Acronyms

Commonly used acronyms in Star Citizen.

General Acronyms

A

AC

Arena Commander

ADS

Aim Down Sight

AP

Armor-Piercing

ASOP

Automated Ship Organization Program

ATC

Air Traffic Control

AU

Astronomical Unit

aUEC

Alpha United Earth Credit

B

BTR

Buggy Track Racing

C

CC

Citizen Card

CI / CIG

Cloud Imperium Games

CIWS

Close-In Weapon System

CR

Chris Roberts

CCU

Cross Chassis Upgrade

CS

CrimeStat

Cross-Section (signature)

CSET

Central Standard Earth Time

D

DPS

Damage Per Second

DGS

Dedicated gaming server

E

ECN

Emergency Communication Network

EEP

Eastern Expansion Program

EM

Electromagnetic

EMP

Electromagnetic pulse

EMU

Extravehicular Mobility Unit

EPTU

Experimental Public Test Universe

ESP

Enhanced Stick Precision

EVA

Extravehicular Activity

F

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FOIP

Face Over Internet Protocol

FPS

First-person shooter

Frames per second

Feet per second

FW

Fleet Week, incorrect naming of Invictus Launch Week

G

GM

Geodesic Marker

Gigameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000,000 kilometers.

H

HE

High Explosive

HOSAS

Hands on Stick and Stick

HOTAS

Hands on Throttle and Stick

HUD

Heads-Up Display

I

IAE

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo

IFCS

Intelligent Flight Control System

INB

Imperial Naval Base

INS

Inertial Navigation System

IR

Infrared

ITTS

Improved Target Tracking System

J

JT

Jumptown

L

LOS

Line-of-Sight

LTI

Lifetime Insurance

LZ

Landing Zone

M

MM

Megameter. A unit of length or distance in the metric system that equals to 1,000 kilometers.

N

N/A

Not Applicable

NPC

Non-player character / Non-playable character

O

OM-1/OM-2/OM-3...

Orbital Marker

OCS

Object Container Streaming. Allows the game to dynamically bind/unbind entities via the streaming system.

P

PES

Persistent Entity Streaming

PMA

Personal Manager App

POI

Point of Interest

POV

Point Of View

PvA

Player vs All

PvE

Player vs Environment

PvP

Player vs Player

PTT

Push-to-Talk

PTU

Public Test Universe

PU

Persistent Universe

Q

QED

Quantum Enforcement Device

QF

Quantum Fuel

QT

Quantum Travel

R

REC

Rental Equipment Credits

RIO

Radar Intercept Officer

ROF

Rate of Fire

RSVP

Répondez s'il vous plaît (meaning respond, if you please)

RMC

Recycled Material Composite

RMQ

Replication message queue. How the replication layer communicates information between the shards in preparation for handling server meshing.

S

SC

Star Citizen

SCU

Standard Cargo Unit

SCM

Space Combat Maneuvering

SED

Standard Earth Day

SEH

Standard Earth Hour

SEY

Standard Earth Year

SET

Standard Earth Time

SHI

Standard Hull Insurance

S1/S2/S3

Size 1/Size 2/Size 3

T

TDD

Trade & Development Division

TVI

Total Velocity Indicator

U

UEC

United Earth Credit

UEE

United Empire of Earth

UEEN

United Empire of Earth Navy

UGF

Underground Facility (e.g. Bunkers)

UNE

United Nations of Earth

UPE

United Planets of Earth

V

VDU

Video Display Unit

VMA

Vehicle Manager App

VTOL

Vertical Take-Off and Landing

X

XT

XenoThreat

Places

Abbreviations commonly seen in game chat and forums referring to planets, cities, stations, etc.

A18

Area18

BP

Baijini Point

CRU

Crusader

EH

Everus Harbor

GH

Grim HEX

JT

Jumptown

MT

MicroTech (planet)

NB

New Babbage

PO

Port Olisar

PT

Port Tressler

SPK

Security Post Kareah

Companies and Products

Corporations and vehicles whose official names are acronyms or are commonly abbreviated.

CO / CNOU

Consolidated Outland

MISC

Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern

MOLE

Multi-Operator Laser Extractor

MPUV

Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle

MSR

Mercury Star Runner

PTV

Personal Transport Vehicle

RAFT

Reinforced Advanced Freight Transport

RL

Replication Layer

R&R

Rest & Relax

ROC

Remote Ore Collector

ROC-DS

Remote Ore Collector – Dual Seat

RSI

Roberts Space Industries

SRV

Standard Recovery Vehicle

STV

Sport Terrain Vehicle