[FAQ] Common abbreviations

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This thread was made and compiled after an original post was made by Draxis. This is a compressed and more organised version designed for the FAQ.

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Here are the list of abbreviations in alphabetical order:

A,

AFAIK - as far as I know
ATM - at the moment
AI - Artificial Intelligence
AL - Artificial Life

B,

BTW - By the way
BBS - Bulletin Board System
BP - Bonus Pack (Egosoft)

C,

Capped - Captured ship
CAT - Information file, used in mods
CIG - Concussion Impulse Generator

D,

DAT - Security file, used in mods
DS - Dyson Sphere

E,

Ego - Egosoft, Creators of the X-series
ES - Egosoft, Creators of the X-series
EST - Economy Supply Trader (script)
EMPC - electro-magnetic plasma cannon
EQ - Equipment dock

F,

FAA - Flak Artillery Array
FUBAR - F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition

G,

H,

HUD - Heads up display
HEPT - High Energy Plasma Thrower
HMG - Heavy Missile Gun
HCF - Heavy Capture Frigate
HQ - Headquarters
HTH - Hope that Helps

I,

IIRC - If I remember/recall correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my humble/honest opinion
IMAO - Laughing my arse off
IS - In Sector
ID - Ion disruptor
IRE - Impulse Ray Emitter

J,

JTP - Jump to player
JD - Jumpdrive

K,

KE - Kyon Emitter

L,

LOL - laugh out loud
LV's Cheats - a comprehensive cheat suite by LV (Lord Vader)

M,

MD - mass driver.
MOD - A large collection of scripts, ships and the like. Installing/using one usually requires a restart; for example, Xtended is a mod.
MTS - Military TS. A heavily armed version of a TS ship. (Mainly used in XTM)

N,

O,

OP – The original post of the current thread
OOS - out of sector

P,

P2P - Point to Point jumpdrive
PM - Private Message
PAC - Particle Accelerator Cannon
PBE - Pulse Beam Emitter
PPC - Photon Pulse Cannon
PSG - Phased Shockwave Generator
PB - Pirate Base
PHQ - Player Head Quarters

Q,

R,

RE - Reverse Engineer
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
RRF - Race Response Fleet (script)

S,

SETA - Singularity Engine Time Accelerator
SPP - Solar Power Plant
ST - Sector Trader
SCS - Ship Claiming Software
SOS - Signature Override Software
SPK - A file extension used by most Scripters and Modders...
SSS - Signature Scrambling Software
SBC - Sohnen Beam Cannon
SY - Shipyard
SF - SuperFreighter

T,

TS - A ship specifically design for trading. The space version of an articulated truck.
TXU - The X Universe

U,

UT - Universal Trader

V,

Vanilla - Unmodded, unscripted X3.

W,

X,

XI - Xenon Invasion
XSP - X Ship Package, the custom ships packages, must be added through the plug-in manager
XTC - X-Tended - Terran Conflict (A mod for terran conflict)
XTM - The Xtended Mod (A mod for X3: Reunion

Y,

Z,

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[2Blackhawk]

Same as above just differently sorted:

Glossary of terms commonly used here at TXU.

TXU - The X Universe



Conversation:

AFAIK - as far as i know
ATM - at the moment
BTW - By the way
chill - Cool (not sure about this one Draxis)
FUBAR - F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
iirc - If I remember correctly
imo - In my opinion
imho - In my humble opinion
lmao - Laughing my arse off
lol - laugh out loud
hth - Hope that Helps
OP - The original post of the current thread

The X Universe: (General terms)

AI - Artificial Intelligence
AL - Artificial Life
BBS - Bulletin Board System
Capped - Captured ship
Ego - Egosoft, Creators of the X-series
HUD - Heads up display
IS - In Sector
Mod - A large collection of scripts, ships and the like. Installing/using one usually requires a restart. For example, Xtended is a mod.
OOS - out of sector
P2P - Player to Player jumpdrive
PM - Private Message
RE - Reverse Engineer
SETA - Singularity Engine Time Accelerator
SPP - Solar Power Plant
ST - Sector Trader
TXU - The X Universe
UT - Universal Trader
Vanilla - Unmodded, unscripted X3.
XI - Xenon Invasion

Scripts and Mods:

BP - Bonus Pack (Egosoft)
CAT - Information file, used in mods
DAT - Security file, used in mods
EST - Economy Supply Trader (script)
LV Cheats - a comprehensive cheat suite by LV (Lord Vader)
RRF - Race Response Fleet (script)
Script - An added extension that adds new functions and often doesn't require a restart. Most everyone has them.
SCS - Ship Claiming Software
SOS - Signature Override Software
.spk - A file extension used by most Scripters and Modders..
SSS - Signature Scrambling Software
XSP - X Ship Package, the custom ships packages, must be added through the plug-in manager
XTM - The Xtended Mod

Weapons:

CIG - Concussion Impulse Generator
EMPC - electro-magnetic plasma cannon
FAA - Flak Artillery Array
HEPT - High Energy Plasma Thrower
HMG - Heavy Missile Gun
ID - ion disruptor
IRE - Impulse Ray Emitter
KE - Kyon Emitter
MD - mass driver
PAC - Particle Accelerator Cannon
PBE - Pulse Beam Emitter
PPC - Photon Pulse Cannon
PSG - Phased Shockwave Generator
SBC - Sohnen Beam Cannon

Stations and Ships:

EQ - Equipment dock
HCF - Heavy Capture Frigate
PB - Pirate Base
SPP - Solar Power Plant
SY - Shipyard



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