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===A===
 
===A===
*AA - <b>A</b>nti <b>A</b>ir
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*AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
*anni - [[Lucifer]] (anni is from Annihilator, the old name) (heavy tachyon tower)
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*Alpha — Average single-shot damage amount.
*AoE - <b>A</b>rea <b>o</b>f <b>E</b>ffect (splash damage)
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*Anti — [[Antinuke|'''Anti'''nuke]].
*avenger - old name for [[Swift]] (multirole fighter)
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*Anni — [[Lucifer]] (''anni'' is from Annihilator, the old name) heavy tachyon tower.
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*AoE — '''A'''rea '''o'''f '''E'''ffect (splash damage).
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*Avenger — old name for [[Swift]] multirole fighter.
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*Amph — [[Amphbot Factory|'''Amph'''ibious bots]].
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*Air — typically indicates [[Airplane Plant|plane factory]] units; rarely [[Gunship Plant|gunships]].
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*Arty — short for '''Arti'''llery, a class of long-range units.
  
 
===B===
 
===B===
* Bantha - Old name for [[Paladin]]
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*Bantha — old name for [[Paladin]].
*BB - <b>B</b>ig <b>B</b>ertha - the long range cannon
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*BB — [[Big Bertha|'''B'''ig '''B'''ertha]] — the long range cannon.
*BD - Revenant, comes from old name Black Dawn - Heavy Raider/Assault gunship
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*BD — [[Revenant]], comes from old name Black Dawn — heavy raider/assault gunship.
*behe - Cerberus, from old name Behemoth
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*Behe — [[Cerberus]], from old name Behemoth.
*BW - <b>B</b>last<b>W</b>ing - flying bomb unit
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*BP — buildpower — the speed at which constructors/factories convert resources to units.
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*BW — [[Blastwing|'''B'''last'''W'''ing]] — flying bomb unit.
  
 
===C===
 
===C===
*cata - [[Merlin]]. From the old name, Catapult. - artillery strider
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*CA — Complete Annihilation — ZK's direct ancestor game. Also the Complete Annihilation [[Award|award]] (for dealing the most damage).
*CCR - Comet Catcher Redux - the flat vehicle map
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*Cata — [[Merlin]]. From the old name, Catapult artillery strider.
*com(m) - <b>Comm</b>ander - the starting unit  
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*CCR — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/55646 Comet Catcher Redux] — the flat vehicle map.
*con - <b>Con</b>structor - any mobile unit with ability to build stuff
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*Chix — [[Chicken Defense]], a Tower Defense style game mode.
*CS - <b>C</b>hain<b>S</b>aw - Long Range Anti Air
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*Com(m) — [[Commander|'''Comm'''ander]] — the starting unit.
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*Con — [[Unit classes#Constructor|'''Con'''structor]] — any mobile unit with ability to build stuff.
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*Cooked — destroyed, usually about players (but sometimes also individual units). See also: [[#lobster|lobster]].
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*CS — [[Chainsaw|'''C'''hain'''S'''aw]] — long range anti-air.
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*Crow — mistyped [[Krow]].
  
 
===D===
 
===D===
*det - (also detri) - Detriment (the largest strider)
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*Det — also ''detri'' — [[Detriment]] — the largest strider.
*DDM - <b>D</b>ooms<b>d</b>ay <b>M</b>achine - heavy defensive structure
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*DDM — [[Desolator]], formerly known as the '''D'''ooms'''d'''ay '''M'''achine heavy defensive structure.
*dgun - <b>D</b>isintegrator <b>Gun</b> - class of special weapons that need manual activation using "D" key - for example Dante's missile volley or special commander weapons
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*DF — DeinFreund — one of the developers.
*domi - [[Dominatrix]] (capture vehicle)
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*Dgun — '''D'''isintegrator '''Gun''' — class of special weapons that need manual activation using "D" key for example Dante's missile volley or special commander weapons.
*DPS - <b>D</b>amage <b>P</b>er <b>S</b>econd
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*Domi — [[Dominatrix]] capture vehicle.
*DRP - <b>D</b>isco <b>R</b>ave <b>P</b>arty - the superweapon
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*DPS — '''D'''amage '''P'''er '''S'''econd.
*Drop - A "drop" happens when units are loaded into transports and then "dropped" somewhere, like the enemy base
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*DRP — [[Disco Rave Party|'''D'''isco '''R'''ave '''P'''arty]] — the superweapon.
*DSD - Delta Siege Dry - a popular teams map
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*Drop — a "drop" happens when units are loaded into transports and then "dropped" somewhere, like the enemy base.
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*DSD — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/56560 Delta Siege Dry] — a popular teams map.
  
 
===E===
 
===E===
*E - <b>E</b>nergy - the resource
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*E — [[Energy|'''E'''nergy]] — the resource.
*eco - <b>Eco</b>nomy - all resource-producing units and buildings
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*Eco — '''Eco'''nomy all resource-producing units and buildings.
*elo - a rating system used for balancing games basing on estimated players skill
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*<span id="Elo">Elo</span> — a rating system used for balancing games basing on estimated players skill (on which ZK's ladder ratings used to be based).
*EMP - <b>E</b>lectro<b>M</b>agnetic <b>P</b>ulse - paralyzer weapons, can also be used to mean an air player using thunderbird.
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*EMP — '''E'''lectro'''M'''agnetic '''P'''ulse paralyzer weapons, can also be used to mean an air player using [[Thunderbird]].
  
 
===F===
 
===F===
*fac- <b>Fac</b>tory - building that produces mobile units
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*FFA — '''F'''ree '''f'''or '''A'''ll — a match with 3 or more teams.
*FW - Firewalker (artillery bot)
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*Fac — [[Units|'''Fac'''tory]] — building that produces mobile units.
*fus - Fusion Reactor
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*FW — [[Firewalker]] — artillery bot.
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*Fus — [[Fusion Reactor]].
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*Firepluk award — named after the player Firepluk; When a player resigns very early into the game but ends up winning anyways.
  
 
===G===
 
===G===
*geo - <b>Geo</b>thermal Powerplant or the spot where it can be built (also _geospot_)
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*Gaetor — [[Scorcher]], formerly known as Insti'''gator'''.
*GS - Gunships
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*Geo — [[Geothermal Generator|'''Geo'''thermal Powerplant]] or the spot where it can be built (also ''geospot'').
*golly or Goli - [[Goliath]] (heavy tank)
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*GF — GoogleFrog — one of the lead developers.
*grid - energy grid - system of connected energy sources, part of overdrive. Structures are in the same grid if their "circles" touch.  
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*GS — [[Gunship Plant|Gunships]].
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*Golly or Goli [[Cyclops]], formerly known as Goliath — heavy tank.
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*Grid — energy grid system of connected energy sources, part of [[Overdrive|overdrive]]. Structures are in the same grid if their "circles" touch.
  
 
===H===
 
===H===
*HLT - <b>H</b>eavy <b>L</b>aser <b>T</b>ower ([[Stinger]])
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*HLT — '''H'''eavy '''L'''aser '''T'''ower [[Stinger]].
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*Hawk — old name for [[Raptor]] — air superiority fighter.
  
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===I===
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*Icy — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/7513 Icy Run v2], a popular map for (very) high density casual team games.
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*IoG — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/49517 Isle of Grief], a map.
  
 
===J===
 
===J===
*JJ - JumpJet factory
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*JJ JumpJet Factory, now [[Jumpbot Factory]].
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===K===
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*KR — KingRaptor — one of the core developers (currently known as Histidine).
  
 
===L===
 
===L===
*Licho - old name for [[Likho]] (heavy bomber plane)
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*Licho old name for [[Likho]] heavy bomber plane. Also one of the core developers.
*link - to link disconnected parts of energy grid together OR to link shields together
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*Link — to link disconnected parts of energy grid together OR to link shields together.
*LLT - <b>L</b>ight <b>L</b>aser <b>T</b>ower (the [[Lotus]] turret)
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*LLT — '''L'''ight '''L'''aser '''T'''ower the [[Lotus]] turret.
*lobster - a taunt for a player who haven't performed well in ongoing or previous battle(s).
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*<span id="lobster">Lobster</span> — a taunt for a player who hasn't performed well in ongoing or previous battle(s).
*LoS - line of sight
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*LoS line of sight.
*LV - <b>L</b>ight <b>V</b>ehicles (Factory) - LV got renamed to Rover factory
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*LV — '''L'''ight '''V'''ehicles (Factory) LV got renamed to [[Rover Assembly]].
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*Leveler — old name for [[Ripper]].
  
 
===M===
 
===M===
*M - <b>M</b>etal - the resource
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*M — [[Metal|'''M'''etal]] — the resource.
*mex - <b>M</b>etal <b>Ex</b>tractor, <i>to mex</i> the action of constructing extractors on untapped metal spots
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*Merl — old name for [[Impaler]].
*morph - to upgrade a commander or a geothermal generator
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*Mex — [[Metal Extractor|'''M'''etal '''Ex'''tractor]], ''to mex'' — the action of constructing extractors on untapped metal spots.
*moho - old name for Advanced Geothermal
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*MM — '''m'''atch'''m'''aker.
*MT - <b>M</b>issile <b>T</b>ower (the Picket turret)
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*Morph — to upgrade a [[Commander]] or a [[Geothermal Generator]].
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*Moho — old name for [[Advanced Geothermal]].
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*MT — '''M'''issile '''T'''ower the [[Picket]] turret.
  
 
===N===
 
===N===
*nano - Caretaker nanolathe tower (static constructor)
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*Nano — [[Caretaker]] nanolathe tower static constructor.
*nap - to kidnap - usually "comnap" - capture enemy commander with air transport
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*Nap — to kidnap usually "comnap" capture enemy commander with [[Gunship Plant|air transport]].
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*NullAI — a "sandbox" skirmish opponent which does nothing, sometimes used as an insult.
  
 
===O===
 
===O===
*OD - <b>O</b>ver<b>D</b>rive - overdrive pumps spare energy to metal extractors to improve their output, see [http://zero-k.info/wiki/Overdrive economic section of the manual]
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*OD — '''O'''ver'''D'''rive overdrive pumps spare energy to metal extractors to improve their output, see [[Overdrive|economic section of the manual]].
*OP - <b>O</b>ver<b>P</b>owered - something is considered too good for its cost (eg a unit/module/ability)
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*OP — '''O'''ver'''P'''owered something is considered too good for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability). Also forum abbreviation for ''original poster'', the person who started the current thread.
*owled - weak enough it might as well not be in the game
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*OTA — (Original) Total Annihilation — a 1997 RTS game which ZK started out as a mod of (where "original" is to refer to the retail game as opposed to the collection of the various other mods it spawned).
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*Owled — weak enough that it might as well not be in the game.
  
 
===P===
 
===P===
*pene - Lance. From old name penetrator. (hovercraft artillery)
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*Pene — [[Lance]]. From old name "Penetrator".
*porc - (from porcupine) - heavy defenses, usually useless
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*Porc — from porcupine heavy defenses, usually useless.
*porcing - playing too defensively, not taking enough land
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*Porcing — playing too defensively, not taking enough land.
*PW - <b>P</b>lanet<b>W</b>ars - the online multiplayer campaign
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*PW — [[PlanetWars|'''P'''lanet'''W'''ars]] — the online multiplayer campaign.
*plop (fac) - deploying your first factory, which is free and builds instantly
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*Plop (fac) deploying your first factory, which is free and builds instantly.
  
 
===R===
 
===R===
*rec - <b>Rec</b>laim - command to recycle units, wreckages and map features
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*Rec — [[Reclaim Command|'''Rec'''laim]] — command to recycle units, wreckages and map features.
*ress/rez - <b>Ress</b>urection (common misspelled version of resurrection) - ability to recreate a unit from its wreckage
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*Ress/rez — [[Resurrect Command|'''Ress'''urection]] (common misspelled version of resurrection) ability to recreate a unit from its wreckage.
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*Reaper — old name for [[Minotaur]].
  
 
===S===
 
===S===
*SD - <b>S</b>tar<b>d</b>ust
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*SD — [[Stardust|'''S'''tar'''d'''ust]].
*singu - <b>Singu</b>larity Reactor - most powerful, and most dangerous energy-producing structure
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*Singu — [[Singularity Reactor|'''Singu'''larity Reactor]] — most powerful, and most dangerous energy-producing structure.
*Shadow - old name for Raven (bomber plane)
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*Shadow old name for [[Raven]] — bomber plane.
*shiny - huge explosion caused either by nuke, or destruction of Singularity Reactor
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*Shiny — huge explosion caused either by nuke, advanced geothermal or destruction of Singularity Reactor. Can also be used when a lot of bombs chain explode.
*skydust - Stardust on a terraformed spire
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*Skydust — [[Stardust]] on a [[Terraform|terraformed]] spire.
*stiletto - old name for Thunderbird (disarming plane)
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*Starlulz — [[Starlight]].
*selfd - <b>Self D</b>estruct - usually meant as an encouragement to self destruct all your things using CTRL+A, CTRL+D keys to end the game; sometimes to self destruct a single unit for its powerful death explosion
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*Stiletto — old name for [[Thunderbird]].
*shield-ball - A group of units that have shields, usually containing thugs, felons, and possibly an aspis(mobile area shield)
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*Sumo — old name for [[Jugglenaut]].
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*SSB — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/7770 Small Supreme Battlefield] — a remake of Seton's Clutch, the iconic map from Supreme Commander.
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*Selfd — '''Self D'''estruct usually meant as an encouragement to self destruct all your things using CTRL+A, CTRL+D keys to end the game; sometimes to self destruct a single unit for its powerful death explosion.
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*Shield-ball — a group of units that have shields, usually containing [[Thug]]s, [[Felon]]s, and possibly an [[Aspis]].
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*Stealth — also 'stealth-ball' — a group of units with personal cloaks (like [[Scythe]]s, or under cloaking field of [[Aspis]].
  
 
===T===
 
===T===
*TB - <b>T</b>hunder<b>b</b>ird - area disable bomber plane.
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*TB — [[Thunderbird|'''T'''hunder'''b'''ird]] — area disable bomber plane.
*terra - <b>Terra</b>form - a way to modify map's landscape
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*Terra — [[Terraform|'''Terra'''form]] — a way to modify map's landscape.
*Trollcom - Typically a disintegrator gun command with high movement speed.
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*Tit d — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/56655 Titan Duel], a popular map.
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*Trollcom — a frontline [[Commander]] with a lot of investment, typically a disintegrator gun commander with high movement speed and stealth cloak.
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*Tick — old name for [[Imp]].
  
 
===U===
 
===U===
*ubermex - a metal extractor spot with much more yield than usual (4+ while typical mex is 2)
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*Ubermex — a [[Metal Extractor]] spot with much more yield than usual (4+ while typical mex is 2).
*UP - <b>U</b>nder<b>P</b>owered - something is considered too weak for its cost (eg a unit/module/ability)
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*UP — '''U'''nder'''P'''owered something is considered too weak for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability).
*Ulti - <b>Ulti</b>matum - cloaked anti-heavy strider
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*Ulti — [[Ultimatum|'''Ulti'''matum]] — cloaked anti-heavy strider.
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===V===
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*Vamp — old name for [[Raptor]] — air superiority fighter.
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*Vindi — [[Hercules]]. From the old name Vindicator.
  
 
===W===
 
===W===
* Wubbernaut - A new player. Comes from wub (similar to nub) + naut (to explore).
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*Warrior — old name for [[Reaver]].
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*WHR — Whole History Rating — the rating system used for the ZK ladder. See also: [[#Elo|Elo]].
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*Wubbernaut — a new player. Comes from ''wub'' (similar to nub) + ''naut'' (to explore).
  
 
===Z===
 
===Z===
*ZK - <b>Z</b>ero <b>K</b>elvin - the name of this game
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*ZK — [[Zero Kelvin|'''Z'''ero '''K'''elvin]] — the name of this game.
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 15 October 2022


A

  • AA — Anti Air.
  • Alpha — Average single-shot damage amount.
  • Anti — Antinuke.
  • Anni — Lucifer (anni is from Annihilator, the old name) — heavy tachyon tower.
  • AoE — Area of Effect (splash damage).
  • Avenger — old name for Swift — multirole fighter.
  • Amph — Amphibious bots.
  • Air — typically indicates plane factory units; rarely gunships.
  • Arty — short for Artillery, a class of long-range units.

B

  • Bantha — old name for Paladin.
  • BB — Big Bertha — the long range cannon.
  • BD — Revenant, comes from old name Black Dawn — heavy raider/assault gunship.
  • Behe — Cerberus, from old name Behemoth.
  • BP — buildpower — the speed at which constructors/factories convert resources to units.
  • BW — BlastWing — flying bomb unit.

C

  • CA — Complete Annihilation — ZK's direct ancestor game. Also the Complete Annihilation award (for dealing the most damage).
  • Cata — Merlin. From the old name, Catapult — artillery strider.
  • CCR — Comet Catcher Redux — the flat vehicle map.
  • Chix — Chicken Defense, a Tower Defense style game mode.
  • Com(m) — Commander — the starting unit.
  • Con — Constructor — any mobile unit with ability to build stuff.
  • Cooked — destroyed, usually about players (but sometimes also individual units). See also: lobster.
  • CS — ChainSaw — long range anti-air.
  • Crow — mistyped Krow.

D

  • Det — also detriDetriment — the largest strider.
  • DDM — Desolator, formerly known as the Doomsday Machine — heavy defensive structure.
  • DF — DeinFreund — one of the developers.
  • Dgun — Disintegrator Gun — class of special weapons that need manual activation using "D" key — for example Dante's missile volley or special commander weapons.
  • Domi — Dominatrix — capture vehicle.
  • DPS — Damage Per Second.
  • DRP — Disco Rave Party — the superweapon.
  • Drop — a "drop" happens when units are loaded into transports and then "dropped" somewhere, like the enemy base.
  • DSD — Delta Siege Dry — a popular teams map.

E

  • E — Energy — the resource.
  • Eco — Economy — all resource-producing units and buildings.
  • Elo — a rating system used for balancing games basing on estimated players skill (on which ZK's ladder ratings used to be based).
  • EMP — ElectroMagnetic Pulse — paralyzer weapons, can also be used to mean an air player using Thunderbird.

F

  • FFA — Free for All — a match with 3 or more teams.
  • Fac — Factory — building that produces mobile units.
  • FW — Firewalker — artillery bot.
  • Fus — Fusion Reactor.
  • Firepluk award — named after the player Firepluk; When a player resigns very early into the game but ends up winning anyways.

G

  • Gaetor — Scorcher, formerly known as Instigator.
  • Geo — Geothermal Powerplant or the spot where it can be built (also geospot).
  • GF — GoogleFrog — one of the lead developers.
  • GS — Gunships.
  • Golly or Goli — Cyclops, formerly known as Goliath — heavy tank.
  • Grid — energy grid — system of connected energy sources, part of overdrive. Structures are in the same grid if their "circles" touch.

H

  • HLT — Heavy Laser Tower — Stinger.
  • Hawk — old name for Raptor — air superiority fighter.

I

J

K

  • KR — KingRaptor — one of the core developers (currently known as Histidine).

L

  • Licho — old name for Likho — heavy bomber plane. Also one of the core developers.
  • Link — to link disconnected parts of energy grid together OR to link shields together.
  • LLT — Light Laser Tower — the Lotus turret.
  • Lobster — a taunt for a player who hasn't performed well in ongoing or previous battle(s).
  • LoS — line of sight.
  • LV — Light Vehicles (Factory) — LV got renamed to Rover Assembly.
  • Leveler — old name for Ripper.

M

N

  • Nano — Caretaker nanolathe tower — static constructor.
  • Nap — to kidnap — usually "comnap" — capture enemy commander with air transport.
  • NullAI — a "sandbox" skirmish opponent which does nothing, sometimes used as an insult.

O

  • OD — OverDrive — overdrive pumps spare energy to metal extractors to improve their output, see economic section of the manual.
  • OP — OverPowered — something is considered too good for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability). Also forum abbreviation for original poster, the person who started the current thread.
  • OTA — (Original) Total Annihilation — a 1997 RTS game which ZK started out as a mod of (where "original" is to refer to the retail game as opposed to the collection of the various other mods it spawned).
  • Owled — weak enough that it might as well not be in the game.

P

  • Pene — Lance. From old name "Penetrator".
  • Porc — from porcupine — heavy defenses, usually useless.
  • Porcing — playing too defensively, not taking enough land.
  • PW — PlanetWars — the online multiplayer campaign.
  • Plop (fac) — deploying your first factory, which is free and builds instantly.

R

  • Rec — Reclaim — command to recycle units, wreckages and map features.
  • Ress/rez — Ressurection (common misspelled version of resurrection) — ability to recreate a unit from its wreckage.
  • Reaper — old name for Minotaur.

S

  • SD — Stardust.
  • Singu — Singularity Reactor — most powerful, and most dangerous energy-producing structure.
  • Shadow — old name for Raven — bomber plane.
  • Shiny — huge explosion caused either by nuke, advanced geothermal or destruction of Singularity Reactor. Can also be used when a lot of bombs chain explode.
  • Skydust — Stardust on a terraformed spire.
  • Starlulz — Starlight.
  • Stiletto — old name for Thunderbird.
  • Sumo — old name for Jugglenaut.
  • SSB — Small Supreme Battlefield — a remake of Seton's Clutch, the iconic map from Supreme Commander.
  • Selfd — Self Destruct — usually meant as an encouragement to self destruct all your things using CTRL+A, CTRL+D keys to end the game; sometimes to self destruct a single unit for its powerful death explosion.
  • Shield-ball — a group of units that have shields, usually containing Thugs, Felons, and possibly an Aspis.
  • Stealth — also 'stealth-ball' — a group of units with personal cloaks (like Scythes, or under cloaking field of Aspis.

T

  • TB — Thunderbird — area disable bomber plane.
  • Terra — Terraform — a way to modify map's landscape.
  • Tit d — Titan Duel, a popular map.
  • Trollcom — a frontline Commander with a lot of investment, typically a disintegrator gun commander with high movement speed and stealth cloak.
  • Tick — old name for Imp.

U

  • Ubermex — a Metal Extractor spot with much more yield than usual (4+ while typical mex is 2).
  • UP — UnderPowered — something is considered too weak for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability).
  • Ulti — Ultimatum — cloaked anti-heavy strider.

V

  • Vamp — old name for Raptor — air superiority fighter.
  • Vindi — Hercules. From the old name Vindicator.

W

  • Warrior — old name for Reaver.
  • WHR — Whole History Rating — the rating system used for the ZK ladder. See also: Elo.
  • Wubbernaut — a new player. Comes from wub (similar to nub) + naut (to explore).

Z