lex|AU|Astronomical Unit, a unit of distance. 1 AU is the distance from the Sun to the Earth: 149,597,871 km.}}
 
{{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]]}}
 
{{lex|AUR|[[Aurum]]}}
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{{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)}}
 
{{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)}}
 
{{lex|AWU|{{sk|Advanced Weapon Upgrades|icon=yes}}}}
 
{{lex|AWU|{{sk|Advanced Weapon Upgrades|icon=yes}}}}
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{{lex|Bloodlines|A character's familial ancestry. There are three different bloodlines to choose from during [[Getting Started in EVE Online#Bloodline|character creation]] for each race.}}
 
{{lex|Bloodlines|A character's familial ancestry. There are three different bloodlines to choose from during [[Getting Started in EVE Online#Bloodline|character creation]] for each race.}}
 
{{lex|Blue|A pilot, corporation, or alliance with positive standings. (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
 
{{lex|Blue|A pilot, corporation, or alliance with positive standings. (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
{{lex|BM|1. [[Bookmark]]
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{{lex|Blue Loot|[[Sleepers#Sleeper Loot|Sleeper loot]] gotten from Sleeper wrecks and data sites. Can be sold to NPCs for ISK. Is called blue loot because of the blue icons.}}
2. Bad Manners (in text conversations)}}
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{{lex|BM|ws=|
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# [[Bookmark]]
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# Bad Manners (in text conversations)}}
 
{{lex|boosh|To use a [[Micro Jump Field Generator]] to displace (part of) a fleet. See [[Command Destroyer]]s.}}
 
{{lex|boosh|To use a [[Micro Jump Field Generator]] to displace (part of) a fleet. See [[Command Destroyer]]s.}}
 
{{lex|Booster|A ship used to provide [[Command Bursts]] to their fleet}}
 
{{lex|Booster|A ship used to provide [[Command Bursts]] to their fleet}}
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{{lex|Boson|[[Capital Ship Modules#Bosonic Field Generator|Bosonic Field Generator]], a large cone AoE superweapon usable by titans. Notable for its past ability to decimate subcapitals before a nerf in 2019}}
 
{{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|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|1. [[Bounty Hunting System|Player bounties]]. Which is a bounty placed on one player, from another player.
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{{lex|Bounty|ws=|
2. NPC bounties. These are placed by [[CONCORD]] and can be gotten by killing the NPC ship.}}
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# [[Bounty Hunting System|Player bounties]]. Which is a bounty placed on one player, from another player.
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# NPC bounties. These are placed by [[CONCORD]] and can be gotten by killing the NPC ship.}}
 
{{lex|BPC|Blueprint Copy (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 
{{lex|BPC|Blueprint Copy (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 
{{lex|BPO|Blueprint Original (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 
{{lex|BPO|Blueprint Original (see [[Blueprints]])}}
{{lex|BR|1. [[Blockade Runner]], a class of fast industrial ships designed to carry moderate quantities of carry cargo through dangerous space.
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{{lex|BR|ws=|
2. Battle Report, a list of ships and pilots involved and destroyed in a specific battle. Usually generated by outside websites such as [[ZKillboard]].}}
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# [[Blockade Runner]], a class of fast industrial ships designed to carry moderate quantities of carry cargo through dangerous space.
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# Battle Report, a list of ships and pilots involved and destroyed in a specific battle. Usually generated by outside websites such as [[ZKillboard]].}}
 
{{lex|Brick tank|A more emphatic term for [[#Buffer|Buffer]] tanking}}
 
{{lex|Brick tank|A more emphatic term for [[#Buffer|Buffer]] tanking}}
 
{{lex|BS|A common abbreviation for [[battleships]].}}
 
{{lex|BS|A common abbreviation for [[battleships]].}}
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{{lex|Carebear|A contextually derogatory or affectionate term for players or pursuits which are not [[PvP]]-centric.}}
 
{{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|Camp|To hold location at a specific point waiting for targets, usually at a stargate or station.}}
{{lex|Cap|1. Capacitor
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{{lex|Cap|ws=|
2. [[Capital ships|Capital ship]]}}
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# Capacitor
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# [[Capital ships|Capital ship]]}}
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{{lex|Capchain|"Capacitor chain", the practice of multiple [[Logistics Cruisers]] or battleships sending each other one or more Remote Capacitor Transmitters, to provide each other with infinite capacitor energy (by the transmitters restoring their target more capacitor than they cost to activate). See [[Logistics#Remote Capacitor Transfer]]}}
 
{{lex|Cap Stable|When a ship recharges capacitor faster than its modules consume it, allowing all modules to remain active indefinitely.}}
 
{{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.}}
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{{lex|Capsule|2=An egg-shaped apparatus used by pilots to interface with a ship. Ejected and used as an escape pod in case of ship destruction. A [http://games.chruker.dk/eve_online/item.php?type_id=670 slow and weak] vessel.}}
 
{{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|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|[[Capital ship]]}}
 
{{lex|Capital|[[Capital ship]]}}
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{{lex|CD|[[Destroyers#Command_Destroyers|Command Destroyer]]}}
 
{{lex|CD|[[Destroyers#Command_Destroyers|Command Destroyer]]}}
 
{{lex|Ceptor|[[Interceptors|Interceptors]]}}
 
{{lex|Ceptor|[[Interceptors|Interceptors]]}}
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{{lex|Chemo|A group of CovOps cloak, smartbomb-fit [[Strategic Cruisers]] used to kill fleets of small ships}}
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{{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|CNR|[[Raven Navy Issue]] (derived from previous name: ''Caldari Navy Raven'')}}
 
{{lex|CNS|[[Scorpion Navy Issue]] (derived from previous name: ''Caldari Navy Scorpion'')}}
 
{{lex|CNS|[[Scorpion Navy Issue]] (derived from previous name: ''Caldari Navy Scorpion'')}}
 
{{lex|Concorded|Destroyed by [[CONCORD]]}}
 
{{lex|Concorded|Destroyed by [[CONCORD]]}}
 
{{lex|Concordokken|The destruction of a ship by [[CONCORD]]}}
 
{{lex|Concordokken|The destruction of a ship by [[CONCORD]]}}
{{lex|Content|1. As EVE is an extremely wide-open sandbox with little story or other enforced activities provided by the developers, players must often come up with their own objectives and activities ('Content') to fill their game time with.
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{{lex|Content|ws=|
2. [[#PvP|PVP]] fights}}
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# As EVE is an extremely wide-open sandbox with little story or other enforced activities provided by the developers, players must often come up with their own objectives and activities ('Content') to fill their game time with.
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# [[#PvP|PVP]] fights}}
 
{{lex|Convo|In-game direct conversation, initiated by selecting "Start Conversation" from the right-click menu.}}
 
{{lex|Convo|In-game direct conversation, initiated by selecting "Start Conversation" from the right-click menu.}}
 
{{lex|Corp|[[Corporation]]}}
 
{{lex|Corp|[[Corporation]]}}
{{lex|CovOps|1. [[Covert Ops]]
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{{lex|CovOps|ws=|
2. The Covert Ops [[Cloaking]] Device}}
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# [[Covert Ops]]
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# The Covert Ops [[Cloaking]] Device}}
 
{{lex|CPR|Capacitor Power Relay (see [[Capacitor recharge rate]])}}
 
{{lex|CPR|Capacitor Power Relay (see [[Capacitor recharge rate]])}}
 
{{lex|CPU|Central Processing Unit (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
 
{{lex|CPU|Central Processing Unit (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
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{{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|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|DC|ws=|
2. [[DC|Disconnect]]}}
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# Damage Control (previously known as ''Damage Control Unit''; see [[Tanking]])
{{lex|DCU|1. Drone Control Unit, a now-defunct module that allowed [[carriers]] and [[supercarriers]] to control one additional drone. Removed in Citadel patch.
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# [[DC|Disconnect]]}}
2. Damage Control Unit (now called ''[[#DC|Damage Control]]''; see [[Tanking]])}}
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{{lex|DCU|ws=|
{{lex|DD|1. [[#Damage dealer|Damage dealer]]  
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# Drone Control Unit, a now-defunct module that allowed [[carriers]] and [[supercarriers]] to control one additional drone. Removed in Citadel patch.
2. [[Daredevil]] <br/>3. Doomsday (Weapon)}}
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# Damage Control Unit (now called ''[[#DC|Damage Control]]''; see [[Tanking]])}}
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{{lex|DD|ws=|
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# [[#Damage dealer|Damage dealer]]  
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# [[Daredevil]] <br/>3. Doomsday (Weapon)}}
 
{{lex|Deadspace|Pockets 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|Deathcloning|Self destructing your pod to travel to your home station.}}
 
{{lex|Deathcloning|Self destructing your pod to travel to your home station.}}
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{{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|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|Domi|[[Dominix]].}}
{{lex|DPS|1. Damage per second.
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{{lex|DPS|ws=|
2. [[#Damage Dealer|Damage Dealer]] (when discussing fleet compositions)}}
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# Damage per second.
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# [[#Damage Dealer|Damage Dealer]] (when discussing fleet compositions)}}
 
{{lex|Dread|[[Dreadnought]].}}
 
{{lex|Dread|[[Dreadnought]].}}
{{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.}}
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{{lex|Dread bomb|The act of [[Jump drives|jumping]] a large number of insured [[dreadnought|dreadnoughts]] into a fight in order to quickly destroy a group of enemy capital ships. The dreadnoughts used in a dread bomb often do not survive; and so their job is to do as much damage as possible during their short lifespan.}}
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{{lex|Drop|ws=|
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# The act of [[Jump drives|jumping]] one or more (usually) [[capital ships]] on a target, to quickly destroy it.
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# A [[Medical boosters|booster]] used to improve turret tracking.}}
 
{{lex|Drone boat|This is a term for ships that rely heavily on drones, like the [[Vexor Navy Issue]] or [[Dominix]].}}
 
{{lex|Drone boat|This is a term for ships that rely heavily on drones, like the [[Vexor Navy Issue]] or [[Dominix]].}}
 
{{lex|Dronebunny|A ship in a fleet with a fast lock time, which other ships in the fleet order their drones to Assist, so that all drones in the fleet can rapidly and cohesively switch targets regardless of what their owners are doing.}}
 
{{lex|Dronebunny|A ship in a fleet with a fast lock time, which other ships in the fleet order their drones to Assist, so that all drones in the fleet can rapidly and cohesively switch targets regardless of what their owners are doing.}}
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{{lex|ECM|[[Electronic Countermeasures]]}}
 
{{lex|ECM|[[Electronic Countermeasures]]}}
 
{{lex|ECCM|Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
 
{{lex|ECCM|Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
{{lex|EFT|[https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g&#61;posts&t&#61;24359 EVE Fitting Tool]}}
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{{lex|EFT|[[EVE Fitting Tool]], a tool dealing with ship fitting that has been abandoned and replaced by [[PYFA]]}}
 
{{lex|EHP|Effective Hit Points (see [[Tanking]])}}
 
{{lex|EHP|Effective Hit Points (see [[Tanking]])}}
 
{{lex|ENAM|Extremely common mis-acronymization of [[#EANM|EANM]]}}
 
{{lex|ENAM|Extremely common mis-acronymization of [[#EANM|EANM]]}}
 
{{lex|EP|Escape point (see [[UniBombers]])}}
 
{{lex|EP|Escape point (see [[UniBombers]])}}
{{lex|ET|1. [[#UTC|EVE time]]
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{{lex|ET|ws=|
2. Energy Transfer (now called ''Remote Capacitor Transmitter''; see [[Logistics]])}}
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# [[#UTC|EVE time]]
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# Energy Transfer (now called ''Remote Capacitor Transmitter''; see [[Logistics]])}}
 
{{lex|ETA|Estimated time of arrival}}
 
{{lex|ETA|Estimated time of arrival}}
 
{{lex|EVE|[[EVE Online]]}}
 
{{lex|EVE|[[EVE Online]]}}
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{{lex|Flytrap|An armed [[#POS|POS]] that has no force field to appear offline to unsuspecting prey}}
 
{{lex|Flytrap|An armed [[#POS|POS]] that has no force field to appear offline to unsuspecting prey}}
 
{{lex|FR|Flashing Red. [[Timers#Criminal_Timer|Criminal flag]]}}
 
{{lex|FR|Flashing Red. [[Timers#Criminal_Timer|Criminal flag]]}}
{{lex|Freeport|1. A dockable structure owned by a player corporation that has chosen to allow docking to all players.
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{{lex|Freeport|ws=|
2. Freeport Mode, a feature of [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/203649402-Station-Freeport-Mode outposts]}}
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# A dockable structure owned by a player corporation that has chosen to allow docking to all players.
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# 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|Frogs |Slightly derogatory term for Gallente [[Factional Warfare]] pilots. See also: [[#Squids|Squids]].}}
 
{{lex|FW|[[Factional Warfare]]}}
 
{{lex|FW|[[Factional Warfare]]}}
  
 
== G ==
 
== G ==
{{lex|Gank|1. To ambush and destroy an enemy, without giving them the chance to fight back
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{{lex|Gank|ws=|
2. GANKED, A tag on [[ZKillboard]] representing a ship which was killed by multiple pilots who were then immediately killed by [[CONCORD]]}}
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# To ambush and destroy an enemy, without giving them the chance to fight back
{{lex|Gate|1. [[#Stargate|Stargate]]
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# GANKED, A tag on [[ZKillboard]] representing a ship which was killed by multiple pilots who were then immediately killed by [[CONCORD]]. See [[Suicide ganking]].}}
2. Acceleration Gate}}
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{{lex|Gate|ws=|
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# [[#Stargate|Stargate]]
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# Acceleration Gate}}
 
{{lex|GCC|Short for "Global Criminal Countdown", an outdated name for 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|GF|"Good fight". Usually said in local after a battle.}}
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{{lex|Hard skills|[[Skills and Learning|Skills]] trained by characters (as opposed to [[#Soft skills|soft skills]]).}}
 
{{lex|Hard skills|[[Skills and Learning|Skills]] trained by characters (as opposed to [[#Soft skills|soft skills]]).}}
 
{{lex|HAW|High-Angle Weapons, capital ship weapons designed to engage subcapital targets (see [[Turrets#Capital Ship Turrets|Turrets]])}}
 
{{lex|HAW|High-Angle Weapons, capital ship weapons designed to engage subcapital targets (see [[Turrets#Capital Ship Turrets|Turrets]])}}
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{{lex|Headshotting|The act of specifically killing the opposing fleet commander(s) during a fight, usually to disrupt the fleet and/or end the fight}}
 
{{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|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|Hic/Hictor|[[Heavy Interdiction Cruiser]]}}
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== I ==
 
== I ==
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{{lex|IHUB|Infrastructure Hub (see [[Sovereignty]] for Sov Null or [[Faction Warfare]])}}
 
{{lex|Indy|[[Industrial]]}}
 
{{lex|Indy|[[Industrial]]}}
 
{{lex|Injector|[[Skill trading#Skill Injectors|Skill Injector]]}}
 
{{lex|Injector|[[Skill trading#Skill Injectors|Skill Injector]]}}
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{{lex|ME|Material Efficiency (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 
{{lex|ME|Material Efficiency (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 
{{lex|Merc/Mercenary|A player or corporation that takes contracts to kill, wardec and perform other hostile actions for ISK.}}
 
{{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]])
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{{lex|Meta|ws=|
2. To replace a module with a another module of the same type but with a different meta level (see [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels]])<br>3. Common or popular ships, fittings, and doctrines<br>4. Examination of a game from an outside perspective}}
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# Meta level (see [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels]])
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# To replace a module with a another module of the same type but with a different meta level (see [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels]])
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# Common or popular ships, fittings, and doctrines<br>4. Examination of a game from an outside perspective}}
 
{{lex|Metagaming|Taking actions beyond the confines of the game universe to gain an advantage.}}
 
{{lex|Metagaming|Taking actions beyond the confines of the game universe to gain an advantage.}}
 
{{lex|MFS|Magnetic Field Stabilizer (see [[Turret damage]])}}
 
{{lex|MFS|Magnetic Field Stabilizer (see [[Turret damage]])}}
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{{lex|Nano|Nanofiber Internal Structure (see [[Propulsion equipment]])}}
 
{{lex|Nano|Nanofiber Internal Structure (see [[Propulsion equipment]])}}
 
{{lex|Nanogang|A small fleet of ships reliant on speed, evasion, and hit-and-run tactics, rather than numbers or raw damage advantage}}
 
{{lex|Nanogang|A small fleet of ships reliant on speed, evasion, and hit-and-run tactics, rather than numbers or raw damage advantage}}
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{{lex|Napoc|[[Apocalypse Navy Issue]]}}
 
{{lex|NBSI|"Not blue, shoot it" (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
 
{{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|Nerf|To reduce the stats or effectiveness of something. Opposite of [[Buff]]. See also: [[Gimp]].}}
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{{lex|NRDS|"Not red, don't shoot" (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
 
{{lex|NRDS|"Not red, don't shoot" (see [[Rules of Engagement]])}}
 
{{lex|NSC|[[NSC|Null Sec Campus]]}}
 
{{lex|NSC|[[NSC|Null Sec Campus]]}}
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{{lex|Null|Either "Null Security Space" (see [[System security]]) or a type of blaster ammo named "Null"}}
  
 
== O ==
 
== O ==
 
{{lex|Officer|A rare named pirate NPC that [[Officer#Officer|drops some of the most expensive modules]].}}
 
{{lex|Officer|A rare named pirate NPC that [[Officer#Officer|drops some of the most expensive modules]].}}
{{lex|Omega|1. The Omega [[Clone states|Clone state]]}}
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{{lex|Omega|The Omega [[Clone states|Clone state]]}}
 
{{lex|Omni Tank|A tank effective against all 4 damage types (see [[Tanking]])}}
 
{{lex|Omni Tank|A tank effective against all 4 damage types (see [[Tanking]])}}
 
{{lex|OMW|"On my way"}}
 
{{lex|OMW|"On my way"}}
 
{{lex|Ongrid Booster|A deprecated term for a ship using Warfare Links to enhance a fleet, while being with the fleet as opposed to at a safe spot in the system. See [[Command Bursts]] for the more modern system.}}
 
{{lex|Ongrid Booster|A deprecated term for a ship using Warfare Links to enhance a fleet, while being with the fleet as opposed to at a safe spot in the system. See [[Command Bursts]] for the more modern system.}}
{{lex|OOC|1. Out of Corporation
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{{lex|ONI|ws=|
2. Out of character}}
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# [[Osprey Navy Issue]]
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# [[Omen Navy Issue]]}}
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{{lex|OOC|ws=|
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# Out of Corporation
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# Out of character}}
 
{{lex|Op/Ops|Operation(s)}}
 
{{lex|Op/Ops|Operation(s)}}
 
{{lex|OP|Overpowered}}
 
{{lex|OP|Overpowered}}
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{{lex|Painter|Target Painter (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
 
{{lex|Painter|Target Painter (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
 
{{lex|Passive Module|A ship [[module]] which does not need to be manually activated. (see [[Modules]])}}
 
{{lex|Passive Module|A ship [[module]] which does not need to be manually activated. (see [[Modules]])}}
{{lex|PDS|1. Power Diagnostic System (see [[Fitting Guidelines]]
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{{lex|PDS|ws=|
2. Point Defense System (a module fitted to large [[Upwell structures]])}}
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# Power Diagnostic System (see [[Fitting Guidelines]]
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# 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|Pew Pew|Common term for [[combat]], based on the noises made by the weapons.}}
 
{{lex|PG|Power Grid (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
 
{{lex|PG|Power Grid (see [[Fitting Guidelines]])}}
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{{lex|Piracy|The act of engaging in PvP for profit}}
 
{{lex|Piracy|The act of engaging in PvP for profit}}
 
{{lex|PL|Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance}}
 
{{lex|PL|Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance}}
{{lex|Plex|1. Complex (see [[Cosmic Anomalies]], [[Cosmic Signatures]])
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{{lex|Plex|ws=|
2. [[Pilot's License Extension]] (PLEX)}}
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# Complex (see [[Cosmic Anomalies]], [[Cosmic Signatures]])
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# [[Pilot's License Extension]] (PLEX)}}
 
{{lex|PLEX Tanking|Sarcastic term for 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|Pocket|Alternate term for an area of [[#Deadspace|deadspace]]}}
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{{lex|Pod Express|A quick method of travelling to a player's [[clones|home station]] by self-destructing their [[#Capsule|capsule]].}}
 
{{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|Pod Killing|See [[#Podding|Podding]]}}
{{lex|Point|1. A Warp Disruptor or Warp Scrambler (see [[Warp disruption]])
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{{lex|Point|ws=|
2. The act of using targeted warp disruption on a ship (see [[Tackling]])}}
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# A Warp Disruptor or Warp Scrambler (see [[Warp disruption]])
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# The act of using targeted warp disruption on a ship (see [[Tackling]])}}
 
{{lex|POS|[[Player-owned starbases|Player-owned starbase]]}}
 
{{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|POS Trash|Unpiloted ships sitting within the force field of a [[Player-owned starbases|POS]]}}
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{{lex|Rep|Repair (see [[Tanking]], [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
 
{{lex|Rep|Repair (see [[Tanking]], [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
 
{{lex|Resebo|Remote Sensor Booster (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
 
{{lex|Resebo|Remote Sensor Booster (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
{{lex|RF|1. [[#Reinforce|Reinforce]]
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{{lex|RF|ws=|
2. "Republic Fleet", usually seen as a [[Techs,_Tiers_and_Meta_levels#Faction_.28Meta_6-12.29|faction module]] prefix.}}
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# [[#Reinforce|Reinforce]]
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# "Republic Fleet", usually seen as a [[Techs,_Tiers_and_Meta_levels#Faction_.28Meta_6-12.29|faction module]] prefix.}}
 
{{lex|RL|Real Life}}
 
{{lex|RL|Real Life}}
 
{{lex|RHML|Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher (see [[Missiles]])}}
 
{{lex|RHML|Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher (see [[Missiles]])}}
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{{lex|RoE|[[Rules of Engagement]]}}
 
{{lex|RoE|[[Rules of Engagement]]}}
 
{{lex|RoF|"Rate of fire" (see [[Turrets]], [[Missiles]])}}
 
{{lex|RoF|"Rate of fire" (see [[Turrets]], [[Missiles]])}}
{{lex|Roll|1. Wormhole rolling, the act of collapsing a [[wormhole]] by passing a large amount of mass through it
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{{lex|Roll|ws=|
2. Abyssal roll, an [[Abyssal modules|abyssal module]] or the act of creating one}}
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# Wormhole rolling, the act of collapsing a [[wormhole]] by passing a large amount of mass through it
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# Abyssal roll, an [[Abyssal modules|abyssal module]] or the act of creating one}}
 
{{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|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 [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
 
{{lex|RR|Remote repair (see [[Guide to Logistics]])}}
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{{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|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|SAR|Small Armor Repairer (see [[Tanking]])}}
{{lex|SB|1. [[Stealth Bomber]]
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{{lex|SB|ws=|
2. [[Smartbomb]]<br>3. [[Electronic warfare|Sensor Booster]]}}
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# [[Stealth Bomber]]
{{lex|SC|1. Squad Commander (see [[Fleet Command Guide]])
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# [[Smartbomb]]
2. Shared Can (see [[Mining fleets]])}}
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# [[Electronic warfare|Sensor Booster]]}}
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{{lex|SC|ws=|
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# Squad Commander (see [[Fleet Command Guide]])
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# Shared Can (see [[Mining fleets]])}}
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{{lex|SCI|System Cost Index, a rough indication to how much your job will cost, relatively, to install. (see [[Industry]])}}
 
{{lex|Scram|Warp scrambler (see [[Warp disruption]])}}
 
{{lex|Scram|Warp scrambler (see [[Warp disruption]])}}
 
{{lex|Sebo|[[Sensor Booster]]}}
 
{{lex|Sebo|[[Sensor Booster]]}}
{{lex|Sec|1. [[Security status]]
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{{lex|Sec|ws=|
2. [[System security]]}}
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# [[Security status]]
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# [[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|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]].}}
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{{lex|Shotgunning |Inspect a location without scanning}}
 
{{lex|Sisi |[[Singularity]]}}
 
{{lex|Sisi |[[Singularity]]}}
 
{{lex|Six|In any lists, the sixth item is commonly omitted in reference to a '''Monty Python''' sketch ("Australian University of Woolloomooloo")}}
 
{{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|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|Slow-boat|(also "slowboat") Moving in space at sub-warp velocities}}
{{lex|Smack talk|Talking trash, taunting, or annoying people in local chat. University members are expected [[EVE University Rules|to steer clear]].}}
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{{lex|Smack talk|Talking trash, taunting, or annoying people in local chat. University members are expected [[EVE University Rules|to steer clear]]. Jokingly referenced in the error message when under a [[Timers#Session timer|Session Timer]] from entering or moving within a Fleet.}}
 
{{lex|Soft skills|Skills learned by players through experience or study, as opposed to [[#Hard skills|hard skills]].}}
 
{{lex|Soft skills|Skills learned by players through experience or study, as opposed to [[#Hard skills|hard skills]].}}
 
{{lex|SOP|Standard Operating Procedures}}
 
{{lex|SOP|Standard Operating Procedures}}
 
{{lex|SP|Skill Points (see [[Skills and Learning]])}}
 
{{lex|SP|Skill Points (see [[Skills and Learning]])}}
 
{{lex|Spai|Another common way of spelling spy. Spais typically are those who have infiltrated another corporation. Can be thought of as 'Sneaky Player Acquiring Intel (SPAI)'}}
 
{{lex|Spai|Another common way of spelling spy. Spais typically are those who have infiltrated another corporation. Can be thought of as 'Sneaky Player Acquiring Intel (SPAI)'}}
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{{lex|Spider|See Locust}}
 
{{lex|Spiraling|The act of manually approaching a target via a continuously diagonal vector. See [[Manual Piloting]].}}
 
{{lex|Spiraling|The act of manually approaching a target via a continuously diagonal vector. See [[Manual Piloting]].}}
 
{{lex|SPR|Shield Power Relay (see [[Tanking]])}}
 
{{lex|SPR|Shield Power Relay (see [[Tanking]])}}
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{{lex|Static|A [[Wormhole]] type, present in every wormhole system but specific to the system, which will always immediately re-generate every time it closes}}
 
{{lex|Static|A [[Wormhole]] type, present in every wormhole system but specific to the system, which will always immediately re-generate every time it closes}}
 
{{lex|Stront|[[POS_Warfare#Strontium_Clathrates|Strontium Clathrates]]}}
 
{{lex|Stront|[[POS_Warfare#Strontium_Clathrates|Strontium Clathrates]]}}
{{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|Super/Supercap|Supercapital ship, usually a [[supercarrier]] (or, rarely, a [[titan]]).}}
 
{{lex|Super/Supercap|Supercapital ship, usually a [[supercarrier]] (or, rarely, a [[titan]]).}}
  
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{{lex|Tack|A hyphen ('<big>-</big>') (used for clarity when speaking)}}
 
{{lex|Tack|A hyphen ('<big>-</big>') (used for clarity when speaking)}}
 
{{lex|TC|Tracking Computer (see [[Turrets]])}}
 
{{lex|TC|Tracking Computer (see [[Turrets]])}}
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{{lex|TCU|Territorial Control Unit (see [[Sovereignty]])}}
 
{{lex|TD|Tracking Disruptor (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
 
{{lex|TD|Tracking Disruptor (see [[Electronic warfare]])}}
{{lex|TE|1. Tracking Enhancer (see [[Turrets]])
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{{lex|TE|ws=|
2. Time Efficiency (see [[Blueprints]])}}
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# Tracking Enhancer (see [[Turrets]])
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# Time Efficiency (see [[Blueprints]])}}
 
{{lex|TF|Teraflops, a unit used to measure a ship's CPU (see [[Fitting ships|Fitting]])}}
 
{{lex|TF|Teraflops, a unit used to measure a ship's CPU (see [[Fitting ships|Fitting]])}}
{{lex|Tick|1. [[Server tick]]
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{{lex|TFF|Thanks For Fleet - gratitude to FC}}
2. Bounty payouts per 20 minutes}}
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{{lex|Tick|ws=|
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# [[Server tick]]
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# Bounty payouts per 20 minutes}}
 
{{lex|TiDi|[[Time Dilation]]}}
 
{{lex|TiDi|[[Time Dilation]]}}
 
{{lex|Tiericide|An ongoing rebalancing of ships in EVE according to roles rather than performance}}
 
{{lex|Tiericide|An ongoing rebalancing of ships in EVE according to roles rather than performance}}
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{{lex|TQ|[[Tranquility]]}}
 
{{lex|TQ|[[Tranquility]]}}
 
{{lex|Travelceptor|Any Interceptor specifically fitted to enter warp in <nowiki><=</nowiki> 2s ([http://eve.501gu.de/misc/travelceptor_vs_instalocker.png Travelceptor vs Instalocker])}}
 
{{lex|Travelceptor|Any Interceptor specifically fitted to enter warp in <nowiki><=</nowiki> 2s ([http://eve.501gu.de/misc/travelceptor_vs_instalocker.png Travelceptor vs Instalocker])}}
{{lex|Trig|[[Triglavian Collective#Ships|Triglavian]] ship}}
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{{lex|Trig/Triangle|[[Triglavian Collective#Ships|Triglavian]] ship}}
 
{{lex|TS|TeamSpeak, a third-party VOIP software utility}}
 
{{lex|TS|TeamSpeak, a third-party VOIP software utility}}
 
{{lex|T1|Tech 1 (stylized 'Tech I'; see [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels]])}}
 
{{lex|T1|Tech 1 (stylized 'Tech I'; see [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels]])}}
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{{lex|WH|[[Wormhole]]}}
 
{{lex|WH|[[Wormhole]]}}
 
{{lex|WHC|[[WHC|Worm Hole Campus]]}}
 
{{lex|WHC|[[WHC|Worm Hole Campus]]}}
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{{lex|Widot|A smaller alliance coalescing into one corporation to join a larger alliance. (Named after Wildly Inappropriate., an alliance that merged into a corporation of the same name to join the larger Goonswarm Federation)}}
 
{{lex|WL|Wait List, a way for the [[Roles_in_Incursions#Waitlist_manager|waitlist manager]] to handle people waiting to get into [[Incursions]] fleets}}
 
{{lex|WL|Wait List, a way for the [[Roles_in_Incursions#Waitlist_manager|waitlist manager]] to handle people waiting to get into [[Incursions]] fleets}}
 
{{lex|W-Space|[[Wormhole Space]]}}
 
{{lex|W-Space|[[Wormhole Space]]}}
{{lex|WSOP|Wartime Standard Operating Procedures}}
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{{lex|WSOP|[[Wartime Standard Operating Procedures]], a defunct SOP that dictated Uni operations during wartime}}
 
{{lex|WT|War Target (see [[War Declaration]])}}
 
{{lex|WT|War Target (see [[War Declaration]])}}
 
{{lex|www|A message typed in fleet chat, indicating a pilot ships in the fleet should warp to}}
 
{{lex|www|A message typed in fleet chat, indicating a pilot ships in the fleet should warp to}}

Revision as of 22:39, 29 October 2020

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

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)
ADC
Assault Damage Control
AFK
"Away from keyboard"
Aggro
Alfa
Alternate spelling of Alpha
Align
Accelerating towards an object in preparation for warp
Aligned
The act of moving towards a warpable object at a minimum speed of 75% ready to warp to said object at a moment's notice (see alignment for more information).
Alliance
A group of Corporations
Alpha
  1. The Alpha Clone state
  2. 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.
Ancil
Ancillary Armor Repairer or Ancillary Shield Repairer (see Tanking)
Anomaly
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)

B

Bait
To expose a seemingly easy target in order to lure an enemy into committing to an engagement (see Baiting)
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
Biomass
To permanently delete a character (see Biomassing)
Blap
To destroy a ship suddenly or quickly
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.
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)
Blue Loot
Sleeper loot gotten from Sleeper wrecks and data sites. Can be sold to NPCs for ISK. Is called blue loot because of the blue icons.
BM
  1. Bookmark
  2. Bad Manners (in text conversations)
boosh
To use a Micro Jump Field Generator to displace (part of) a fleet. See Command Destroyers.
Booster
A ship used to provide Command Bursts to their fleet
Boson
Bosonic Field Generator, a large cone AoE superweapon usable by titans. Notable for its past ability to decimate subcapitals before a nerf in 2019
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.
Bounty
  1. Player bounties. Which is a bounty placed on one player, from another player.
  2. NPC bounties. These are placed by CONCORD and can be gotten by killing the NPC ship.
BPC
Blueprint Copy (see Blueprints)
BPO
Blueprint Original (see Blueprints)
BR
  1. Blockade Runner, a class of fast industrial ships designed to carry moderate quantities of carry cargo through dangerous space.
  2. Battle Report, a list of ships and pilots involved and destroyed in a specific battle. Usually generated by outside websites such as ZKillboard.
Brick tank
A more emphatic term for Buffer tanking
BS
A common abbreviation for battleships.
Bubble
Warp disruption field, a spherical area of space that prevents ships within it from warping, and forcibly pulls in inbound warping ships. Created by Interdictors, Heavy Interdiction Cruisers, or by deployed Mobile Warp Disruptors
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.
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)

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
Capchain
"Capacitor chain", the practice of multiple Logistics Cruisers or battleships sending each other one or more Remote Capacitor Transmitters, to provide each other with infinite capacitor energy (by the transmitters restoring their target more capacitor than they cost to activate). See Logistics#Remote Capacitor Transfer
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. Ejected and used as an escape pod in case of ship destruction. A slow and weak vessel.
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
CCC
Capacitor Control Circuit (see Rigs)
Ceptor
Chemo
A group of CovOps cloak, smartbomb-fit Strategic Cruisers used to kill fleets of small ships
CLORP
Cloak+Warp. What ships who can warp cloaked should be doing always.
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
Content
  1. As EVE is an extremely wide-open sandbox with little story or other enforced activities provided by the developers, players must often come up with their own objectives and activities ('Content') to fill their game time with.
  2. PVP fights
Convo
In-game direct conversation, initiated by selecting "Start Conversation" from the right-click menu.
CovOps
  1. Covert Ops
  2. The Covert Ops Cloaking Device
CPR
Capacitor Power Relay (see Capacitor recharge rate)
CPU
Central Processing Unit (see Fitting Guidelines)
Crowbar
An ECM ship for prying a more valuable ship out of a sticky situation (see Crowbar and Griffin)
CSAA
Capital Ship Assembly Array (see Player-owned starbases)
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)
Cwizzing
Using the Point Defense System of a Citadel. (Derived from the real-life acronym 'CIWS')
Cyno
Cynosural field (see Jump drives)

D

Damage Dealer
A ship whose primary role in a fleet is to deal damage.
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
    3. Doomsday (Weapon)
Deadspace
Pockets of space typically accessed via acceleration gate which cannot be entered via normal warp. Commonly used for missions and complexes.
Deathcloning
Self destructing your pod to travel to your home station.
Depot
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
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
DPS
  1. Damage per second.
  2. Damage Dealer (when discussing fleet compositions)
Dread
Dread bomb
The act of jumping a large number of insured dreadnoughts into a fight in order to quickly destroy a group of enemy capital ships. The dreadnoughts used in a dread bomb often do not survive; and so their job is to do as much damage as possible during their short lifespan.
Drop
  1. The act of jumping one or more (usually) capital ships on a target, to quickly destroy it.
  2. A booster used to improve turret tracking.
Drone boat
This is a term for ships that rely heavily on drones, like the Vexor Navy Issue or Dominix.
Dronebunny
A ship in a fleet with a fast lock time, which other ships in the fleet order their drones to Assist, so that all drones in the fleet can rapidly and cohesively switch targets regardless of what their owners are doing.
DScan
Directional Scan, which lets you see ships in space over long range or in specific directions.
DST
Deep Space Transport (see Deep Space Transports).

E

E-UNI
EVE University (corporate ticker)
EANM
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane (see Tanking)
ECCM
Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (see Electronic warfare)
EFT
EVE Fitting Tool, a tool dealing with ship fitting that has been abandoned and replaced by PYFA
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
EW / EWAR

F

Failcascade
Failure Cascade. The escalating collapse of a corporation or alliance in EVE, either through leadership problems or other issues.
FC
Fleet Commander (see Fleet Command Guide)
Firewalling
A defensive strategy of using Smartbombs to destroy incoming missiles
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.
Flytrap
An armed POS that has no force field to appear offline to unsuspecting prey
FR
Flashing Red. Criminal flag
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.

G

Gank
  1. To ambush and destroy an enemy, without giving them the chance to fight back
  2. GANKED, A tag on ZKillboard representing a ship which was killed by multiple pilots who were then immediately killed by CONCORD. See Suicide ganking.
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.
Godroll
An extremely lucky Abyssal roll
Grid
A discrete section of space generated by the presence of objects in space. (see Grid manipulation)
Grid Fu
GSC
Giant Secure Container
Gyro
Gyrostabilizer (see Turret damage)

H

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).
HAW
High-Angle Weapons, capital ship weapons designed to engage subcapital targets (see Turrets)
Headshotting
The act of specifically killing the opposing fleet commander(s) during a fight, usually to disrupt the fleet and/or end the fight
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
HOC
"Hold on contact"
HP
Hit points (see Tanking)
HS
HUD
Heads Up Display

I

IHUB
Infrastructure Hub (see Sovereignty for Sov Null or Faction Warfare)
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)
Instadock
A method of safely docking in a station by warping to a bookmark within the station's docking radius.
In Pipe
A message to allies that you have initiated warp, or are already traveling in warp
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
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
Jump Destroyer
J-Space
Can mean either "Wormhole space", in reference to the J present in all numbered wormhole system names, or "Jove-space", in reference of the area of space where Jovians live

K

K-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.
Local
The standard chat channel that shows who are in system while in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. Does not show players in system while in wormholes.
Locust
A group of pilots running missions in one large fleet (see Locust Fleet)
LSB
Large Shield Booster (see Tanking)
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.
Meta
  1. Meta level (see Techs, Tiers and Meta levels)
  2. To replace a module with a another module of the same type but with a different meta level (see Techs, Tiers and Meta levels)
  3. Common or popular ships, fittings, and doctrines
    4. 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)
MLU
Mining Laser Upgrade (see Mining)
Mods
MSE
Medium Shield Extender (see Tanking)
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)
Nanogang
A small fleet of ships reliant on speed, evasion, and hit-and-run tactics, rather than numbers or raw damage advantage
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)
Newbie
A term used to refer to a newer or less experienced players. Usually used in a neutral manner. See also: Newbro, Noob
Newbro
A term used to refer to a newer or less experienced players. Usually used in a positive, endearing manner. See also: Newbie, Noob
Noob
A term used to refer to a newer or less experienced players. Occasionally used in a derogatory manner. See also: Newbie, Newbro
NOP
(Newbies/Newbros/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)
Null
Either "Null Security Space" (see System security) or a type of blaster ammo named "Null"

O

Officer
A rare named pirate NPC that drops some of the most expensive modules.
Omega
The Omega Clone state
Omni Tank
A tank effective against all 4 damage types (see Tanking)
OMW
"On my way"
Ongrid Booster
A deprecated term for a ship using Warfare Links to enhance a fleet, while being with the fleet as opposed to at a safe spot in the system. See Command Bursts for the more modern system.
OOC
  1. Out of Corporation
  2. Out of character
Op/Ops
Operation(s)
OP
Overpowered
OpSec
Operational Security (see Operational Security Policy)
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
  1. Power Diagnostic System (see Fitting Guidelines
  2. Point Defense System (a module fitted to large Upwell structures)
Pew Pew
Common term for combat, based on the noises made by the weapons.
PG
Power Grid (see Fitting Guidelines)
Picket
A ship placed outside of tactical locations such as gates and stations to watch for enemy activity
Pipe
A sequence of systems with only one way in and out on either end, which must be traversed to move between two areas of space. Can be vulnerable to Pipe Bombing.
Piracy
The act of engaging in PvP for profit
PL
Pandemic Legion, a well-known nullsec alliance
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
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
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 Trash
Unpiloted ships sitting within the force field of a POS
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
Rage Roll
The act of repeatedly Rolling a static wormhole as fast as possible, to find Content
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
Resebo
Remote Sensor Booster (see Electronic warfare)
RF
  1. Reinforce
  2. "Republic Fleet", usually seen as a faction module prefix.
RL
Real Life
RHML
Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher (see Missiles)
RLML
Rapid Light Missile Launcher (see Missiles)
RMT
Real Money Trading
RoF
"Rate of fire" (see Turrets, Missiles)
Roll
  1. Wormhole rolling, the act of collapsing a wormhole by passing a large amount of mass through it
  2. Abyssal roll, an abyssal module or the act of creating one
Roles
Specific access and corporation management rights authorized to individual pilots - in E-UNI this is usually as part of a title or management position (See Managing corporation members)
RR
Remote repair (see Guide to Logistics)

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)
SC
  1. Squad Commander (see Fleet Command Guide)
  2. Shared Can (see Mining fleets)
SCI
System Cost Index, a rough indication to how much your job will cost, relatively, to install. (see Industry)
Scram
Warp scrambler (see Warp disruption)
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.
Shotgunning
Inspect a location without scanning
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. Jokingly referenced in the error message when under a Session Timer from entering or moving within a Fleet.
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)
Spai
Another common way of spelling spy. Spais typically are those who have infiltrated another corporation. Can be thought of as 'Sneaky Player Acquiring Intel (SPAI)'
Spider
See Locust
Spiraling
The act of manually approaching a target via a continuously diagonal vector. See Manual Piloting.
SPR
Shield Power Relay (see Tanking)
Splash
To enter a Wormhole (see Wormhole)
Squids
Slightly derogatory name for Caldari Factional Warfare pilots. See also: Frogs.
SSE
Small Shield Extender (see Tanking)
SSO
Single Sign-On, a centralized log-in tool CCP provides for both in game, out of game and third party applications.
Stab
Warp Core Stabilizer (see Tackling)
Stargate
Large structure in space which most ships must use to travel between solar systems.
Static
A Wormhole type, present in every wormhole system but specific to the system, which will always immediately re-generate every time it closes
Super/Supercap
Supercapital ship, usually a supercarrier (or, rarely, a titan).

T

Tack
A hyphen ('-') (used for clarity when speaking)
TC
Tracking Computer (see Turrets)
TCU
Territorial Control Unit (see Sovereignty)
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 (see Fitting)
TFF
Thanks For Fleet - gratitude to FC
Tick
  1. Server tick
  2. Bounty payouts per 20 minutes
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)
Travelceptor
Any Interceptor specifically fitted to enter warp in <= 2s (Travelceptor vs Instalocker)
Trig/Triangle
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

W

Warp bubble
WC
Wing Commander (see Fleet Command Guide)
WCS
Warp Core Stabilizer (see Fitting Guidelines)
Web
Stasis Webifier (see Tackling Guide)
Widot
A smaller alliance coalescing into one corporation to join a larger alliance. (Named after Wildly Inappropriate., an alliance that merged into a corporation of the same name to join the larger Goonswarm Federation)
WL
Wait List, a way for the waitlist manager to handle people waiting to get into Incursions fleets
W-Space
WSOP
Wartime Standard Operating Procedures, a defunct SOP that dictated Uni operations during wartime
WT
War Target (see War Declaration)
www
A message typed in fleet chat, indicating a pilot ships in the fleet should warp to

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)