Here are some terms and definitions that are common both to the internet and Star Wars.

I hope this helps those who are new to forms and Star Wars in general.


AAC - Ambush at Corellia (CT novel)
AAS - Assault at Selonia (CT novel)
ANH ; A New Hope
AOC ; Agents of Chaos (NJO duology)
AOTC ; Attack of the Clones
AOW - Jedi Council: Acts of War (comic)
AS ; Anakin Solo
BF ; Boba Fett
BFC ; Black Fleet Crisis
BHW - Bounty Hunter Wars (trilogy of novels)
BP ; Balance Point (NJO novel)
BTM - Behind the Magic (CD-ROM)
BTS - Before the Storm (BFC novel)
BTW - By The Way
BW ; The Bacta War (XW novel)
CCG ; Collectible Card Game
CE - Crimson Empire (comics)
COD - Cloak of Deception (novel)
COMPNOR - Committee for the Preservation of the New Order
COPL ; Courtship of Princess Leia (novel)
COTF ; Champions of the Force (JAT novel)
COTJ ; Children of the Jedi (novel)
COS ; Chief of State
CS ; The Crystal Star (novel)
CSA - Corporate Sector Authority
CT - Classic Trilogy (Episodes IV to VI)
CT - The Corellian trilogy (novels)
CUSWE - Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia
DA ; Dark Apprentice (JAT novel)
DCEE - Diplomatic Corps Entrance Exam
DE ; Dark Empire (comic)
DE2 ; Dark Empire II (comic)
DEII ; Dark Empire II (comic)
DeMiniSh - Darth Maul: Saboteur (e-book)
DeMoliSH - Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (novel)
DF ; Dark Forces
DFR ; Dark Force Rising (TTT novel)
DH - Dark Horse Comics
DJ ; Dark Journey (NJO novel)
DM - Darth Maul
DMSH - Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (novel)
DR - Del Rey Books
DRIN - Del Rey books Internet Newsletter
DS ; Darksaber (novel)
DSSB - Dark Side Sourcebook
DT ; Dark Tide (NJO duology)
DTO ; Dark Tide I - Onslaught (NJO novel)
DTR ; Dark Tide II - Ruin (NJO novel)
DW - Destiny's Way (NJO novel)
EC - Essential Chronology
EE ; Empires End (comic)
EL - Enemy Lines (NJO duology)
EOTV - Emissary of the Void (Star Wars Gamer serial)
EOV ; Edge of Victory (NJO duology)
EOVC ; Edge of Victory I - Conquest (NJO novel)
EOVR ; Edge of Victory II - Rebirth (NJO novel)
EPIII ; Episode III
ESB ; The Empire Strikes Back
EU ; Expanded Universe
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FLAMMING - Posting With The Intention Of Insulting Other Users
GCW - Galactic Civil War
GFFA ; Galaxy Far, Far Away
GK ; Gregory Keyes (author)
GL ; George Lucas
GN - Graphic Novel
GODV - Glove of Darth Vader (young adult books)
HFAS - Hunt for Aurra Sing (comic)
HIM ; His Imperial Majesty
HOT - Hand of Thrawn (duology of novels)
HS ; Han Solo
HST ; Han Solo Trilogy (novels)
HT ; Agents of Chaos I - Hero’s Trial (NJO novel)
HTH - Hope This Helps
HTTE ; Heir to the Empire (TTT novel)
IF ; Iron Fist (XW novel)
IIRC ; If I Recall Correctly
IJ ; I, Jedi (novel)
IMHO ; In my humble opinion
IR ; Imperial Remnant
IR - Isards Revenge (XW novel)
ISD ; Imperial Star Destroyer
JA ; Jedi Academy
JA - Jedi Apprentice (young adult books)
JAT ; Jedi Academy Trilogy (novels)
JC - Jedi Council Forums
JE ; Agents of Chaos II - Jedi Eclipse (NJO novel)
JJK - Junior Jedi Knights (young adult books)
JK ; Jedi Knight
JO ; Jedi Outcast
JQ - Jedi Quest (young adult books)
JS ; Jedi Search (JAT novel)
JS - Jacen Solo
JS - Jaina Solo
JVS - Jedi vs. Sith (comic)
KT ; Kathy Tyers (author)
KT- The Krytos Trap (XW novel)
LFL - LucasFilm Ltd.
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
LOS ; Leia Organa Solo
LS ; Luke Skywalker
LSOOM - Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell (comic)
MJ ; Mara Jade
MJBTEH - Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand (comic)
MS ; Michael Stackpole (author)
MWS ; Matthew Woodring Stover (author)
NEGTC - New Essential Guide to Characters
NEWBIE - Someone New to the Board
NJO ; New Jedi Order
NR ; New Republic
NR - The New Rebellion (novel)
NRI - New Republic Intelligence
OT ; Off-Topic
OT - Original Trilogy
POT ; Planet of Twilight (novel)
PPOR ; Post Proof or Retract
PT - Prequel Trilogy (Episode I to III)
RAS ; RA Salvatore (author)
RD ; Enemy Lines I - Rebel Dream (NJO novel)
RDA - Rebel Dawn (HST novel)
ROC - River of Chaos (comic)
ROTJ ; Return of the Jedi
RP - Rogue Planet (novel)
RPG ; Role Playing Game
RS ; Enemy Lines II - Rebel Stand (NJO novel)
RSQ - Rogue Squadron (XW novel)
SAC - Showdown at Centerpoint
SB ; Shira Brie
SBS ; Star by Star (NJO novel)
SC ; Solo Command (XW novel)
SD ; Star Destroyer
SELCORE - Senate Select Committee for Refugees
SF ; Science Fiction
SHW - Stark Hyperspace War (comic)
SOA ; Starfighters of Adumar (XW novel)
SOL ; Shield of Lies (BFC novel)
SOTE - Shadows of the Empire
SOTME - Splinter of the Mind's Eye (novel)
SOTP ; Specter of the Past (HOT novel)
SSD ; Super Star Destroyer
SW ; Star Wars
SW3 - Episode III
SWG - Star Wars Gamer magazine
SWGM - Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
SWI - Star Wars Insider magazine
SxS - Star by Star (NJO novel)
TAB ; Truce at Bakura (novel)
TAS - The Approaching Storm (novel)
TBW ; The Bacta War (XW novel)
TCG - Trading Card Game
TCS ; The Crystal Star (novel)
TCT - The Corellian Trilogy (novels)
TD ; Troy Denning (author)
TFN - TheForce.Net
TG - Tatooine Ghost (novel)
TKT ; The Krytos Trap (XW novel)
TLC ; The Last Command (TTT novel)
TNR ; The New Rebellion (novel)
TOS - Terms of Service
TOS - The Official Site
TOTJ - Tales of the Jedi (comics)
TPB - Trade Paperback
TPM ; The Phantom Menace
TROLL - Someone Who Flames Other Users
TT ; Tyrants Test (BFC novel)
TTT ; The Thrawn Trilogy (novels)
TUF - The Unifying Force (NJO novel)
TZ ; Timothy Zahn (author)
VOTF ; Vision of the Future (HOT novel)
VP ; Vector Prime (NJO novel)
WEG ; West End Games
WG ; Wedges Gamble (XW novel)
WOTC ; Wizards of the Coast
WS ; Wraith Squadron (XW novel)
XTS - Xizor Transport Systems
XW ; X-Wing
XWRS - X-Wing Rogue Squadron (comics)
YJK - Young Jedi Knights (young adult books)
YV - Yuuzhan Vong

Many thanks for FINALLY providing me with an explanation for what WEG means.

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"Hi there, would you like to have a cookie?"

"No, actually I would HATE to have a cookie, you vapid waste of inedible flesh!"

[A/C/D/E/G/I/N/NO/NX/S]CS: (Ambassador or Akira)/(Constitution or Constellation)/Defiant/Excelsior/Galaxy/Intrepid/Nebula/New Orleans/NX/(Saber, Sovereign or Steamrunner)-class Starship
B&B: Berman and Braga. "Satan" will also work fine.
DS9: Deep Space Nine
ENT: Enterprise
E-[Nil/A/B/C/D/E]: USS Enterprise
FKR: The now-defunct, Dominion War alliance between the Federation, Klingon Empire and Romulan Star Empire.
GR: Gene Roddenberry
[K/R]BOP: [Klingon/Romulan] Bird of Prey
PNHF: Peacenik Hippie Freaks, AKA the guys who took over the Federation between TOS and TNG.
RWB: Romulan Warbird
TCB: The Caffeinated Bitch, AKA Captain Janeway
TNG: The Next Generation
TOS: The Original Series

Your welcome Simon



Iceberg:

LMAO!!!!!

OOppsss


That last guest is me. I keep on forgeting to log in.


In any case a few more important terms~



ADMINISTRATOR (ADMIN): They have the ability to alter the Forums themselves, plus all the powers of they mods. Thay can also appoint new mods.
MODERATOR (MOD): Mods watch over there chosen forums and have ability to ban trolls and edit their posts.
SPAM: useless posts that have nothing to do with main topic.
TROLLING: verb, the act of antagonizing other users.



Note~ At the current time only Michael Wong, creator of this site, is an Admin.

Ships for ST:



ACS-Akira Class Starship (from now on, CS mean Class Starship)
DCS-Defiant
GCS-Galaxy
SCS-Sovereign
ICS-Intrepid
NCS-Nebula
PCS-Prometheus
ECS-Excelsior
MCS-Miranda

UPPING- posting on a dying thread to bring it back to the top, in hopes that others will still find interst in it.
DOWNING- same as upping, only funnier


So up!

That would be knows as *Bump* on SB.
Bumping a thread in other words.

Actually, COMPNOR is the acronym for the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order, not the Committee for the Preservation of the New Order. The Official Site also erroneously refers to COMPNOR as the Coalition for the Preservation of the New Order.

Other notable abbreviations include DiploSer (Diplomatic Services), ExComm (External Communications), IntSec (Internal Security Bureau), IntOrg (Internal Organisation Bureau), ISB (Imperial Security Bureau), CorSec (Corellian Security Force), IDMR (Imperial Department of Military Research), SPIN (Senate Planetary Intelligence Network), KDY (Kuat Drive Yards), RSD (Rendili StarDrive), AI (Arakyd Industries), CEC (Corellian Engineering Corporation), SDS (Sienar Design Systems), SFS (Sienar Fleet Systems), SST (Santhe/Sienar Technologies), TaggeCo (The Tagge Company), CSA (Corporate Sector Authority), CIS (Confederacy of Independent Systems), TIE (twin ion engine), DMIBS (Deep-space Mobile Imperial Battle Station), AT-AT (All-Terrain Armoured Transport), AT-ST (All-Terrain Scout Transport), AT-PT (All-Terrain Personal Transport), MT-AT (Mountain-Terrain Armoured Transport), LAV (light assault vehicle), CAV (compact assault vehicle), IPV (Intersystem Patrol Vehicle), and NRI (New Republic Intelligence).

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God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world

Thanks Publius! I guess I messed up on the COMPNOR thing

SWvST- Star Wars vs. Star Trek Forum
PSW- Pure Star Wars Forum
OSF- Other Science Fiction Forum
S&L- Science and Logic Forum
TF- Testing Forum

OTF- off topic forum

As soon as I can figure out how to do it, I'm going to stick this thread to the top... (if it's possible)...

And let's keep the references to non-SW sci fi (trek, b5, etc) to a minimum...

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There is no problem to dificult for a signifigantly large enough quantity of C-4 to handle.

If you're leaving scorch marks, you aren't using a big enough gun.

I don't know how this specific type of board works, but sticking topics might be a admin or owner option only.

bumpity bump bump

up

Down

right

Left!

I was wondering, what does KJA stand for?

Here are some more abbreviations.

TJ- Terajoule
TJ- Technical Jornal
TJ- Timothy Jones

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BotM: Just another monkey|HAB

Kevin J. Anderson.

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God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world

yuck

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Howedar is no longer here. Need to talk to him? Talk to Pick.

VSD- Victory Star Distroyer
And I can't beleve this ones not been posted yet:
(SW/TPM/AOTC):ICS- (Star Wars/The Phantom Menace/Attack of the Clones)Incredable Cross Sections

VI = Village Idiot

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Nuclear Navy Warwolf
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in omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro
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ipsa scientia potestas est

I have an abbreviation I want to mention, although it's not SW related.

IMFUO: In my f****d up opinion

You many have saw me use it in a couply of my posts, and if you were wondering what it meant, it's here. I use because I think my opinions are screwed up.

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BotM: Just another monkey|HAB

CSDF - Crack Smoking Donkey Fucker
STFU - Shut the fuck up.

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What is Project Zohar?