Common Terms

Here's a list of some common terms and abbreviations used during repair procedures. These are not required, nor official. As such, this list is provided as a courtesy. You are encouraged to use whatever works for you, so long as others can understand easily. In general, + is used for an affirmative or a good result, and - for a negative or bad result.

Used during Repair Ops:

• BC: Wing Beacon.
• Chemseal: Hull Seal with Decontamination Limpet
• CB: A Code Black Situation
• DC: Disconnected, or kicked out of the game. Also used for game crashes.
• FR: Friend Request.
• Fuel Rat: A member of The Fuel Rats organization with a focus on emergency response for fuel shortages.
• Inst: Instance.
• Killer Whales: Hostile Players.
• Mechanic: Members of the Hull Seals.
• Mode Conf: Game Mode confirmed on Comms Panel.
• Otter: A Hull Seal with Fuel Limpet Controllers onboard, capable of providing emergency fuel.
• Pied Piper: A Seal on a Code Black who leads Clients to stars for fuel, providing a guide of safe range for scooping.
• RC+: Repair Completed.
• RL+: Repair Limpet Engaged.
• PW+: Paperwork Complete.
• Seals: This fine organization, or members thereof.
• Sharks: Hostile Ships.
• Sys Conf: System confirmed on the galaxy map.
• Walrus: A Hull Seal equipped for defensive, NPC-ONLY actions.
• WR: Wing Request.

Common Terms and Abbreviations

• The Bubble: Civilized Space, commonly fought over by powerplay factions.
• Blob: Did you know a group of seals is actually called a Blob?
• Client: The person in need of hull repairs.
• Cascade Winging: The way of quickly pulling CMDRs to an instance by entering with a wing, leaving, and pulling in more exponentially.
• Dispatch: The trained player coordinating the repair and assignment of Seals.
• Pup: A Seal-In-Training.
• Drebin's Lament: An unsuccessful Code Black.
• XA: Explorer's Anchorage, the most remote station in the galaxy. Located near the center of the galaxy.