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** {{inlineref|Lord}}: A title of nobility. Example: Lord [[Cain (1880)|Cain]] of ''[[Pegasus (1880)|Pegasus]]''.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Lord}}: A title of nobility. Example: Lord [[Cain (1880)|Cain]] of ''[[Pegasus (1880)|Pegasus]]''.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Count}}: A title of nobility. Example: Count [[Iblis (1880)|Iblis]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Count}}: A title of nobility. Example: Count [[Iblis (1880)|Iblis]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Flight-Commander}}: Military rank of a flier.<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Flight-Lieutenant}}: A military rank of a flier. Example: [[Starbuck (1880)|Starbuck]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Flight-Lieutenant}}: A military rank of a flier. Example: [[Starbuck (1880)|Starbuck]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Lieutenant}}: A military rank. Example: [[Jolly (1880)|Jolly]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>
** {{inlineref|Lieutenant}}: A military rank. Example: [[Jolly (1880)|Jolly]].<ref name="SBSG01"/>

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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


Both Colonials and Cylonics employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience, but transposing a "steampunk" flavor and sensibility.

This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon.

Honorifics and Ranks[edit]

Honorifics and titles are organized based on rank position, and not alphabetically. Some ranks and honorifics may be equal under certain conditions.
  • Colonial Empire
    • Archduke: A title of nobility, just a step or two beneath the top-most level of leadership nobility. Example: Adama.[1]
    • Crown Prince/Prince: A title of nobility, ascribed typically to the son of an archduke. Example: Apollo.[1]
    • Fleet Admiral: A military title of someone who leads a fleet. Example: Tigh.[1]
    • Lady: A title of nobility, subordinate to an archduke. Example: Athena.[1]
    • Admiral: A military rank. The commanding officer aboard the aethership Atlantia held this rank.[1]
    • Lord: A title of nobility. Example: Lord Cain of Pegasus.[1]
    • Count: A title of nobility. Example: Count Iblis.[1]
    • Flight-Commander: Military rank of a flier.[1]
    • Flight-Lieutenant: A military rank of a flier. Example: Starbuck.[1]
    • Lieutenant: A military rank. Example: Jolly.[1]
  • Cylonic Empire
    • Imperious Leader: The supreme rank given by Baltar to himself following his exile.[1]

Colloquialisms[edit]

  • felgercarb: Expletive, similar to "crap."
  • frack: Expletive, similar to "shit."
  • galmonging: Expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned."

General Jargon[edit]

  • aether: Outer space.[1]
  • aethership: Vessel operating in the aether.[1]
  • babbage: Computer. One such babbage is Lu-c-fer.[2][1]
  • bubbleship: Vessel that operates in the aether. Lady Athena has such a ship.[1]
  • clockwork: Used to describe the mechanical operation of Cylonic Knights, as dictated by the use of springs, gear trains, like that of a clock.[1] (See: Clockwork.)
  • Cylonic: Name of the robotic creations of Professor Baltar.[1]
  • plexi-crystal: Transparent material used in the creation of Viper canopies.[1]
  • punchcard: Means to program instructions into machinery, typically featuring holes that are punched into a card. (See: Punchcard.)[1]
  • Quorum: Leadership body of the Twelve Colonies.[1]
  • solium: Fuel used by aetherships.[1]
  • tylium: Fuel used by the "hearts" of the Cylonic Knights.[1]
  • Viper: One-man fighter ship of the Colonial Empire.[1]

Sayings[edit]

  • "By whrrr command": A Cylonic response to accepting an order.

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Term introduced in Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1.
  2. "Babbage" is named after Charles Babbage, whose designs for the Analytical Engine were the first instance of a computer, even though it was not built until much later.