deckhead – ceiling in a spaceship, with a room directly above.
division – half of a squadron; in CSF, four ships.
DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid; a molecule of genetic instructions.
door – physical closure on a doorway; may not be airtight.
doorway – opening in a bulkhead.
DSM – CSF decoration, Distinguished Service Medal.
ENS – ship prefix, Earth Navy Ship.
Enshin – martial art combining karate and judo, founded in 1988.
Exam – Citizenship Exam of the Commonwealth of Free Planets.
Fleet Book (of Maneuvers) – CSF standard book of maneuvers.
flotilla – two squadrons under one command; usually destroyers.
g – one gravity, the amount of gravity one feels on Earth.
GMD – Galactic Mail And Defense Corporation.
geosynchronous – west-to-east orbit in 24 hours; geostationary.
Goat Locker – Chief's Mess on a ship.
hatch – airtight cover on a hatchway in a deckhead or overhead.
hatchway – opening in a deckhead or overhead, with a hatch.
HQ – Headquarters.
inner envelope – calculated volume inside the published system periphery allowing hyperspace cruise but not transition.
IS – interstellar.
JAG – Judge Advocate General, the legal arm of the CSF.
JTO – Junior Tactical Officer.
ladderway – opening in a deckhead or overhead, without a hatch.
light-second – distance light travels in one second; 186,282 miles.
light-year – distance light travels in one year; 5.88 trillion miles.
low-g – low gravity; gravity under 0.2 g.
metroplex – city and its suburbs; metropolitan area.
LNS – ship prefix, Lautadan Navy Ship.
MP – Military Police.
NOC – Naval Operations Center at Sigurdsen Fleet HQ.
OCS – Officer Candidate School.
outer envelope – calculated volume inside the published system periphery allowing hyperspace cruise and transition.
overhead – ceiling in a spaceship, without a room directly above.
PhD – Doctor of Philosophy; the most advanced degree in a field.
ppm – parts per million.
PR – public relations.
PSS – ship prefix, Paradiso Space Ship.
red team – attacker in a war game exercise.
R&R – Rest and Recuperation.
SM – CSF decoration, Science Medal.
SMH – Sigurdsen Military Hospital.
section – half of a division; in CSF, two ships.
squadron – group of ships under one command; in CSF, eight ships.
SSN – ship prefix, Samaran Space Navy.
STO – Senior Tactical Officer.
system periphery – published boundary inside which hyperspace cruise and transition are dangerous to the ship.
topside – cylinder(s) on a ship containing officer's quarters and command & control areas like the bridge, CIC, etc.
TNS – ship prefix, Tenerife Navy Ship.
UCS – Unarmed Combat School.
UJ – University of Jablonka.
VA – CSF decoration, Victorious Action ribbon.
VR – virtual reality.
XO – Executive Officer, First Officer.
zero-g – completely weightless; in free fall.
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