Eve Glossary

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A

AB 
afterburner, mid-slot module that boost ship's speed by about two times
ABC 
attack battlecruiser - battlecruiser hulls that utilize large weaponry
AC 
autocannon, short range projectile turret
Active tank 
a setup that makes use of active tanking modules, these modules use capacitor to repair or decrease damage received by a ship
AF 
assault frigate, assault ship, T2 frigate
Afaik 
concise for "as far as i know"
AFG 
away from the game, Agony specific tag that allows other members to know that you cannot play EVE currently
AFK 
away from keyboard, not paying any attention to the game
Aggressed 
player has either opened fire or is firing back denoting his brackets as red on the overview, aggressed ships are unable to dock or use gates for one minute
Alt 
alternative character run by same player
Apoc 
Apocalypse, Amarr tier 2 battleship often used in fleet engagements for sniping because of optimal range bonus it gets
Arbi 
Arbitrator, Amarr electronic warfare T1 cruiser that specializes in tracking disruptors
Arti 
artillery, long range projectile turret
AU 
astronomical unit equal to approximately 150 million kilometers (149.6 mil to be more exact) which in real life is the distance from Earth to the Sun. Also, sometimes used to refer to AGONY Unleashed Corporation.
Autopest 
Tempest battleship fitted with autocannons

B

BB 
Blackbird, Caldari electronic warfare cruiser that specializes in ECM
BC 
battlecruiser
BCU/BCS 
ballistic control unit, also sometimes referred to as ballistic control system, low slot module that increases damage output of missile ships
Beams 
beam lasers, long range energy turrets
BM 
bookmark
BP 
blueprint
BPC 
blueprint copy, offers limited number of production runs specified in its info
BPO 
blueprint original, offers unlimited number of production runs
BS 
battleship
BYOM 
stands for "bring your own minerals" meaning that the person for whom something is being built has to bring his or her own minerals for production to happen

C

Cap 
capacitor; capital ship
CAOD 
"Corporation, Alliance and Organization Discussions" forum, a subforum of the main EVE Online forums where members of space-holding alliances post about their achievements in game
Carebear 
a player who avoids combat, alternative meaning a player who avoids taking risks
CCC 
capacitor control circuit rig, increases capacitor recharge rate by 15-20%
C/D 
confirm/deny
Chaining 
process of killing biggest rats in the spawn and leaving one small rat behind so that it may "call for reinforcements" i.e. induce spawning of bigger rats again such that the spawn is restored, chaining is done to preserve all the good spawns in system and maximize ISK/hour income from ratting but it decreases chances of getting faction or officer spawn
Ceptor 
interceptor
CNR 
Caldari Navy Raven also known as Raven Navy Issue or simply, Navy Raven.
Cold Warping 
engaging warp from a dead stop, initiating warp instantly
Convo 
conversation
Corp 
corporation
Cov 
covetor, mining barge
C&P 
Crime and Punishment, a subforum on main EVE website designed for pirates, mercenaries, and various empire pvp groups to post about their achievements in game
CS 
command ship, T2 battlecruiser with improved resistances and bonus to warfare link modules
CTD 
crash to desktop
Cyno 
cynosural field, a jump portal for capital ships to jump to since they cannot travel through normal gates

D

Damp 
dampener, mid-slot module that decreases targeting range and sensor resolution of target ship
DC 
disconnect, "dc'ed" - lost connection
DCU/DC 
damage control unit, low-slow module that increases resistances of shield, armor, and hull of a ship
DD/DDD 
doomsday device
DED/deadspace 
type of space that does not allow use of microwarpdrive modules typically found in mission and exploration site locations
Dessie 
destroyer
Dev 
game developer
Dictor 
interdictor, T2 destroyer with ability to drop temporary warp disruption bubbles of 20km radius
Domi 
Dominix, Gallente tier 2 battleship possessing very large drone bay
DPS 
damage per second
Dread 
dreadnought class vessel, capital ship used for taking down POSs
DT 
donwtime, one hour lasting from 10:00 to 11:00 EVE time when Tranquility server is shut down

E

E-war 
electronic warfare, type of warfare aimed to disrupt sensors or weapons systems of enemy ships
EA 
Empyrean Age, expansion that was released in June 2008, this expansion introduced factional warfare to EVE
EANM 
energized adaptive nano membrane, low-slot passive module that increases armor resistances to all damage types by about 15-20%
ECCM 
electronic counter counter measures, refers to modules designed to counter effects of ECM
ECM 
electronic counter measures, ECM modules break lock of target ship and make it unable to target anything for duration of their cycle time
Effective Hitpoints 
total amount of hit points of a ship in shield, armor, and hull, taking its resistances into account
Escrow 
old trading system that has been replaced by contracts in Revelations expansion
EWO 
[electronic warfare officer, someone who coordinates the electronic warfare wing of a fleet

F

Frig 
frigate
FC 
fleet commander, gang leader
FOTM 
flavor of the month, in EVE typically refers the the most current setup deemed overpowered and hence often in use by players
FOV 
field of view
FTL 
for the lose
FTW 
for the win

G

Gank 
to kill almost instantly, refers to fights where the target is completely overpowered and killed very fast
Geddon 
Armageddon, Amarr tier 1 battleship
GF 
good fight, typically posted into local after a fun fight
GM 
game master
GSC 
giant secure container, an anchorable can occupying 3000m3 of space but holding 3900m3 of volume
GTC 
game time code, a code purchased from CCP or online retailers that can be used to extend game time or sold to other players for ISK
Gyro 
gyrostabilizer, increases damage output of projectile weapons

H

HAC 
heavy assault ship, heavy assault cruiser, T2 cruiser 'on steroids'
HAMs 
heavy assault missiles, cruiser-sized short-range high-damage missiles
Hed 
hedbergite
Hem 
hemorphite
HIC 
heavy interdictor, T2 cruiser that can use focused warp disruption script to scramble ships or drop a warp disruption bubble around itself, focused warp disruption scripts annuls action of any number of warp core stabs and has the capability of disrupting warp core of ships that are immune to electronic warfare such as motherships, warp disruption sphere acts as a regular anchorable or interdictor bubble
Hybrids 
hybrid weapons, blasters and railguns

I

IBTL 
short for "in before the lock", posted in threads that are deemed to get locked soon
IG 
in-game
IGB 
in-game browser
IMO/IMHO 
short for "in my opinion / in my humble opinion"
Indy 
industrial
Inty 
interceptor
Invul 
invulnerability field, mid-slot active module that increases shield resistances to all damage types by about 25-30%
IPO 
initial public offering, when an EVE corporation/enterprise offers its shares for sale to the public (visit EVE Online main forums, market subforum, to see these in action)
ISD 
Interstellar Services Department, player volunteers who moderate help channels
ISK 
Interstellar Kredit (the abbreviation ISK derives it's name from the Iceland(ic) Krona.)
Iso 
isogen
Istab 
intertia stabilizer, low-slot module that improves agility of a ship by 16-20%
Itty 
Iteron hauler

J

Jams/Jammers 
ECM modules that disrupt locking sensors of target ship (jam it)
JB 
jump bridge, anchored near POSs in nearby systems to establish an artificial jump corridor, granting instantaneous transit capability between the connected systems
JC 
jump clone, a clone into which a character can jump at will once every 24 hours as opposed to medical clone that gets activated when character has been podkilled

K

Kessie 
Kestrel, Caldari frigate
KOS 
kill on sight

L

LAR 
large armor repairer
LF 
looking for
LVL 
level
Local duty 
a gang role assigned to a pilot consisting of watching the number of people in local chat channel and alerting the gang if this number drops or increases
LOZ 
liquid ozone
LP 
loyalty points
LSB 
large shield booster
LSE 
large shield extender
LT 
Lieutenant, a rank in Agony Empire one step up from Ensign
LTC 
Lieutenant Commander, a rank in Agony Empire one step up from Lieutenant, Core Member

M

M2 
miner II
Mac/Mack 
mackinaw, T2 mining barge (exhumer) used primarily for mining ice
Macro-miner/ratter 
character piloted by a macro program allowing its owner to farm ISK without paying attention to the game
Mag Stab 
magnetic field stabilizer, increases damage output of hybrid turrets
MAPC 
micro auxiliary power core, adds 10 units to ship's powergrid
MAR 
medium armor repairer
ME 
material efficiency
Mega 
Megathron, Gallente tier 2 battleship that if blaster fitted can put out some serious dps; megacyte mineral
Merc 
mercenary, hired fighter
Mex 
mexallon
MFS 
magnetic field stabilizer
Mins 
minerals
Min-maxing 
rolling a character with intent to create the "best" roll, minimizing unimportant attributes and maximizing all of the important ones, in EVE this typically leads to creation of characters with very imbalanced attribute sets
MLU 
mining laser upgrade
Mom 
mothership
MWD 
microwarpdrive, mid-slot modules that boosts speed of a ship five times

N

Nanophoon 
Typhoon fitted for speed, popular Typhoon setup before the speed nerfs
Nano-ship 
ship fitted with speed, typically holding overdrives and nanofiber modules in low slots
NAP 
non-aggression pact, a pact made between two or more corporations or alliances to set each other to positive standings (aka make each other 'blue')
NASI 
"Not AGONY Shoot It". The AGONY Unleashed rules of engagement, stating simply that in 0.0 space AGONY pilots and those in gangs/classes with AGONY members may engage Non-AGONY, Non-Ganged, and Non-Student targets at will.
NBSI 
not blue shoot it, policy allowing corp/alliance members to shoot at neutral players
Necro 
replying to an old thread thus bumping it back up for discussion
Neocom 
left hand side panel
Nerf 
to weaken, a change to the game designed to make something less powerful
Neut 
energy neutralizer, high-slot active module that consumes capacitor of enemy ship; "neutral" a character that has no standings assigned
Nocx/Nox 
noxcium
Nos 
nosferatu, high-slot module that acts as energy equalizer draining enemy ship of capacitor until its capacitor level is equal to capacitor of nossing ship
NPC 
non-player character
NPC region 
region with high count of NPC-owned stations that grant docking rights to anyone
NRDS 
not red don't shoot, policy allowing corp/alliance members to shoot only at players with negative standings (marked by red minus sign by default overview settings)

O

OD/ODI 
overdrive injector, low-slot passive module that boost ship's base velocity by 10-12%
OOC 
out-of-character, role play term that allows to differentiate between character and person playing the character
OOG 
out-of-game
Outpost 
a station (as opposed to POS), often refers to player built and controlled station in 0.0 space

P

Painter 
target painter, mid-slot module that boosts signature radius of target ship by about 25-30%, best used when trying to hit small ships with larger-sized weapons
Passive tank 
a setup that utilizes passive modules for tanking, these modules improve ship's ability to withstand damage without using up any capacitor in process
PC 
1. price check, 2. Player Character, 3. Personal Computer
PDS/PDU 
power diagnostic system, also referred to as power diagnostic unit, low-slot passive module that grants bonuses to ship's powergrid, capacitor, and shields
PE 
production efficiency
Phoon/Typh 
Typhoon, Minmatar tier 1 battleship
Pie 
player pirate
PK 
pod kill, alternatively player kill
PLEX 
30 day pilot license extension, an in-game item created out of 60 day game time codes that can be applied to one's account to extend game time or sold on market for ISK
Point 
warp core destabilization point, this term is sometimes used to denote warp disruptors (But not scramblers. See Scram), also said by gang's tackler to denote to the gang that the target has been warp scrambled
POS 
player owned structure consisting of a control tower that projects a force field around a certain radius from center, in non-NPC owned 0.0 space POSs are set up to claim sovereignty over systems
POV 
point of view
P&P 
people and places
Prat 
player pirate
Probe duty 
a gang role assigned to a pilot consisting of doing 360 scans of the area and alerting the gang if the scan picks up scan probes deployed in vicinity
Pulses 
pulse lasers, short-rage energy turrets

Q

QFT 
quoted for truth, another way of saying "I agree"
QR 
Quantum Rise, expansion deployed in November 2008, most remembered for the nerf to speed of all ships as well as changes to implants and modules granting speed bonuses

R

Rails 
railguns, long-range hybrid turrets
Ranis 
Taranis, Gallente interceptor
Rat 
non-player character killed for its bounty and loot
Ratting 
process of flying from asteroid belt to asteroid belt to find pirate NPCs to kill to make ISK
Rax 
Thorax, gallente tier 3 cruiser
RCU 
reactor control unit, low-slot module that grants 10-15% to ship's powergrid output
Rear guard duty 
a gang role assigned to a pilot who then jumps in last after entire groups watching for stragglers and alerting the gang if anybody is lagging behind
Red/Reds 
characters with negative standings
Rev 
Revelation expansions, Revelations I was released in Nov 2006, Revelations II was released half a year later in June 2007, these patches brought several things to the game most notably invention, exploration, rigs, and contracts system
ROF 
rate of fire
Rorq 
Rorqual, capital ship capable of ore compression
RP 
role-play

S

SAR 
small armor repairer
SB 
shield booster; stealth bomber
SBA 
shield boost amplifier
Scan duty / 360 
a gang role assigned to a pilot consisting of using the ship scanner to scan the vicinity at 14.4 AU and 360 degrees and alerting the gang if any new ships appear on these scans
Scram 
scrambler, mid-slot module with range of about 8-10km that puts two warp core destabilization points on target ship as well as makes it unable to activate microwarpdrive modules, also sometimes inaccurately used to describe warp disruptor
Scrapheap 
Scrapheap Challenge forum, an alternative forum where the happenings of EVE Online get discussed without intervention of EVE Online's forum moderators
SFI 
Stabber Fleet Issue
SISI/Sing 
test server (Singularity)
Smacktalk 
talk done with primary aim of making the other player feel bad about playing the game
Smartie/SMB/SM 
smartbomb, high-slot module that does damage around certain radius of a ship, capacitor intensive but does not require a lock
Sniper rule 
rule that discourages last minute bidding, for example if someone bid 5 minutes before the auction end and the sniper rule is 1 hour, this extends the auction deadline by another 55 minutes granting another hour for someone else to bid
Sov 
sovereignty
SP 
skillpoints
SQA 
Squadron Admiral, a rank in Agony Empire
SS 
safespot
Stab 
warp core stabilizer
Strippers 
strip-miners

T

TAC 
tactical bookmark
TAM 
tactical assisted mini-warp
Tank 
a ship with a lot of effective hit points and/or superior repairing ability such that it can absorb a lot of damage, tanking is also used as verb to mean "absorbing damage"
TD 
tracking disruptor, mid-slot module that decreases tracking, optimal range, and falloff ranges of turrets, has no effect on missile launchers
Tl;dr 
abbreviation for "too long, did not read", typically posted in wall-of-text threads
TP 
target painter, mid-slot module that boosts signature radius of target ship by about 25-30%, best used when trying to hit small ships with larger-sized weapons
TQ/Tranq 
Tranquility server
Track 
tracking disruptor, mid-slot module that decreases tracking, optimal range, and falloff ranges of turrets, has no effect on missile launchers
Trimarks 
trimark armor pump rigs, give 15-20% to ship's armor amount
Trinity 
Trinity expansion, released in December 2007, most known for major updates done to graphics engine as well as boot.ini incident
Trit 
Tritanium, mineral derived from many ores primarily Veldspar
TYVM 
abbreviation for "tank you very much"

U

UI 
user interface

V

Vaga 
Vagabond, Minmatar HAC renowned for its superior speed tanking ability
Veld 
Veldspar ore
Vex 
Vexor, Gallente tier 2 cruiser

W

Wardec 
declare war upon
WCS 
warp core stabilizer, low-slot module that counters the effects of warp disruptors and warp scramblers
Wrt 
short for "with respect to"
WTB 
want to buy
WTE 
want to exchange
WTS 
want to sell
WTT 
want to trade

X

XL 
extra-large shield booster
XXL 
x-type extra-large shield booster
XO 
executive officer, second in command after fleet commander typically assigned the role of dealing with fleet administration

Y

Z

Zyd 
Zydrine, mineral derived from several ores such as Gneiss and Jaspet