Eve Glossary

A

AB 

afterburner, mid-slot module that boost ship's speed by about two times

AC 

autocannon, short range projectile turret

AF 

assault frigate, assault ship, T2 frigate

AFK 

away from keyboard, not paying any attention to the game

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

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

Carebear 

a player who avoids combat, alternative meaning a player who avoids taking risks

C/D 

confirm/deny

Cold Warping 

engaging warp from a dead stop, initiating warp instantly

Convo 

conversation

Corp 

corporation

Cov 

covetor, mining barge

CS 

command ship, T2 battlecruiser with improved resistances and bonus to warfare link modules

CTD 

crash to desktop

D

Damp 

dampener, mid-slot module that decreases targeting range and sensor resolution of target ship

DC 

disconnect, "dc'ed" - lost connection

Dev 

game developer

Domi 

Dominix, Gallente tier 2 battleship possessing very large drone bay

DPS 

damage per second

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

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

FTL 

for the lose

FTW 

for the win