List of terms (1980)

This is a list of terms in Galactica 1980. Some of these terms are specific to the Galactica 1980 television series, and not to the from which it was spun-off, although there may be overlap from the Original Series into this listing. 
This list also includes Earth terms that the Colonials have apparently never encountered before.
The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with the Lingo extension used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.
== Earth terms ==
The following are Earth terms that the Colonials do not immediately understand, thus having to learn about them through experience or by using their wrist computron. 
; APB
: all points bulletin; Dillon goes to look this term up, but is stopped by Jamie Hamilton, who informs them about the general meaning of the term 
; A.M.
: Troy mispronounces this as the word "am," which is corrected by the desk clerk 
; bigshot
: after being called this at the police station for asking to speak to Dr. Donald Mortinson, Dillon asks what a bigshot is 
; chauvinist
: Dillon is called both a terrorist and a chauvinist by Jamie Hamilton during their phone call from the police station; he asks Troy "what's a terrorist chauvinist?" 
; coffee
: Dillon looks up this term after Jamie Hamilton orders a coffee at a diner, upon their return to 1980 Earth .
; Cuba
: When two hijackers first make their demands aboard Flight 2, Dillon looks up this place, but Troy replies they don't have time to go there 
; department store
: Troy looks this up when attempting to find a place to procure clothing for the Super Scouts 
; dollar
: When Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon for a dollar, Dillon looks the term up and then replies "No, I'm sorry, but we just used our last denomination of currency ourselves." 
; Eagle
: Moonstone looks this up after Colonel Jack Sydell mentions that he used to be an Eagle scout; there is subsequent humor over the term as it literally means "a large bird," and does not provide the definition of the Boy Scout level 
; FBI
: After being told by the stewardess that the FBI would want to talk to them regarding their involvement in thwarting the Cuban hijackers, Dillon is told to look up this term 
; girlfriend
: Dillon looks up this term after Gloria Alonzo asks if he has one 
; Halloween
: Dillon goes to look up this term when the stewardess announces that the delayed passengers will be at their Halloween parties in plenty of time, but is stopped by Troy who tells him to look up the term FBI .
; hijacking
: Troy and Dillon look up this word after the desk clerk explains the reasons for the metal detectors. Unsurprisingly, a hijacking by Cuban nationals subsequently occurs on their flight .
; horse
: When John Steadman asks if the Warriors know anything about these creatures, Dillon looks this up 
; Martians
: After discovering the ineptitude of Dillon and Troy in driving an automobile, she asks if they are Martians. After consulting the computron, Dillon replies: "Close." 
; phone
: Troy attempts to use a phone booth near a gas station prior to their first run-in with Jamie Hamilton .
; robbing a bank
: Dillon doesn't understand the situation he is placed in when attempting to exchange the gold cubits for American currency with a judgmental bank teller, this being the end result .
; terrorist
: Dillon is called both a terrorist and a chauvinist by Jamie Hamilton during their phone call from the police station; he asks Troy "what's a terrorist chauvinist?" 
== Colonial terms ==
: These are terms directly relating to Galactica 1980, some of which are based from the Original Series. For terms from that series, please refer to List of terms (TOS).
; airfoil deflection
: a piece of equipment on a Viper that reduces air drag in an atmosphere 
; alpha waves
: type of signals used in correcting disturbed brainwave patterns 
; ascension tube
: elevator; Dillon refers to the elevators at the WQSL radio station building as these 
; astral wind
: wind; Starbuck experiences these on planet Starbuck 
; auric
: gold; cubits are minted from this 
; auto flight
: automatic piloting system aboard a Viper, which can be loaded with coordinates 
; automatic beacon
: an electronic device that automatically transmits a distress signal 
; automatic detonator
: a self destruct mechanism; such a mechanism is inside the A-B Raider and is activated by Andromus upon crash landing outside of New York City 
; battle urgent
: a term for high military alert, particularly in relation to crisis condition 
; brace
: a personal safety device on shuttles; i.e. safety belts 
; breaking skip
: a maneuver done in an atmosphere; three of these are used by the Cylon A-B Raider to reduce speed to ensure a non-fatal landing 
; cerebral mutation
: Adama describes Doctor Zee as being this in his log when touching upon the topic of Zee's advanced intelligence, as well as scientific expertise that is far in advance of the Colonials 
; chromosome count
: a result from a remote scan that can discern a person's gender; 's sensors indicated that one of the carries a female occupant 
; chronic
: a unit of temperature; 2000 degrees chronic would be the skin temperature of the A-B Raider at maximum upon entering Earth's atmosphere 
; Commander's Court
: a court of law, probably over military disputes .
; communication media
: Colonial term vis-à-vis journalism 
; computron
: computer 
; Crisis condition
: a high-military alert; Adama uses this in light of Xaviar's escape into Earth's past to Nazi Germany circa 1944 
; distress beacon
: the Cylon variant of the automatic beacon; a portable version of this is taken from the A-B Raider and attached to Centuri before Andromus and the Centurion escape the crash 
; energizer
: a power source (see: energizer); Dillon voices his concern that the energizer feeding power to the invisibility field hiding their s needs to be recharged before the ships are rendered visible 
; epidermal transformation
: a process of changing one's outward appearance to look like someone else; Xaviar used this process to make himself look (and sound) like Lieutenant Nash 
; felgercarb
: vulgarism equivalent to "shit" (see: felgercarb); Dillon uses this when discovering that his laser pistol wasn't set to stun 
; force field
: a safety device that restrains the Viper pilot in their seat , Troy and Dillon refer to the invisibility field as thus 
; frack
: a term meaning "rats" or "shit" (see: frack); it is only used by Starbuck 
; frimp
: mild derogatory term, essentially equivalent "dummy" or "idiot" 
; function guard mechanism
: a mechanism in a Viper that transfers control from automatic to manual should any automatic function malfunction 
; Galactican
: a member of the Fleet; Hamilton first uses the term when replying to Stockwell's question regarding Xavier's affiliation 
; Galactican fleet
: Cylons' term for the Fleet 
; Galactic war
: a Cylon term for the war with the humans, which may refer to either (or both) the Thousand-Yahren War or their pursuit of Galactican fleet 
; kils
: a unit of measuring distance; the Earth's radius measures 6,378 of these 
; limiter
: a device that limits the energy sent to a Viper's turbo charger 
; navigational computron
: navigational computer; Adama says that coordinates to uninhabited landing zones on Earth are programmed in these 
; neuro-transmitter anogram
: a medical testing technique meant to test some aspects of neuro-transmitters; Troy requests Dr. Spencer run such a test, but he is unfamiliar with it 
; nutrient monitor
: a device capable of monitoring the growth of plants 
; Priority Red
: high priority ; Captain Kanon tells Britton to contact the with a Priority Red message regarding the A-B Raider .
; pulse jet
: a rocket; Dillon sees the V-1 flying bombs launching and calls them this 
; respiratory readout
: a result from a remote scan that can discern the number of people inside a ship; Colonel Boomer discerns from this readout that two people occupy one of the incoming Vipers 
; six-carbon-chain supplement
: a term for glucose, introduced intravenously 
; sleep mode
: sleep 
; study period
: a time where children are instructed, similar to instruction period in the Original Series 
; support vapors
: air produced by a life support system 
; time warp synthesizer
: a device of Doctor Zee's that allows travel back and forth in time 
; tractor gear
: the landing gear of a Viper 
; turbine
: the "flying motorcycles" used by Troy and Dillon 
; turbo charger
: a powered component of a Viper .
; transmission band
: Colonial equivalent to "television channel" 
; wrist computron
: wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities 
=== Measurement ===
; acron ions
: unit of measurement in determining signal strength 
; Mega-Kay
: a unit of astral distance; Boomer tells Troy that the Fleet is 30,000 Mega-KaysScript for "The Super Scouts, Part I," p. 15 from Alpha Centauri . Coincidentally, the term is also used as a measure of astronomical distance in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Twiki is Missing." Of particular note, the term is used in relation to measuring the distance between Twiki and a star called Alpha Centari: that number, 33,000 Mega-Kays.
; metron
: a unit equivalent to 1 hectometerIn the , a metron is defined as equivalent to 1 meter. See the metron article for additional information.
=== Sayings ===
; May God go with you
: a salutation used upon departure to a serious mission; Adama uses this after Zee's presentation on the invisibility field 
; The glory of the universe is intelligence.
: a saying Dillon imparts on Stockton when encouraging him to enter the anti-gravity ship 
== Terms from the scripts ==
; voicescriber
: the log-keeping device useres to dictate his journals, basically a form of voice recognition speech-to-text technologyScript for "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II", p. 1
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