Acronyms

Commonly used acronyms in Star Citizen.

A
ADS – Aim Down Sight

AP – Armor-Piercing

ASOP – Automated Ship Organization Program

ATC – Air Traffic Control

aUEC – Alpha UEC

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

E
EEP – Eastern Expansion Program

EM – Electromagnetic

EMP – Electromagnetic pulse

EMU – Extravehicular Mobility Unit

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

G
GM – Geodesic Marker

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
MISC – Musashi Industrial & Starflight Concern

MPUV – Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle

N
N/A – Not Applicable

NPC – Non-player character / Non-playable character

O
OM-1/OM-2/OM-3... – Orbital Marker

P
PES – Persistent Entity Streaming

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
QF – Quantum Fuel

QT – Quantum Travel

R
REC – Rental Equipment Credits

RIO – Radar Intercept Officer

ROF – Rate of Fire

RSI – Roberts Space Industries

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

RMC – Recycled Material Composite

RAFT – Reinforced Advanced Freight Transport

S
SC – Star Citizen

SCU – Standard Cargo Unit

SCM – Space Combat Maneuvering

SED – Standard Earth Day

SEH – Standard Earth Hour

SET – Standard Earth Time

SHI – Standard Hull Insurance

S1/S2/S3 – Size 1/Size 2/Size 3

T
TVI – Total Velocity Indicator

U
UEC – United Earth Credit

UEE – United Empire of Earth

UEEN – United Empire of Earth Navy

UNE – United Nations of Earth

UPE – United Planets of Earth

V
VDU – Video Display Unit

VTOL – Vertical Take-Off and Landing

X
XT – XenoThreat