Glossary of posthuman terms

The following is a glossary of posthuman terms.
* Abhuman - an archaic term for posthumans with physical attributes or a lack of control over their powers preventing them from passing as baseline humans; in the modern day, this is considered an offensive slur
* Archuman - an archaic term referring to posthumans able to pass as baseline humans
* Baseline human (baseliner) - "ordinary" humans who do not have posthuman genetic markers or powers
* Color band classification - a (flawed) system used to categorise posthuman abilities in the United States
** Red band - element kinesis, the ability to control basic elements available in nature
** Orange band - body control, the ability to manipulate aspects of one's physicality
** Gold band - transport, the ability to move rapidly from one location to another
** Green band - energy control, the ability to gather, convert, or generate different forms of energy
** Blue band - reality manipulation, the ability to warp the laws of reality
** Purple band - psionics, the ability to mentally manipulate the world around you
** Pink band - support/passive, the ability to affect the powers of others or influence others through powers that are not consciously controlled
* Offset - a posthuman with offset attributes has no physical characteristics to set them apart from baseline humans, allowing them to easily pass as baseliners
* Poster Defining Attribute (PDA) - a nonhuman physical characteristic or attribute that distinguishes an individual as posthuman; this term is preferred by most posthumans as it does not imply that baseline is inherently better
* Posthuman (poster) - a human possessed of extraordinary inborn powers and abilities; this term was coined by Vincent Maillardet
* Problem poster - a posthuman who has incurred a strike on their record for harming a baseliner, whether deliberately, accidentally or unknowingly
* Strength tiers - a (flawed) system used to rank posthumans according to the strength and usefulness of their abilities, used in the United States
** Alpha - Powers that are either self-generating or not limited by their environment, and that are rarely exhaustible
** Beta - Powers limited by the poster's body, or by the presence or absence of elements in their environment
** Gamma - Powers with limited applications, usually physical-based; considered "one-trick ponies"
** Delta - Powers that are mostly useless, or extremely limited in their scope and effectiveness
* Throwback - an insulting term for baseliners used by posthumansSpectral Evidence: Part Two
* Variant - a posthuman with variant attributes possesses physical characteristics that set them apart from baseline humans, also known as Poster Defining Attributes
== References ==
Category:Posthuman terminology