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Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Terminology

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Action Stations
Equivalent to 'battle stations' in today's Navy. See Condition 1.
Ambrosia
A bright green alcoholic beverage
BSG
(i.e. "BSG-75") Battlestar Group (roughly analogous to a modern carrier group)
CAG
Commander, Air Group
Carom
The angle above or below the XY plane of a vessel, perpendicular to bearing (c.f. "Mark" (Star Trek))
CBDR
Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, used to refer to enemy or unknown vessels on an intercept course.
Chamalla
A drug used by priests to induce visions, also a folk cure for cancer
CIC
Combat Information Center. Equivalent to the ship's 'bridge'.
Condition 1/2/3
Combat conditions similar to the ones used in today's Navy.
Condition 1 is a state of full alert where crew members are diverted to alternate functions such as damage control fire teams or investigators. Condition 2 is a state of ready awareness where combat and damage control equipment is prepared for action, while Condition 3 is every day operation. A good way to think of it is in Star Trek terms, with Condition 1 analogous to a red alert and Condition 2 to yellow alert.
DRADIS
A sensor array similar to modern RADAR, save for the fact that it operates in the 3 dimensions necessary to operate in space. Stands for Direction, RAnge, DIStance.
ECM
Electronic Countermeasures
ECO
Electronic Countermeasures Officer
FTL
Faster Than Light
Fumarella leaf
Tobacco
This is a reference to the original series convention of referring to cigars as "fumarellos".
Frak/Frack
"Fuck" cleaned up for network censors
G-4 explosive
C-4 explosive
Head
Bathroom (unisex aboard the Galactica)
Krypter
Mayday
Morpha
Morphine
Wireless
Radio