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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 6DOF | 6 degrees of freedom |
| A/B | Afterburners |
| A/P | Autopilot |
| ACM | Advanced campaign mode |
| ACTIVE | Active radar mode |
| AD | Advanced |
| ADR | Area defence radar |
| ADS | Area defence shield |
| ADT | Area defence turret |
| AE | Alter ego |
| AG | Agricultural |
| AGL | Above ground level |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AID | Altitude information display |
| AIR | Air - TACSCAN filter |
| ALS | Auxiliary life suport status |
| APC | Armoured personnel carrier |
| APM | All purpose missile |
| APM | All purpose rocket |
| APN | All purpose naval |
| ASD | Alert status disply |
| ASL | Above sea level |
| ASL | Advanced seeker logic |
| ASS | Assassin |
| ATA | Air to air |
| ATL | Automatic tracking logic |
| ATL/V | Automatic tracking logic with video |
| ATS | Air to surface |
| ATV | All terrain vehicle |
| AUTOARM | Automatically arm fighter |
| AUX | Auxiliary |
| BA | Bombing accuracy |
| BC | Battlecruiser |
| BC3K | Battlecruiser 3000AD |
| BCM | Battlecruiser Millenium |
| BCMG | Battlecruiser Millenium Gold Edition |
| BLK | Blackhole |
| BRV | Bridgeviewer status |
| C&C | Command & control |
| CAB | Combat assault buggy |
| CALS | Computer assisted landing system |
| CAP | Combat air patrol |
| CAS | Close air support |
| CAS | Combat alert status |
| CAV | Combat assault vehicle |
| CC | Command craft |
| CE | Chief engineer |
| CK | Combat kills |
| CLK | Cloaking system status |
| CLONE | Clone dead officer or pilot |
| CM | Combat missions |
| CMDR | Commander |
| CMO | Communications officer |
| CO | Combat officer |
| COL | Colonist |
| COM | Commercial |
| COM | Communications computer status |
| COMMLINK | Communications link |
| COMMS | Pilot audio communications |
| CRE | Credian |
| CREW | Display craft's crew |
| CRI | Criminal |
| CSD | Crew status display |
| CSM | Command status menu |
| CTL | Continuous tracking logic |
| CVD | Computer video display |
| DF | Dog fighting |
| DIE | Darklight image enhancer |
| DIP | Diplomat |
| DJP | Dimension jump pad |
| DRO | Droidan |
| EAI | Egress altitude indicator |
| EAR | EarthCom |
| EF | Elite force |
| EFM | Elite force marine |
| EFP | Elite force pilot |
| EM | Electromagnetic |
| EMD | Electromagnetic disruptor |
| EMP | Empirian |
| ENG | Engine status |
| ENM | Enhanced nav module |
| EP | Experience points |
| EVM | Enhanced view mode |
| EWR | Early warning radar |
| EXP | Experience |
| EXP | Explorer |
| FAL | Falkyrie |
| FATAL | Fast target aquisition & lock |
| FC | Fighter craft |
| FC&C | Fleet Command & Control |
| FE | Flight engineer |
| FF | Fatigue factor |
| FLOAT | Craft has landed on water |
| FLX | Fluxfield |
| FMT | Friendly marine troops |
| FO | Flight officer |
| FP | First person |
| FPA | Flight path attitute |
| FPI | First person item |
| FPI | Flight path indicator |
| FPV | Flight path vector |
| FPW | First person weapon |
| FTOL | Forward takeoff and landing |
| GAL | Galaxian |
| GALCOM | Galactic Command |
| GAM | Gammulan |
| GND | Ground - TACSCAN filter |
| H/A | Hull armour |
| HAC | Hacker |
| HAG | Heavy assault gunship |
| HALT | Halt and await orders |
| HAV | Heavy assault vehicle |
| HAZ | Hazard |
| HF | Hunger factor |
| HJ | Hyperjump |
| HMT | Hostile marine troops |
| HSD | Hyperion sub-space device |
| HT | High tech |
| HUD | Heads up display |
| HULL | Hull status |
| IA | Instant Action |
| IC | Interceptor |
| IFF | Identify Friend or foe |
| ILD | Inbound launch display |
| INCOM | Intergalactic communications |
| INS | Insurgent |
| IOD | Ion disrupter |
| IVM | Inverse view mode |
| JAC | Just another cyborg |
| JMP | Jump point |
| JOU | Journalist |
| KAN | Kandorian |
| KIA | Killed in action |
| KM | Kilometres |
| LAG | Light assault gunship |
| LAS | Photon laser array status |
| LAUNCH | Launch if ready |
| LAV | Light assault vehicle |
| LCK | Hostile missile lock |
| LF | Life factor |
| LNH | Hostile missile launch |
| LOC | Location |
| LOCK | MTI missile target lock |
| LOG | Logistix computer status |
| LOGISTIX | Logistix computer |
| LTA | Laser target aquisition |
| LTD | Laser target designator |
| LWI | Launch warning indicators |
| MAN | Mandorian |
| MAP | Navigation map |
| MBASE | Military base |
| MER | Mercenary |
| MI | Mobile infantry |
| MIA | Missing in action |
| MIL | Military |
| MIM | Mobile infantry marine |
| MIN | Mine |
| MIN | Mine bay status |
| MLS | Missile launch system |
| MLS | Main life support status |
| MN | Minerals |
| MNC | Main computer status |
| MO | Medical officer |
| MTAR | Missile target aquisition reticle |
| MTD | Missile tracking designator |
| MTI | Missile tracking indicator |
| MUL | Mixed |
| MZONE | Mission zone |
| NAV | Navitron computer status |
| NAVITRON | Navitron computer |
| NAVSCAN | Navigational scan mode for probes |
| NB | Naval base |
| NBASE | Naval base |
| NID | Navigation interface display |
| NIR | Navigational Information Relay |
| NO | Navigation officer |
| NPC | Non-player character |
| NRE | Nuclear reactor status |
| NTD | Navigation target designator |
| NTD | Navigation tracking designator |
| O2 | Oxygen level |
| OC | Other craft |
| ODS | Orbital defence system |
| ODSML | Oribital defense system missile logic |
| OPR | Operational status |
| ORB | Celestial orb |
| ORDERS | Tactical orders menu |
| OTS | Orbit to surface |
| PAD | Phased array ion disrupter |
| PAR | Paramedic |
| PAS | Personnel assault skimmer |
| PASSIVE | Passive radar mode |
| PATROL | Patrol and engage hostiles |
| PERSCAN | Presonnel scan |
| PLS | Probe link system |
| POL | Police |
| PRL | Personal rocket launcher |
| PRO | Probe bay status |
| PS | Planetary support |
| PSP | Planetary support pilot |
| PSS | Power systems status |
| PTA | Passive target aquisiton |
| PWA | Primary weapons array |
| PWR | Weapons power level |
| PZ | Patrol zone |
| R/R | Retro rockets |
| RAI | Raider |
| RANDOM | Random access nuclear disrupter for obsolete matter |
| RCU | Radiation control unit |
| RE | Research engineer |
| REC | Reactor core status |
| RELEASE | Release person from MEDIBAY |
| RITL/V | Redundant independent tracking logic with video |
| RLI | Radiation level indicator |
| RO | Robotics |
| RTB | Return to base |
| RTM | Radar target mask |
| SAD | Search and destroy |
| SAL | Surface to air laser |
| SAM | Surface to air missile |
| SAS | Ship alert status |
| SB | Star base |
| SBASE | Star base |
| SC | Shuttle craft |
| SCAN | MTI missile target seek |
| SCI | Scientist |
| SDM | Station defence missile |
| SE | Systems engineer |
| SEAD | Supress enemy air defences |
| SETPOS | Set position |
| SF | Space force |
| SFM | Space force marine |
| SHD | Shield status |
| SHI | Ship heading indicator |
| SINK | Craft is sinking in water |
| SMD | Stores manifest display |
| SNG | Start new game |
| SNV | Supernova |
| SOP | Standard orbital profile |
| SOS | Emergency broadcast |
| SP | Solar panel |
| SP1 | Solar panel 1 status |
| SP2 | Solar panel 2 status |
| SPC | Space - TACSCAN filter |
| SRE | Solar reactor status |
| SSD | System status display |
| SSR | System Status Relay |
| SSS | Support ships status |
| STATS | Statistics |
| STO | Surface to orbit |
| STS | Space to space |
| STT | Single target tracking |
| SUL | Support unit locator - TACSCAN filter |
| SVI | Ship velocity indicator |
| SYR | Syrion |
| SYSTEMS | CC systems menu |
| TA | Training Academy |
| TA SHIELD | Tacyon anagram shield |
| TAC | Tactical computer status |
| TAC | TACSCAN computer |
| TACLINK | Tactical link mode for probes |
| TACOPS | Tactical operations computer |
| TACSCAN | Tactical scanner |
| TACTICAL | Tactical computer |
| TAR | Target aquisiton reticle |
| TARGET | Select and display craft in CVD |
| TAXI | Craft has landed on ground |
| TDD | Tactical data display |
| TDD | Transport deployment designator |
| TDU | Target designator unit |
| TER | Terran |
| TIR | Tactical information relay |
| TLD | Target lead designator |
| TLL | Target locator line |
| TLM | Tactical launch menu |
| TMCD | Trans-matrix cloaking device |
| TO | Tactical officer |
| TOU | Tourist |
| TP | Transporter |
| TRA | Tractor beam control status |
| TRA | Tractor beam indicator |
| TRA | Trader |
| TRACK | MTI missile target track |
| TRADCOM | Trade computer |
| TRK | Hostile radar tracking |
| TTD | Tactical target designator |
| TVM | Tactical view mode |
| TWI | Track warning indicator |
| VAL | Valkyrie |
| VES | Vesperon |
| VID | Video link |
| VIO | Violations |
| VITL | Visual independent tracking logic |
| VMI | Velocity match indicator |
| VSL | Visual seeker logic |
| VTOL | Vertical take off & landing |
| WEP | Weapons |
| WEP | Weapons computer status |
| WHI | Waypoint heading indicator |
| WOR | Worker |
| WRM | Wormhole |
| WTS | Waypoint tracking system |
| ZEL | Zelon |