| Slang Term:
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Meaning:
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| Alamo
|
Almayer Dropship 1
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| AO
|
Area of Operation
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| AP
|
Armor Piercing (Ammo)
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| AWOL
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Away Without Official Leave = Desertion
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| Baldie/Crewie
|
A Marine who's new to the game (new marine had the default bald hairstyle, now the default is crew cut)
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| BC
|
Barrel Charger
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| BFA
|
Burst Fire Adapter
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| BE
|
Battlefield Execution = Executing someone without warning and providing a reason later after the execution.
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| Boot
|
Rookie = A Marine who's new to the game
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| Cades
|
Barricades.
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| CAS
|
Close Air Support
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| CASEVAC
|
Close Air Support and Emergency Evacuation
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| CE
|
Chief Engineer
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| CIC
|
Combat Information Center = A place where the Command Staff is.
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| Civie
|
Civilian or Colonist (it may be Survivor)
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| CL
|
Corporate Liaison
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| CLF
|
Colonial Liberation Front
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| CMO
|
Chief Medical Officer
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| CMP
|
Chief Military Police
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| CO
|
Commanding Officer
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| CQC
|
Close Quarters Combat
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| Cryo/Cryosleep
|
A general SS13 term for Hypersleep.
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| CT
|
Cargo Technician
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| Danger Close
|
Friendly forces are within close proximity of the CAS or mortar target.
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| DNR
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Do not resuscitate = The player of a dead character has disconnected or joined as a xeno/pred
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| Doc
|
Doctor (it may be Squad Medic)
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| DS(1&2)
|
Almayer Dropship
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| EB
|
Extended Barrel
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| Engi/Engie
|
Engineer
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| ERT
|
Emergency Response Team
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| E Tool
|
Entrenching Tool
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| FF
|
Friendly Fire
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| FUBAR
|
Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recovery/Recognition
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| FOB
|
Field Operating Base
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| Frag
|
(Fragmentation) Grenade
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| Flamer
|
M240 Incinerator Unit or the M430-T Incinerator Unit
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| FM
|
Fire Mission
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| Grunt
|
Basic Soldier / Marine / Standard
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| Gyro
|
Gyroscopic Stabilizer
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| HC
|
High Command (admins)
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| HEFA
|
High-Explosive Fragmenting-Antipersonel (Grenade)
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| HPR / LMG
|
Heavy Pulse Rifle or the M41AE2
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| HQ
|
Headquarters
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| IB
|
Internal Bleeding/Iron Bears
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| Jamaican
|
Predator
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| Jones
|
The USS Almayer's cat. It is loosely inspired by the cat with the same name in Alien and Aliens.
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| KIA
|
Killed In Action
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| KOS
|
Kill On Sight
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| LOS
|
Line of Sight / Lane of Sight
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| LOF
|
Line of Fire
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| LZ(1&2)
|
Landing Zone
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| Mag
|
Magazine
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| Maint
|
Maintenance Shaft
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| Mag/Mag Strap/Harness/MH
|
Magnetic Harness
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| Medevac
|
Medical Evacuation (via dropship)
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| MIA
|
Missing In Action = Contact lost with the marine
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| MP
|
Military Police
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| MR
|
Medical Researcher
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| MSR
|
Main Supply Road (e.g. Hydro road in LV-624)
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| MT
|
Maintenance Technician
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| 'Nade
|
Grenade (Usually High Explosive Grenades)
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| NJP
|
Non-Judicial Punishments
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| Normandy
|
Almayer Dropship 2
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| OB
|
Orbital Bombardment
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| OW
|
Overwatch
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| OR/OT
|
Operating Room/Operating Theater
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| Pajamarine
|
Any marine who forgets to put on his or her uniform.
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| PB
|
Point Blank = Shooting someone or something next to your person on Harm intent.
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| PMC
|
Private Military Contractors
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| PO
|
Pilot Officer
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| QF/QFA/Quickie
|
Quickfire Adapter
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| QRF
|
Quick Reaction Force
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| RC
|
Recoil Compensator
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| Re
|
Researcher
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| Req
|
Requisitions
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| RDS
|
Red Dot Sight
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| RO
|
Requisitions Officer
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| ROE
|
Rules of engagement
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| RTB
|
Return to base
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| SADAR
|
Shoulder-launched Active-homing Disposable Anti-tank Rocket. Or the former name of the M5 RPG.
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| SBR
|
Station Bound Radio
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| Screecher
|
Queen
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| SD
|
Self-Destruct area at the rear of the ship on the upper level.
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| Sentry
|
UA 571-C Automated Sentry Gun
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| SL
|
Squad Leader
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| SG/Smartie
|
Smartgun/Smartgunner
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| SO
|
Staff Officer
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| Spec
|
Specialist
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| SSD
|
Space Sleep Disorder / Sudden Sleep Disorder = The player is away from the keyboard or closed his client and left the game.
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| TC
|
Tankcrew
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| TComms
|
Telecommunications = The place where all radio communications can happen; If the place is destroyed or out of power, communications will cease.
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| TFORT/TF
|
Table Fort in map LV-624
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| UPP
|
Union of Progressive Peoples
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| V Grip/VG and A Grip/AG
|
Vertical Grip and Angled Grip
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| WIA
|
Wounded-in-Action
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| Wiggles
|
Mr. Wiggles, a corgi puppy. Wiggles may be a nod to Ian, a corgi dog in most SS13 servers.
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| WO
|
Warrant Officer
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| XO
|
Executive Officer
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