Acronyms

Commonly used acronyms in Star Citizen.

A

 * AC:Arena Commander


 * ADS:Aim Down Sight


 * AP:Armor-Piercing


 * ASOP:Automated Ship Organization Program


 * ATC:Air Traffic Control


 * 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

E

 * 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

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


 * 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


 * 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


 * SEY:Standard Earth Year


 * 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


 * 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 locations, stations, etc.


 * A18:Area18


 * BP:Baijini Point


 * EH:Everus Harbor


 * GH:Grim HEX


 * JT:Jumptown


 * MT:MicroTech (planet)


 * NB:New Babbage


 * PO:Port Olisar


 * PT:Port Tressler


 * SPK:Security Post Kareah