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Common Abbreviations And Symbols

Here we show a lot of the common things used in the sim world. Symbols and Abbreviations used to help explain something in shorthand. Please take a look at them and become familiar with them, as you will see them a lot!

General

ACTION> - RESERVED for hosts. Indicates Shipwide Action.
Computer> - Ship or Stations Computer
(Name)> - Ghost Player/NPC (non-playing character)
TL - Turbolift
TR - Transporter Room or Transporter
BOP - Klingon Bird of Prey
Photon - Photon Torpedoes
+taps+ - indicates communications using a communicator
=/= - Used in replace of Taps (may be Captains preference)
TL - Turbo Lift
LOL - Laughing out Loud
ROFLMAO - Rolling on Floor Laughing my Asteroids Off.
Sim - Simulation
BRB - Be Right Back
BAK - Back at Keyboard
Quantum - Quantum Torpedoes
Punted - Removed from AIM not by choice/system error
Booted - Same as Punted
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
J/K - Just Kidding

Positions

Bridge:
CO - Commanding Officer
XO - Executive Officer
TAC - Tactical Officer
HELM - Helmsman
OPS - Operations Officer
SEC - Security Officer
ENG - Engineering Officer
MED - Medical Officer
SCI - Science Officer

Please Note! For SEC, ENG, and MED, you may see a variation such as CSEC or ASEC. This denotes the chief of the department and the assistant.

Posted by FSF Lowell At 3:20 PM