Glossary

This page contains a list of important terms, abbreviations, and slang commonly used by players. For terminology more specific to editing on the wiki, see WARFRAME Wiki:Development Guide.
► Historical/Legacy Terms
===0–9===
Terms 	Explanation
10o 	
*Tenno
"1", "2", "3" or "4" 	
*Refers to Warframe Abilities depending on the context
*Example: "Excalibur's 4" refers to because it is the fourth ability of .
1-1-1, x-2-3, x-x-x (Amp) 	
*The general terminology used to describe a specific configuration of an amp. The first, second, and third number refers to the tiers of the amp prism, scaffold and brace being used respectively, with x being a wildcard. Can be shortened to 111, x23 or xxx.
2FA 	
*Two Factor Authentication. This feature provides an additional level of security to your PC Warframe account and will help prevent unauthorized access. Visit the 2FA-FAQ on the official Warframe website for more information and how to enable 2FA.
2x3, 3x3, 4x3, 5x3, 6x3 	
*Describes how many sets of Eidolon Teralysts, Eidolon Gantulysts, and Eidolon Hydrolysts that a group captures in a single night cycle in the Plains of Eidolon
*Example: A 2x3 Eidolon hunt means two sets of Teralyst, Gantulyst, and Hydrolyst captures.
60 Eyes 	
*Refers to The Fragmented One boss, which requires the player to collect 60 eyes before it can be summoned.
60/60 Mods60 Mods 	
*Dual-stat mods such as that add one elemental damage source as well as increasing Status Chance by the same amount (60% at max rank.)
*Any other mods which provide +60% to any two stats in addition to those above, such as .
x-x-x-x or xxxx (Railjack)	
*Describes a player's rank allocation in their Intrinsics.
*Example: "5172" or "5-1-7-2" means that the player has Rank 5 in Tactical, Rank 1 in Piloting, Rank 7 in Gunnery and Rank 2 in Engineering Intrinsic.
===A===
Terms 	Explanation
Add, Adds 	
*Low-level enemies spawned into Assassination missions to distract or harass players trying to focus on the boss. Having one or more members in a squad assigned to "add duty" means they keep the reinforcements under control while the other squad members can focus on the boss.
Affinity 	
*Experience in Warframe. Contributes to levels for weapons, Warframes and companions.
AFK 	
*Away From Keyboard. This refers to someone that, while present in a mission, is not actively playing it.
*Depending on the use, it may either be informative (the player has to attend to something in real life for a short moment and thus cannot assist) or derogatory (the player does not move at all after the mission starts or is not contributing to the team or mission).
Aggro(Aggravation) 	
*Both the Threat Level mechanic and the act of giving oneself as great a Threat Level as possible to distract enemies.
AI 	
*Artificial Intelligence. Used to describe enemy NPCs and their behavior.
Ambulance 	
*Ambulas.
AMD 	
*, 's second ability.
Anarcho-Capitalists	
*Nickname for the Corpus.
Ancient Retribution	
*A well-known placeholder mod in Warframe that may appear as a Defense or Interception reward due to bugs.
Angry Ball 	
*An unstable Lunaro.
AoE 	
*Area of Effect; used to describe attacks or abilities that affect multiple targets within a specified area.
AotZ 	
*Short for Angels of the Zariman.
Arbiter(s)Hexis 	
*Abbreviation for Arbiters of Hexis.
Arby(s) 	
*Abbreviation for Arbitrations.
AW 	
*Short form of Archwing.
Awoo of Saturn Six 	
*Nickname for the Wolf of Saturn Six.
===B===
Terms 	Explanation
Baconframe 	
*, owing to his obi resembling strips of bacon.
* is therefore also known as "Bacon Prime"
Baguette 	
*Nickname for the , due to the distinct shape and default color of the barrel.
Baking 	
*Slang for an item being made in the foundry.
*Example: "I am baking an ."
**See also: Cooking
Bar, BarPol(Dash) 	
*The Naramon polarity shape.
*Used for Utility mods.
**See also: Dash
Baro 	
*The Void Trader Baro Ki'Teer, who offers rare items in exchange for Ducats and Credits.
Baro Ki'Tears 	
*Derogatory nickname for Baro Ki'Teer, usually in response to his current stock.
Bere(hynia) 	
*An Interception node on Sedna used for farming affinity or focus.
Boarder 	
*A player whose job is to board Crew-ships in Empyrean missions.
BoneDaddy 	
* A nickname for , owing to his necromancy theme.
Booben / Booben Prime 	
* A nickname for / originating from a 2014 forum thread where a new player asked "how is booben formed", itself a reference to the preexisting "How is Babby Formed?" meme.
BP 	
*Short form of Blueprint.
Breeding Mods, Breeding Mod Set	
*The four dual-stat mods rewarded in Operation: Breeding Grounds:
** (Rifle)
** (Shotgun)
** (Pistol)
** (Melee)
*Now obtained as a possible reward for completing Spy missions.
Broberon 	
*, nicknamed with his name and the addition of "Bro" due to his support oriented abilities. Also used for friendly Oberon players.
Buff,Buffed 	
*Temporary positive effects on the player, usually caused from ability casts.
**See Buff & Debuff for a list of buffs.
*A permanent increase in overall power of an item like Warframes and Weapons after particular changes (e.g. a damage buff).
**Contrary: Nerf
Build 	
*Refers to loadout composition or modding configuration of a particular Weapon or Warframe (e.g a DPS build).
Bullet sponge 	
*Enemies that have high health and defenses with little to no engaging mechanics or attacks.
===C===
Terms 	Explanation
Cabbage 	
*A Void Relic, named such for their resemblance to cabbages.
Camp, Camping 	
*To stay in one spot with relatively little or no movement at all.
Cap/Capt/Capture 	
*Refers to the Capture mission type.
**Cap may also be used in Interception missions, typically to order other players in capturing a specific point.
**Example: "Cap A" meaning "Capture point A".
**Cap can also be used to refer to capturing Eidolons instead of killing them.
Cat 	
*A Kavat.
*An abbreviation of Orokin Catalyst.
CC 	
*See Crowd Control
*Critical chance.
Cell(s) 	
*Orokin Cell
CoH/COH 	
*Short form of Chains of Harrow, which is a cinematic quest released in .
Cicero Mods,Cicero Mod Set 	
*The four dual-stat mods rewarded in The Cicero Crisis:
** (Rifle)
** (Shotgun)
** (Pistol)
** (Melee)
*Now rewarded by defeating Corrupted Vor.
Clan 	
*A guild. A clan has its own chat channel, can build a Dojo, facilitates trades, and allows advanced weapons and items to be researched in several labs.
Clantech 	
*Items obtained primarily through research in the clan dojo.
Clem 	
*Originally a fanmade character inspired by certain Grineer voice lines and a canon character since .
Clemmings 	
*Kavor Defectors from the Defection game mode, a portmanteau of Clem and "lemmings".
CM/Cmod 	
*Short for Control Module.
Co-op Door 	
*Refers to a door that requires two players present to open when in a party.
**See also: Friendship Door
Communists 	
*The Grineer.
Cooking 	
*Slang for an item being made in the foundry.
*Example: "I am cooking an "
**See also: Baking
Corpus 	
*One of the three main enemy factions. They are a merchant cult, built on the foundation of salvaged technology and robotics.
**Other main enemy factions: Grineer and Infested
Corrupted 	
*The type of enemies encountered in the Orokin Void or Void Fissures.
Corrupted Mods 	
*Mods that increase one stat and decrease another, obtained from Orokin Vaults.
CP 	
*, an Aura that reduces enemy Armor.
Crowd Control 	
*Abilities or actions which have the capability to incapacitate enemies, such as knockdowns and/or blinds.
Cryotic Mods,Cryotic Mod Set	
*The four dual-stat mods rewarded in Operation Cryotic Front:
** (Rifle)
** (Shotgun)
** (Pistol)
** (Melee)
*Now obtained as a possible reward for completing Spy missions.
===D===
Terms 	Explanation
DA/EDA 	
*Deep Archimedea or Elite Deep Archimedea.
D, DPol 	
*The Vazarin polarity shape.
*Used for Defensive, Health and Armor mods.
Dash(Bar, BarPol) 	
*The Naramon polarity shape.
*Used for Utility mods.
**See also: Bar, BarPol
Dashes(Scratch, ScratchPol)(AbilityPol)	
*The Zenurik polarity shape.
*Used for Augments and Channeling mods.
**See also Scratch, ScratchPol
**See also AbilityPol for the retired meaning
DC, D/C, DCD 	
*Disconnected.
**DC also may refer to the Design Council.
DE 	
*Digital Extremes, the developers of Warframe.
Debuff 	
*Temporary negative effects on the player, usually caused by enemies. See Buff & Debuff for a list of debuffs.
Def, Defense 	
*Refers to the Defense mission type.
Derf, Derf Anyo 	
*An officially recognized fan-made character, as Devstream 30 claims. Usually refers to son, nephew, or another relative of Nef Anyo.
Diminishing returns 	
*Players may refer to additive stacking as having "diminishing returns" when in reality there is opportunity cost in equipping multiple additively stacking mods. At higher percent bonuses, the relative increase of a particular stat is lower. See Calculating Bonuses for an in-depth explanation.
*Similar to real-world usage of the term, refers to effects that produce marginal benefit the longer it is in effect or the more instances it is in effect. For example, most Bosses in WARFRAME have a crowd control (CC) resistance mechanic where the more times a specific CC ability is used on them, the weaker the CC effect (strength-wise like from knockdowns to stuns or duration-wise).
DM 	
*Direct Message.
*Short form of Death Mark.
DMG 	
*Short for Damage.
DNS (technical) 	
*Domain Name Server. Used to determine a player's IP address on an international scale; if a DNS address is mismatched, the player will not be able to connect to other certain players.
Dogs 	
*May refer to:
**Kubrows, owing to their dog-like appearance.
**Internet-shared slang for Grineer, owing to Alad V referring to them as such during The Gradivus Dilemma.
Dojo 	
*A clan meeting place. Different rooms can be built, which allow research, trading, duels and the like.
Doorway Hero 	
*Denotes the specific act of utilizing choke points (such as doors) to rapidly kill recently spawned enemies. Mostly used as a derogatory term.
*The term Hallway Hero is sometimes used interchangeably.
Dorito cape 	
*Nickname for the Abrasys Syandana because of its form.
Double dip 	
*Refers to a multiplier or bonus that is applied to itself twice, additively or multiplicatively.
DoT 	
*Damage over Time.
**Example: , and procs.
Down, Downed 	
*Being in a Bleedout state.
DPS 	
*Damage per Second or Damage per Shot.
*When a player asks for a "DPS Frame" when recruiting a squad, this refers to a Warframe capable of dealing damage and killing enemies consistently.
*Related terms:
**Burst DPS - Damage per second calculation that does not take reloading your weapons or waiting for ability cooldowns into account. In other words, reflects on damage dealt over a short period of time (a "burst").
**Sustained DPS - Damage per second calculation that does take reloading into account and time spent firing. In other words, reflects on damage dealt over an extended period of time.
**Paper DPS - Theoretical damage per second calculation as opposed to actual DPS in live gameplay.
DR 	
*Refers to sources of Damage Reduction most of the time.
*Rarely refers to Damage Resistance which is how much a health pool can resist against receiving damage before deducting hit points. Used interchangeably with Damage Reduction.
DS(DSD/DSS) 	
*Dark Sector missions, usually followed with an additional letter indicating the mission type:
**DSD for Defense
**DSS for Survival
*DSD can also refer to Dark Sector Defection, but not quite often due to the fact that all of the three Defection missions are Dark Sector. Because of that it is common to call them simply Defection to prevent confusion with Dark Sector Defense missions.
Dual/Dual-stat Mods 	
*Refers to Nightmare Mode Mods which grant two different beneficial stats.
*Not to be confused with Corrupted Mods.
Dur 	
*Abbreviation for Ability Duration.
===E===
Terms 	Explanation
Edgelord 	
*Nickname for the Stalker and his Acolytes.
*Nickname for and .
Eff, Effi 	
*Abbreviation for Ability Efficiency.
Elephant 	
*A Nickname for the Infested boss Lephantis.
**See also Panty, Panties / Le Panty
Endo 	
*A form of currency required to upgrade mods.
Endurance 	
*The process of playing a single endless mission for a long period of time, to the point where the players have to 'endure' high level enemies as a cause of doing so.
**See also: Level cap
Energy Economy 	
*A metagame term describing the system of Energy gain and consumption of players during gameplay (analogous to a real-world economy with production and consumption of goods). A "positive energy economy" refers to more Energy gained than used while a "negative energy economy" refers to more Energy lost than gained.
Eternalism 	
*Warframe's definition of eternalism describes that all choices you make are simultaneously real and happen at the same time. Often attributed as a cop-out answer for supposed plot holes, either erroneously or humorously, despite how uncommonly eternalism is used in actuality.
EOM 	
*End of mission.
EPS 	
*Energy Per Second, often used to describe the effectiveness of 's , from the Zenurik school of Focus, or the stacking of aura mods.
ESO 	
*Elite Sanctuary Onslaught, available under Syndicate missions in the navigation window.
**See also: SO - Non-elite Sanctuary Onslaught
EV 	
*A build focused on , primarily by reducing her Ability Duration in exchange for increasing both Ability Strength and Ability Range.
Evergreen 	
*Refers to rewards that are continually useful regardless of account progress or are always available in a vendor with rotating offerings.
**Example: Nightwave offerings always have as an evergreen reward.
Excal 	
*Abbreviation for
Ext 	
*May refer to:
**Refers to the Exterminate mission type.
**An Extinguished Dragon Key, especially during Vault runs. 
**Extraction point. See below.
Extract, Exit, Evac	
*To exit a mission or head to the extraction point, typically used in Survival and Excavation missions.
Exp, XP 	
*Experience. Correctly called Affinity, used to level Weapons, Warframes and Mastery.
===F===
Terms 	Explanation
Farm, Farming 	
*To play repeatedly or for long periods of time to achieve the desired objective, usually to acquire something in large numbers (such as a certain resource or enemy).
Fashion Frame 	
*When a player creates or aims to create an overall aesthetic modification to a Warframe strictly for the purpose of being aesthetically pleasing.
Fast Nova(Neg Nova, Speed Nova, Speedva)	
*A or modded with and no Ability Strength mods, which causes 's speed debuff to increase enemy speed, instead of slowing them down. Commonly used during Infested Defense missions to make enemies get into players' range faster.
**See also: Neg Nova and Speed Nova
**Contrary: Slow Nova
FL 	
*Acronym of Friend List.
Focus 	
*A selection of special abilities that can only be obtained after completing The Second Dream quest.
Forehead 	
*Phorid, for both its name and its appearance.
Forma, Forma'd,Formed, Formaed 	
*To use a Forma to alter a polarity slot (a.k.a. polarized, polarization). Also an adjective for a weapon or Warframe that has been polarized # times.
*Example: 4 Forma
FoV 	
*Acronym of Field of View / Field of Vision.
FPS 	
*Acronym of Frames per Second.
FPS Crusher 	
*A with a build geared towards , which often results in significant FPS drops on low end PCs.
Frame 	
*A single Warframe.
Friendship Door 	
*Refers to a door that requires two players to open when in a party.
**See also: Co-op Door
===G===
Terms 	Explanation
G3 	
*The Grustrag Three
Garry 	
*Nickname for the Eidolon Gantulyst
**See also: Terry / Garry / Harry
Gate 	
*'s .
Gate Crash Mods,Gate Crash Mod Set	
*The four mods rewarded in Operation: Gate Crash:
** (Rifle)
** (Shotgun)
** (Pistol)
** (Melee)
*Currently available as a drop from Eidolon Hydrolysts.
Glass Cannon 	
*A frame capable of dealing large amounts of damage, while having low survivability (e.g. ).
Glock / Glock Prime 	
* / due to its appearance.
*Can also refer to the Protokol Tekna Pistol Skin being the most realistic gun skin in the game.
Golem 	
*The Jordas Golem, an Infested boss.
Greedy Milk 	
*Derogatory slang for the Corpus, originating from one of General Sargas Ruk's quotes during The Gradivus Dilemma, where he threatened to crush the greedy milk from the skulls of the Corpus.
Grind 	
*To play repeatedly or for long periods to achieve desired objective
**Example: Trying to obtain rare items or farm common items in a large amount).
*A trick performed using a K-Drive where you grind a surface similar to that of a skateboard.
Grineer 	
*One of the three main enemy factions. A race of clones.
**Other main enemy factions: Corpus and Infested
GunCO/Gundition Overload 	
*A portmanteau of "Gun" and , this typically refers to , , or , all mods for firearms that give bonus damage for every unique status effect.
===H===
Terms 	Explanation
H[XX.XX.XX] 	
*Short for hotfix version. E.g. "H31.5.1" refers to .
H, Host 	
*The Host of a session/squad.
Hallway Hero 	
*A negative term referring to a player in a defense mission (endless, wave, mobile, or survival) who fights far from the defense objective or team, killing enemies too far to share Affinity and spreading out pickups too thinly.
*The term Doorway Hero is sometimes used interchangeably with Hallway Hero.
Harry 	
*Nickname for the Eidolon Hydrolyst
**See also: Terry / Garry / Harry
HC 	
*Short form of Heavy Caliber.
HCET 	
*Refers to , , , and damage type prioritization for certain elemental combinations.
Heat inherit 	
*Describes the mechanic of procs where the first application's modded percentage bonus and Faction Damage will apply to all subsequent procs.
HexisArbiter(s)	
*Abbreviation for Arbiters of Hexis.
Hitscan 	
*A type of weapon wherein the weapon's target is calculated by way of intersection with a line trace, as opposed to collision with a projectile. Such weapons are said to hit targets 'instantly', on the same frame in which the weapon is fired.
*Common hitscan weapons include the , and .
HM 	
*Short form of Hunter Munitions.
HPS 	
*Healing Per Second or Health Per Second, often used to describe the effectiveness of abilities such as or the stacking of aura mods.
Hydron 	
*A very popular Defense node on Sedna used for leveling up Warframes, weapons, etc.
===I===
Terms 	Explanation
ID 	
*, a Warframe Augment Mod for 's Disarm ability.
IkeaFrame 	
*Describes the art of filling the Clan Dojo and/or Orbiter with Decorations to be aesthetically pleasing.
Incarnon 	
* Term used to denote several weapons that have an upgrade system separate to mods that unlock additional buffs and an alternate form.
* Can be used to denote the alternate fire mode of such weapons. For example: "The Lex's Incarnon allows it fire massive energy waves."
Index 	
*Short form of The Index, a popular farming node on Neptune.
Infested 	
*One of the three main enemy factions. Comprised of Corpus and Grineer that have been infected by the Infestation. 
**Other main enemy factions: Corpus and Grineer
Infusion ability/mods	
*Augmented abilities which buffs the damage of a player's weapon with their respective elements such as or .
Int 	
*Refers to the Interception mission type.
*May also refer to an intact Void Relic.
Inv 	
*Often used as "inv me" meaning "invite me (to the squad)".
Invis 	
*Any form of invisibility.
IPS 	
*Refers to the physical damage types:
**
**
**
Iso Vault 	
*Short form of Isolation Vaults.
===J===
Terms 	Explanation
Jellyfish 	
*Derogatory nickname for Alad V, coined by Tyl Regor in Operation: Tubemen of Regor.
Jellyfish Prime 	
*Nickname for due to her design being inspired by a jellyfish.
John, John Prodman	
*A fan-name given to a Prod Crewman that managed to take down the infested boss Phorid and survived. Many fans have applied this name to the Prod Crewman that frequently appears in Promotional Videos.Digital Extremes have since canonized John's existence, and made him a hard-to-reach enemy in The Index.
===K===
Terms 	Explanation
Kahl of Duty 	
* Play on Call of Duty franchise and Kahl-175.
Key/Keys 	
* Several meanings:
**Derelict Keys - used to enter the Orokin Derelict. Outdated usage with introduction of Deimos.
**Dragon Keys - used to enter (Orokin) Vaults.
**Mutalist Alad V Assassinate Key - needed to access the Assassination mission against Mutalist Alad V.
Key-Share 	
* A group set up to run the same mission multiple times where each player uses a key to activate the mission (one of the above) one after the other.
Keyface / Keyface Prime	
*Nickname for , due to the Void-key emblem on his helmet.
Killframe, Kill Frame 	
*A Warframe capable of killing large groups of enemies quickly, most notable example being:
** using in her day form
** using 
** using or
Kit 	
*A player's loadout or a Warframe's ability 'kit'.
KPM 	
*Kills per minute, a metric for measuring kill efficiency of a particular load-out, weapon or Warframe.
===L===
Terms 	Explanation
Le Panty 	
*The Infested boss Lephantis. 
**See also: Elephant / Panty, Panties
Leech 	
* Several meanings:
**A player that does not contribute to the mission at all, e.g. a person fishing in the middle of a Bounty.
**Formerly, a player who is taken on a mission simply to fill the squad and maximize enemy level, commonly being weak and having low-level equipment, with the intention of leveling up quickly; for example, "CP leech" (CP refers to which reduces enemy armor, making it easier for teammates to kill enemies).
Level cap 	
*The practice of playing an endless mission, most typically Disruption or Void Cascade due to their rapid enemy scaling, until the enemies reach maximum level, which is 9999. 
**See also: Endurance
Level geometry 	
*Refers to the 3D layout of playable gameplay environments (a "level") with collision which typically includes floors, walls, ceilings, objects, and props.
LF,LFM, LFG 	
*Looking for member/more, group.
Lich 	
*Short form of Kuva Lich
Limb 	
*Eidolon Synovia, a weakpoint on the Eidolon Teralyst, Eidolon Gantulyst, and Eidolon Hydrolyst.
Lobster/Lobster Butt	
* & , due to the overall appearance of her skirt resembling a lobster's tail.
LoS, LOS 	
*Line of Sight. Certain abilities (particularly those that Blind enemies) generally require Line of Sight for maximum effect, as does scanning.
* Line of Sight can be implemented into an ability in one or two ways. A render check simply determines if the enemy can be seen in your field of view. A raycast check sends 3 lines from your character to all enemies in range, hitting their head, chest, and foot area; if any of those connect, the ability will hit.
Lotus 	
*The Tenno players' guide.
LS, Life Support 	
*Life Support Modules that are dispensed from dead enemies in Survival missions.
Lure 	
*Short form of Eidolon Lure.
===M===
Terms 	Explanation
Macaroni 	
*The Efficiency Stimulus pickup in Simaris' Sanctuary Onslaught that restores 10% efficiency.
Main 	
*To focus on playing a certain Warframe, sometimes exclusively regardless of mission type. E.g. " mains" or "I like to main because she's fun to play".
Mainline 	
*Refers to a WARFRAME update that introduces new content and/or significant changes (as opposed to Hotfixes).
Mastery, Mastery Rank 	
*Your overall account level. Increased by leveling up weapons, Warframes and companions (not counting Forma) and completing a test.
Mastery Fodder 	
*Weapon with insufficient damage capability, or too gimmicky to be viable for endgame play, thus making it useful only in advancing experience for next Mastery Rank. Usually sold right after achieving level 30 with it.
Mats 	
*Short form of Materials, refers to Resources.
Maxed 	
*Refers to a mod or Arcane Enhancement that is at max rank.
**May also refer to Warframes and Weapons at max rank/rank 30.
MC 	
*Short for "main character".
MD, MDef, MobDef 	
*Refers to the Mobile Defense mission type.
Meme Strike, Mememing Strike	
*Nickname for the mod.
Meta 	
*Backronym for "Most Effective/Efficient Tactic Available" which refers to the currently best strategies, loadouts, and squad composition to maximize farming, mission completion, etc.
*Short for metagame ("game about the game") which can include most effective tactics but not always. Metagaming is when players use knowledge not presented within the game, usually to their advantage.
Mob 	
* Another name for enemies. See Mob.
Mods 	
* Several meanings:
** "Cards" picked up during missions and won for completing some missions to enhance the power of Warframes, weapons, and companions.
**Can also refer to Chat moderators.
Mot 	
*The Survival node in the Void.
Movement tech 	
*Refers to "movement technique" which are a series of movement inputs that allow the player to be more efficient in their mobility. Sometimes these are informally named by the community for reference. The outdated "coptering" is an example of a movement tech.
MP, M Prime 	
*, Nova's 4th ability.
*The second mission on Mercury, M Prime.
MR 	
*Short form of Mastery Rank.
===N===
Terms 	Explanation
Neffy 	
*Nickname for Nef Anyo, coined by Tyl Regor in Operation: Tubemen of Regor.
Neg Nova(Fast Nova, Speed Nova, Speedva)	
*A modded with and no Ability Strength mods, which causes 's speed debuff to increase enemy speed, instead of slowing them down. Commonly used during Infested Defense missions to make enemies get into players' range faster. 
**See also: Fast Nova and Speed Nova
**Contrary: Slow Nova
Nerf, Nerfed 	
*Something that was recently weakened or needs weakening.
**Contrary: Buff, Buffed
Neutral Nova 	
*A with exactly -30% ability strength so that 's speed debuff does not modify the speed of affected enemies in any faction. Useful if players only want the damage buff from the ability.
**For more speed see: Fast Nova, Neg Nova and Speed Nova
**For less speed see: Slow Nova
Nightmare 	
*Nightmare Mode. A high-difficulty mission that can occupy random nodes indicated with a special icon and rewards special mods unique to this mode.
Nightmare Mods 	
*Refers to Nightmare Mode Mods which grant two different beneficial stats.
*Not to be confused with Corrupted Mods.
Nintenno, Nintennos 	
*Nickname for one or multiple players on the Nintendo Switch.
NM 	
*Short form of Nightmare Mode. A high-difficulty mission that can occupy random nodes indicated with a special icon and rewards special mods unique to this mode.
*Short form of the mod.
Node 	
*A planetary mission in the Star Chart.
NPC 	
*Non-player characters. Refers to characters that players can interact with, usually not enemy units.
NSW 	
*Short form of Nintendo Switch, a console to play Warframe on.
Nuke 	
*Any weapon or ability that can kill a large number of enemies at once like:
**
**
**
===O===
Terms 	Explanation
OC, OCell, OroCell	
*Orokin Cell.
Octopus 	
*The rifle. Nicknamed for its appearance when firing.
OD(ODA/ODD/ODS) 	
*Orokin Derelict, usually followed with an additional letter indicating the mission type:
**ODA for Assassination
**ODD for Defense
**ODS for Survival
ODV 	
*Orokin Derelict Vault, a section of the Orokin Derelicts that awards players Corrupted Mods.
OG 	
*Short for Overguard.
Onion 	
*A Kuva Guardian. Nicknamed for their helmets' resemblance to an onion.
OP 	
*Overpowered.
*Can be a shorthand for Operator.
Orb Mother 	
*Refers to the Profit-Taker Orb and/or Exploiter Orb.
Orokin 	
*An ancient civilization that previously ruled the solar system.
OV(OVD/OVE/OVS) 	
*Orokin Void, usually followed with an additional letter indicating the mission type:
**OVD for Defense
**OVE for Exterminate
**OVS for Survival
===P===
Terms 	Explanation
P2P 	
*Peer-to-peer.
Panty, Panties 	
*The Infested boss Lephantis. 
**See also: Elephant / Le Panty
PC 	
*Price check. Used on the trading channel to find out how much something is worth.
Pilfroid 	
* equipped with the augment mod for his fourth ability , often used for farming mods or resources.
Pineapple(s) 	
*Anasa Ayatan Sculpture(s), owing to "Anasa" sounding like the word for "pineapple" in multiple languages.
Pizza, Pizzas 	
*Squad Restores, deployable Equipment that restores either health, energy, shields or ammunition every few seconds. Will typically have one attribute prefixed to indicate what it restores (e.g. Energy Pizzas for Squad Energy Restores and so on).
Plat, Pl, Pt, P 	
*Platinum, the game currency that can only be traded or paid for.
PM 	
*Private message. Use /w <username> <message> to whisper to the player. 
**See also: PST
PMO 	
*Private message (me an/the) offer. Used in the trade chat in connection with WTB/WTS/WTT
PoE 	
*Short form of Plains of Eidolon.
Pol 	
*The polarity associated with a slot in a Warframe or weapon.
Potato,Blue/Gold Potato	
*An Orokin Catalyst (Blue Potato) or Orokin Reactor (Gold Potato), named such for their resemblance to potatoes. As per A Man of Few Words, it is an acronym of Potent Orokin Technical Augmentation Tactical Offensive.
**Equipment that has a Catalyst or Reactor installed is "Potatoed".
PPP 	
*Short form of the mod.
Precept(Y, YPol, Sila) 	
*The Penjaga polarity shape.
*Used for the Companion ability mods. 
**See also: Y, YPol / Sila
Prime 	
*The term Prime refers to any Weapon, Warframe, Sentinel, Archwing, or accessory made with Orokin technology. Primes frequently sport improved damage, more Polarity slots, or other stat changes that grant them an advantage over their non-Prime derivatives.
Primed Disappointment 	
*A user-created mod that Baro Ki'Teer is said to bring when his stock is less than stellar. 
**See also: Baro Ki'tears
Primer/Priming weapon 	
*A weapon built to cover enemies with as many unique status effects as possible, usually for the purposes of triggering the damage boost from mods like Condition Overload and Galvanized Aptitude.
Proc 	
*The result of a weapon or ability triggering one of the additional damage effects via status chance, An acronym of Programmed Random Occurrence. See Status Effect for more information.
PST 	
* Acronym of "Please Send Tell", or to send a private message to another player in-game. Use /w <username> <message> to whisper to the player. Can also be seen as an abbreviation of "Psst!" 
**See also: PM / PMO
Pubs, Pug, Pugs 	
* Pick-up Group/Public. Used to describe a group that is not preorganized or a player that is not part of the organized group.
PvE 	
*Player versus environment. Commonly refers to the general gameplay of WARFRAME with players fighting against enemy AI.
PvP 	
*Player versus player. Commonly refers to Conclave.
===Q===
Terms	Explanation
QT 	
*Short form of the mod.
QTE 	
*Quick time event such as breaking Narmer Veils during Break Narmer missions.
===R===
Terms 	Explanation
r, rPol(WardPol) 	
*The Unairu polarity shape.
**Used for certain Melee Stance Mods.
**See also: WardPol
Rad 	
*.
Radshare 	
*A Void Fissure run where all players will carry a specific Void Relic that has been Refined to Radiant, to maximize the odds of getting a specific Prime component.
*Example: "Radshare Axi A4 3/4" means there is a group of three people searching for one more player to go for a run with each player equipped with a radiant Axi A4 relic, mostly aiming for the rare component, in this case it would be the Akbolto Prime Receiver.
Railjack 	
*May refer to:
**A player's Railjack.
**Empyrean missions.
Red Text 	
* In-game announcements that appear in the chatbox from the developers at Digital Extremes. The text is written in red, hence the name and it will be displayed in every chat window (region, recruting etc.). It is often used as a countdown for incoming hotfixes, starting at 5 minutes with an interval of 1 minute counting down + a final message when the update/hotfix process is completed and the game can be restarted.
Relic 	
*Short for Void Relic.
Relog/Relogging 	
* Logging out and logging back in.
Rep, Reputation 	
*Syndicate Standing.
Res, Rev, Rez 	
*Resurrect/Revive, referring to the revival of players or companions after entering bleedout state.
Rework 	
*An overhaul of one of the game's mechanics or a Warframe's abilities.
RJ 	
*Short form of Railjack
*, usually referring to an build that prioritizes that ability.
RNG 	
*Random Number Generator. Used to refer to the random chance of things happening in the game, such as mod drops or the appearance of Assassins. Sometimes jokingly called Random Number God.
RNGesus, RNJesus 	
*A joking nickname attributed to the RNG (above), typically mentioned in such a way to imply the speaker is praying.
Rolypoly 	
*Nickname for Ropalolyst.
Rotation (abbr. Rot)	
*In missions with multiple tables of rewards (e.g Defense), refers to the current table which will be selected from when completing certain reward requirements. Rotations A, B, and C are the three rotations that exist and the cycle is usually AABC on loop for endless missions, or ABC for objective based missions like Spy vault or Cache rewards. 
**Short terms such as "RA," "RB," and "RC" refer to such rotations.
Rotten Salad 	
*A nickname for Mutalist Alad V, owing to Alad being partially infested. 
**See also: Spoiled Salad
RQ 	
*, an augment mod for 's . It may also refer to builds that focus on this augment.
Rush 	
* Several meanings:
**The mod.
**Completing a mission as fast as possible.
**Instantly finish building an item in the foundry, using Platinum.
**The Rush Archwing mission type.
===S===
Terms 	Explanation
Salad V 	
*A nickname for Alad V, owing the pronunciation of his name.
Satanists 	
*Nickname for the Red Veil.
Scratch, ScratchPol(Dashes)(AbilityPol) 	
*The Zenurik polarity shape.
*Used for Augments and Channeling mods. 
**See also Dashes
**See also AbilityPol for the retired meaning
Set 	
*May refer to:
** All the blueprints needed to build something (e.g. a Nova Prime set will include the blueprints for Neuroptics, Chassis, Systems, and the main blueprint).
**Set Mods, a type of Mod which grants extra bonuses for having mods of the same Set equipped to your gear.
Sharkwing 	
*Underwater Archwing gameplay on Uranus.
Shard 	
*Archon Shard.
Sila(Y, YPol, Precept) 	
*The Penjaga polarity shape.
*Used for the Companion ability mods. 
**See also: Y, YPol / Precept
Simaris 	
*Short form of Cephalon Simaris.
Slow Nova, Slova 	
*A modded with maximum Ability Strength mods, which causes 's speed debuff to decrease enemy speed as much as possible.
**Contrary: Fast Nova / Neg Nova / Speed Nova
SO 	
*Sanctuary Onslaught, available under Syndicate missions in the navigation window. 
**See also: ESO - Elite Sanctuary Onslaught
Soon™ 	
*A community meme said in response to the release date of any future content of the game, as Digital Extremes has a long history of delaying updates. For example: 
**The War Within (), 5 months of "Path to the The War Within" intermediary updates before actual release; first teased during TennoCon 2016
**The Sacrifice (), first teased during TennoCon 2017
**Railjack gameplay (), first revealed during TennoCon 2018
**The New War (), first announced during TennoCon 2018; development on haitus to release Heart of Deimos () during COVID
**The Duviri Paradox, first announced during TennoCon 2019
SP 	
*Short form of The Steel Path.
Space AIDS 	
*Refers to the Helminth Cyst and its ability to infect other players via touch.
Space Aunt 	
*A sometimes occurring nickname for the Community Coordinator Helen Heikkila, also known as [DE]Helen.
Space Grandpa 	
*A nickname for Hunhow, due to the relations uncovered in the quest Natah.
Space Mom 	
*A nickname for the Lotus. Also applies to her voice actress Rebecca Ford, also known as [DE]Rebecca.
Space Nazi(s) 	
*A controversial nickname for New Loka, especially for their leader Amaryn due to some of her quotes.
Space Stepdad 	
*A nickname for Ballas. He's believed to be the Orokin executor that is responsible for the transference and the creation of Warframes. He is also suggested to be the lover of Margulis, who he mistakes the Lotus for, as it is revealed in the short side quest Apostasy Prologue.
Space Uncle 	
*A nickname for Teshin.
Speed Nova, Speedva(Fast Nova, Neg Nova)	
*A modded with and no Ability Strength mods, which causes 's speed debuff to increase enemy speed, instead of slowing them down. Commonly used during Infested Defense missions to make enemies get into players' range faster. 
**See also: Fast Nova and Neg Nova
**Contrary: Slow Nova
Spoiled Salad 	
*A nickname for Mutalist Alad V, due to Alad being partially infested. 
**See also: Rotten Salad
Spoiler, Spoiler Mode 	
*A nickname for the Operator. Chosen by many of the community to be used in the chat to not spoiler new players of the whole Operator story/mechanic part.
Stack, Stacking 	
*As a noun, refers to a single instance of a buff/debuff or upgrade.
*As a verb, refers to the action of applying multiple instances of a particular buff/debuff or upgrade. These may be additive or multiplicative.
**Example: " additively stacks with other base damage bonuses".
Stat Stick 	
*Typically refers to a weapon modded to boost the power of pseudo-exalted abilities like or .
*As a more general term, stat stick can refer to things modded to boost the power of a separate thing, such as a Sentinel weapon equipped with the Vigilante mod set allowing the player to have extra critical chance enhancements.
Str 	
*Abbreviation for Ability Strength.
Strip, Stripping 	
*Refers to an effect that reduces or removes Armor.
Stunlock 	
*A tactic that forces enemies in a Stun-phase or keep them plummeting to the ground.
Subsume 	
*In-game, the term "subsume" is used to refer to sacrificing a Warframe to the Helminth to unlock its ability for the infusing mechanic.
*In the community, the term is also used to refer to infusing an ability replacement, or an adjective describing an ability that has been swapped into a Warframe's ability kit.
Suda 	
*Short form of Cephalon Suda.
Switch 	
*Abbreviation for the Nintendo Switch
Syndicate 	
* A group of factions, some with ideologies that clash with other allied factions, that the Tenno can side with.
===T===
Terms 	Explanation
Tank 	
*A player/warframe that can take large amounts of damage.
Taxi 	
*A player that has a mission or planet unlocked that will form a group for a player that does not.
Terry 	
*Nickname for the Eidolon Teralyst 
**See also: Terry / Garry / Harry
Tethra Mods,Tethra Mod Set 	
*The four dual-stat mods rewarded in Tethra's Doom:
** (Rifle)
** (Shotgun)
** (Pistol)
** (Melee)
*Both and are available as drops from Hive Sabotage and all four occasionally appear in Baro Ki'Teer's stock.
Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3 / Tier 4(T1/T2/T3/T4)	
*The difficulty or level group of enemies in a mission or wave. The tier determines the reward pool players have access to.
TNW 	
*Short form of The New War, which is a cinematic quest.
Tomato 	
*An Exilus Adapter, named such for the resemblance to the cross-section of a tomato.
Trash 	
*Refers to low level or weak enemies such as Chargers or Butchers who have relatively low health compared to other enemies of their respective factions.
Tridolon 	
*Three Eidolons which consists of Eidolon Teralyst, Eidolon Gantulyst, and Eidolon Hydrolyst.
TSD 	
*Short form of The Second Dream, which is a cinematic quest.
TWW 	
*Short form of The War Within, which is a cinematic quest.
Tylenol 	
*Tyl Regor.
===U===
Terms 	Explanation
U[XX.XX] 	
*Short for (mainline) update version. E.g. "U31.5" refers to .
u, uPol, UmbraPol	
*The Umbra polarity shape.
*Exclusively found on , the and can only be added on other equipment via an Umbra Forma.
UI 	
*User Interface. Refers to the menus that the player can interact with.
Ult, Ultimate 	
* The 4th ability of a Warframe, which is typically the most powerful and costly Warframe ability.
Umbra 	
*Short form of .
Umbral 	
*Warframe builds that use Umbra Mods ("Umbral build").
Unranked 	
*Refers to a mod that is at rank 0 (i.e. no Endo has been used to upgrade the mod).
*Gear that is currently at rank 0 (e.g. a rank 0 Excalibur).
/unstuck 	
*A chat command that teleports the player to their last "good" position on the map, useful in the event the player is stuck in map geometry or manages to clip out of the map and fall into the endless void beneath. Note however that this command has a 2-minute cooldown between uses and often does not work (+ is only useable in missions, not in relays, the orbiter etc.)
===V===
Terms 	Explanation
V, VPol 	
*The Madurai polarity shape.
*Used for Damage and Ability Strength mods.
Valkitty 	
*Nickname for .
Vault 	
* Several meanings:
**See ODV
**Isolation Vault.
**The process of vaulting Relics by removing them from drop tables. See Prime Vault.
Veiljack 	
*An Empyrean mission within Veil Proxima, usually used in Recruiting Chat.
VOIP 	
*Voice Over Internet Protocol - better know as voice chat (short: VC).
Voreframe	
*Nickname for .
Vorrito 	
*Nickname for Captain Vor.
VS 	
*Short for .
===W===
Terms 	Explanation
WardPol(r, rPol)	
*The Unairu polarity shape.
**Used for certain Melee Stance Mods.
**See also: r, rPol
WC 	
*Wrong Chat.
Whale 	
* A whale is someone who spends a lot of micro-transactions. So-called “whales” are the main target for micro-transactions in free-to-play games, for example; they're the ones who buy a lot of in-game currency (in Warframe's case: Platinum), cosmetics, etc. It is not uncommon that whales are willing to spend hundreds, thousands or even millions in a free-to-play game.
Wipers 	
*A contraction of Wraith Twin Vipers.
Wolf 	
*The Wolf of Saturn Six.
WP 	
*Short form of Waypoint.
* General short form of Well played.
WTB/WTS/WTT 	
*WTB - Want to Buy.
*WTS - Want to Sell.
*WTT - Want to Trade.
===X===
Terms 	Explanation
XB1 	
*Short form of Xbox One, a console to play Warframe on.
XBSX 	
*Short form of Xbox Series X, a console to play Warframe on.
XCal 	
*Short form of .
XP, Exp	
*Experience. Correctly called Affinity, used to increase the Rank of Warframes, gear, and Mastery Rank.
===Y===
Terms 	Explanation
Y, YPol(Precept, Sila)	
*The Penjaga polarity shape.
*Used for the Companion ability mods. 
**See also: Precept / Sila
Yelling 	
*Having a discussion through the in-game chat, then distributing it to the forums.
===Z===
Terms	Explanation
– 	
*–
==Other Terms==
These are terms that may still be used by long-term players but refer to things that no longer exist.
===Historical/Legacy Terms ===
Terms 	Explanation
AbilityPol(Dashes, Scratch, ScratchPol) 	
*The Zenurik polarity shape.
*Used for Augments and Channeling mods. 
**See also Dashes / Scratch, ScratchPol
*Up until , Warframe abilities also had their own mod cards, allowing players to equip/unequip abilities.
Akkad 	
*A Dark Sector Defense mission node on Eris that was popular for players to farm credits using the Secura Lecta. It is no longer popular due to the Secura Lecta receiving a nerf to the amount of bonus credits it provides.
Alert 	
*Missions that appear randomly and give additional credits or loot as a reward.
*Only randomly generated alerts are removed from the game as of , replaced with Nightwave. Note that special alerts such as Tactical Alerts and Gift from the Lotus alerts are still able to appear in-game.
Alertium 	
*, which was primarily obtained as an alert reward before Nightwave replaced the alert system.
Alertium Prime 	
*, owing to the large amounts of Nitain Extract required to construct him.
Arcane Helmet 	
*Before , alternative helmets for Warframes were not purely cosmetic, and would provide the player with both a positive and a negative effect while the helmet was equipped. These helmets still exist in the game and can be traded between players, but they cannot be obtained through any other means as their natural method of being obtained has since been replaced by pure cosmetic versions. As a result, they are now treated as valuable items to have, even if the player themselves does not intend to use such helmets.
Channelling 	
* A melee mechanic where using Primary fire while wielding a Melee Weapon would cause the Weapon to deal extra damage at the cost of consuming energy per hit. Replaced by heavy attacks in .
Copter, Coptering,Spin Dashing,Zoren Coptering	
*Using the slide attack of melee weapons, particularly those with a high attack speed, to fling a player a great distance quickly. The momentum generated by melee slide attacks was greatly reduced in in exchange for Bullet Jumping.
Draco 	
*An Interception mission node on Ceres that was a popular spot for players to farm affinity. The mission type was changed to Survival in , making it less of a popular spot.
E Gate 	
*An Excavation mission node on Venus that was popular for players to get Mods and resources. The mission type was changed to Exterminate in , and is described as being the root cause for the implementation of AFK countermeasures.
Founders 	
*In the early stages of Warframe, there existed a form of Prime Access known as the Founders' Program which could be paid for in a manner similar to current Prime Access Packs. The purpose of the Founders' Program was to help fund the early stages of the game, and upon doing so, players could obtain Excalibur Prime,  Lato Prime, and/or Skana Prime alongside having a unique Founder title associated with their account. The Founders' program ended November 1st, 2013, and Digital Extremes has expressed no intentions of ever re-releasing content exclusive to the Founders' Program.
**This makes Excalibur Prime the only Warframe in the game that players cannot obtain through any means.
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*A mod card used solely for leveling up other mods, now replaced with Endo since .
**R5 = Fusion core ranked Rare 5.
**U5 = Fusion core ranked Uncommon 5.
GMag 	
*A Greedy Pull Augment-using Mag. At release, the Augment allowed Pull to affect pickups, bringing them closer to Mag and her allies. It would eventually be nerfed by making it pull pickups towards Mag only; for her allies, pickups would remain in their original positions.
Green 	
*Life Support pick-ups in Survival missions. Named for the green HUD indicator that was unique to them.
Harvester 	
*The original name of the Zanuka Hunter.
Helmet 	
*The original name of Neuroptics prior to , a component used to craft Warframes.
JV 	
*The Jordas Verdict, an 8-player infested Trial mission which could be obtained by buying and crafting its key from the equipment section in the market. Trials were removed in .
Kiste 	
*A Mobile Defense mission located in Ceres that was once a popular spot to farm affinity much like Draco. Fell out of popular use when Ceres was made into an early-mid game planet in .
LoR/LOR 	
*The Law of Retribution, an 8-player infested Trial mission which could be obtained by buying and crafting its key from the equipment section in the market. Trials were removed in .
Naked Nick 	
*The person inside the Warframe Cryopod before its was changed (to a humanoid wearing a gold and black suit, similar to the color scheme of primes) in .
**Old model
** He now appears exclusively during WARFRAME's anniversary alerts as a walking Defense objective.
Power 	
*Old term for Abilities.
PS 	
*Short form of power strength.
R+QT 	
* A combo between  and  which granted invulnerability. The combo's efficiency was reduced in , and the term fell out of use soon after.
Raid 	
*Also known as Trials. Refers to 8-man "end-game" content such as The Law of Retribution and The Jordas Verdict, which was removed in .
*Alternatively, it may also refer to the long-absent Raid mission type, which has since been replaced by Survival in .
Rainbow Build 	
*A mod loadout popular during Damage 1.0 that used all elemental damage mods for maximum damage. Fell out of favor with the introduction of Damage 2.0 in .
Self Damage 	
*A mechanic where using explosive Weapons would deal damage to the player should they be within range of the blast radius. Reworked into Stagger in . However, Bows equipped with Thunderbolt still deal self-damage.
ShieldPol 	
*, which was previously known as "Shield Polarize" before receiving a rework in .
Spin to Win 	
*Refers to a combination of the Mods Maiming Strike and Blood Rush, which had the ability to grant any melee weapon in the game critical strike chance values exceeding 500% on slide attacks. Both mods have since been severely nerfed in .
Stamina 	
*A mechanic that acted as a method to hinder the player's ability to perform certain maneuver actions like sprinting or wall-running for an indefinite amount of time. This mechanic has since been removed in .
*As a modern term, it may refer to the Necramech Engine gauge that depletes when performing certain maneuvers.
Super Jump 	
*Excalibur's old third Ability, which would launch you upwards in the air when used. Merged into Slash Dash in .
Trial 	
*See Raid
Twin Bolsak 	
*"Anagram" of Twin Basolk, which was largely viewed as underpowered from its introduction in (2015-10-21) until (2016-07-08), where it received significant buffs. Usage may be affectionate or not, depending on the context.
Viver 	
*An Interception node on Eris that was used to farm large amounts of mods, resources or credits in a short period of time. This node has since been removed in .
Vivergate 	
*A series of balance passes/nerfs to several frames (particularly , , and ) that came in response to constant abuse of Viver.
Void Keys 	
*A one time use key that would grant access to a Void mission of a specific type, where a name such as "Tower I Capture" would be a tier 1 void capture mission. Not only were Void Keys the only method of accessing the Void, but completing mission reward objectives from them were the only way to obtain Prime components aside from trading with players. They have since been replaced by Void Relics in (2016-11-11).
**It was common to refer to specific Keys using short versions of their names. Such example would be "T4D" referring to Tower IV Defense.
World On Fire / WoF 	
*'s old fourth Ability. It was a channeled Ability that would cause all enemies within a certain range of Ember to be dealt consistent heat damage. Reworked into in due to the Ability being able to heavily trivialize lower tier missions.
Xini 	
* Another Eris mission node, which was formerly a Defense Mission, that was used to farm Affinity in much the same way as Draco. The node is currently an Interception node.
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