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Glossary of Star Wars Terms

Provides defintions of commonly used Star Wars acronyms and terms.

A
AAT: Armored Assault Tank (vehicle)
ABY: after the Battle of Yavin
AD: Anthony Daniels (actor who plays C-3P0)
AI
: Artificial Intelligence
ANH: Episode IV: A New Hope
AOC: Agents of Chaos (novel duology)
AOTC: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
AS: Anakin Solo
AT-ST:
All Terrain Scout Transport (vehicle)
AT-AT: All Terrain Armored Transport (vehicle)
AT-TE: All Terrain Tactical Enforcer (vehicle)
AU: Alternate Universe


B
BAC: books and comics
BBY:
Before the Battle of Yavin
BD:
Battle Droid
BF:
Boba Fett (character)
BFC:
Black Fleet Crisis (novel series)
Big Three:
Refers to Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa

Blue Harvest: Fake working title used during the production of Return of the Jedi
BP:
Balance Point (novel)
BR:
Blockade Runner (ship)
BTD:
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (a short mokumentary about the life of R2-D2)
BTH:
Before the Helmet (a photo series on StarWars.com)
BTS:
Behind the Scenes
BY:
Battle of Yavin

C
Canon: Part of the official Star Wars universe, according to Lucasfilm (e.g. fan fiction is not canon because it is not Lucasfilm approved)
CCG:
Collectable Card Game
COTJ:
Children of the Jedi (novel)
CT: Clone trooper
CW:
The Clone Wars


D
DE: Dark Empire (comic book series)
DF: Dark Forces (video game or novella)
DH: Dark Horse Comics (publisher)
DJ: Dark Journey (novel), Dark Jedi (Jedi with dark side tendencies)
DM: Darth Maul
DMSH: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (novel)
DN: Dark Nest (novel trilogy)
DOTF:
Duel of the Fates (Episode I lightsaber duel song)
DS: Death Star, Darksaber (novel), or dark side
DT: Dark Tide series (novels)
DV:
Darth Vader
DW: Destiny's Way (novel)

E
EOV: Edge of Victory (novel duology)
ESB:
The Empire Strikes Back
EU: Expanded Universe
Expanded Universe: Star Wars events and occurrences outside of the films

F
Fan Fiction: Star Wars stories written by fans that are not endorsed by Lucasfilm
Fan Film: Star Wars movies produced by fans that are not endorsed by Lucasfilm
FF:
Fan fiction; fan film
FH:
Force Heretic (novel series)
Flanneled One:
George Lucas

FOTJ: Fate of the Jedi novel series
FS:
Full Screen, or Force Sensitive (someone able to feel the Force)


G
GB: GalacticBinder.com (unofficial Star Wars website directory)
GFFA:
Galaxy Far, Far Away (refers to Star Wars galaxy as a whole)
GG:
General Grievous (character)
GL:
George Lucas

GOF: Galaxy of Fear (young adult novel series)

H
HC: Hard Contact (novel), or hard cover
HS:
Hyperspace, or Han Solo
Hyperspace:
Hyperspace is the name of the official Star Wars fan club


I
ICS: Incredible Cross Sections (book series)
IJ: I, Jedi (novel)
ILM:
Industrial Light and Magic (special effects company)

ISD: Imperial Star Destroyer (ship)

J
JA: Jedi Academy, or Jedi Apprentice (young adult novel series)
JK: Jedi Knight
JQ: Jedi Quest (young adult novel series)

K
KJA: Kevin J. Anderson (author)
KOTOR: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)

L
LA: LucasArts (video game manufacturer)
LE: limited edition
LFL: Lucasfilm Ltd.
LOTF: Legacy of the Force (novel series)
LOTJ:
Last of the Jedi (young adult series), Legacy of the Jedi (young adult novel)
LOTR:
Lord of the Rings
LS: Luke Skywalker, light side, or lightsaber

M
Man in Plaid: George Lucas
MMORPG: Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (e.g. Star Wars Galaxies)
Mod:
a forum moderator
MJ: Mara Jade (character)
MTFBWY:
May the Force Be With You (often used as parting words among fans)


N
NJO: New Jedi Order (novel series)
NR: New Republic

O
O66: Order 66 (novel name, also the order the called for the killing of all Jedi)
OF:
Outbound Flight (novel)
OOP:
out of print

OS: Official Site (StarWars.com)
OST:
original soundtrack
OT:
Original Trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi collectively)

OZ: Australia

P
PB: paperback
PH:
Pablo Hidalgo (Lucas Online representative)
POT:
Planet of Twilight (novel)
PT:
Prequel Trilogy (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith collectively)

Q
QGJ: Qui-Gon Jinn (character)

R
RC: Republic Commando
ROTJ:
Return of the Jedi
ROTS:
Revenge of the Sith
RvD: Ryan vs. Dorkman (a Star Wars fan film)

S
SAC: Showdown at Centerpoint (novel)
SBS:
Star by Star (novel)
SDCC:
San Diego Comic Con (annual convention with large Star Wars presence)
SE:
Special Edition
SF:
science fiction
SFBC:
Science Fiction Book Club
SFX
: special effects
SH:
"Sith Happens"
sock:
a second account used by a user on message boards
SOTE:
Shadows of the Empire (novel, video game)
SOTP:
Specter of the Past (novel)
spoiler:
key plot points/happenings about a new or yet to be released item
ST:
Star Trek
SW: Star Wars
SWFFA: Star Wars Fan Film Awards
SWI:
Star Wars Insider (official Star Wars magazine)
SWRPG: Star Wars Role Playing Game


T
TFN: TheForce.net (largest unofficial Star Wars fan website)
TFU:
The Force Unleashed (video game, novel, graphic novel)
TG:
Tatooine Ghost (novel)
THX:
sound design company, or an early George Lucas film, or "thanks"
TJK:
The Joiner King (novel)
TLC:
The Last Command (novel)
TOR:
The Old Republic (video game)
TOS:
Terms of Service, or The Official Site (StarWars.com)
TPB:
Trade Paperback

TTT: The Thrawn Trilogy (collectively Heir to the Emire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command)
TZ: Triple Zero (novel), or Timothy Zahn (author)

U
UK: United Kingdom
UQ:
The Unseen Queen (novel)


V
VOTF: Vision of the Future (novel)
VHTF: very hard to find
VP: Vector Prime (novel)


W
WG: Wedge's Gamble (novel)
WOTC:
Wizards of the Coast (publisher)
WS:
wide screen, Wraith Squadron (novel)

X
XW: X-Wing (ship/novel series)

Y
YA: Young Adult
YJK:
Young Jedi Knights (young adult novel series)

YV: Yuuzahn Vong (invading alien race in New Jedi Order novel series)

     
       



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