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This article contains list of terms and acronyms of Planetside 2, and also common terms from FPS and MMO.

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A[]

A2A
Acronym of Air to Air - Refers to when aircraft fight against aircraft.
A2G
Acronym of Air to Ground - Refers to when aircraft fight against ground vehicles, can also include against infantry.
AA
Acronym of Anti-Air - Weapons designed to damage aircraft.
ADS
Acronym of Aim Down Sights, bringing up your gun and aiming with the sight. Opposite of of Hip Firing
AI
Acronym of Anti-Infantry - Weapons designed to damage Infantry.
Acronym of Artificial Intelligence - Can refer to the Engineer's Spitfire Auto-Turret or the Construction System's Turret AI Module.
Air
Abbreviation of aircraft. Refers to aerial vehicles (ESF, Dervish, Valkyrie, Liberator, Galaxy).
AMS
See S-AMS.
AO
Acronym of Area of Operations.
AOE
Acronym of Area of Effect - Typically refers to the Medic's Nano-Regen Device or explosives.
AP
Acronym of Armor Piercing.
AR
Acronym of Assault Rifles.
Armor
Abbreviation of armored vehicles. Refers to ground vehicles (Flash, Javelin, Harasser, Lightning, Sunderer, ANT, MBT, Colossus).
ASC
Acronym of Advanced Shield Capacitor.
ASP
Acronym of Advanced Specialization Program.
AT
Acronym of Anti-Tank - See AV.
AV
Acronym of Anti-Vehicle - Weapons designed to damage vehicles.

B[]

Baby gate
Refers to the Hardlight Barrier deployable. The barrier vaguely resembles a collapsible fence to keep pets or children from leaving a room.
Back cap
Refers to flipping an enemy base one lattice back, preventing enemies from capturing your faction's base.
Bacon
Colloquial term for a Squad Beacon.
Banana building
Refers to the crescent-shaped building commonly found in Bio Labs that has two floors and a balcony. Usually linked by two footbridges to another building along the inner edge of the crescent.
BASR
Acronym of Bolt Action Sniper Rifles.
Battle Bus
Usually refers to a Sunderer that has been fully certified with the Blockade Armor Certification and has dual M60 Bulldog mortar launchers equipped.
BD
Acronym of Bullet Drop, the amount your bullet will drop over distance.
Bloom per Shot
Parameter, showing how much your cone of fire will increase per shot.
Blueberry
Refers to an ally player who is not in your Squad/Platoon, noting the blue carrot indicator above their head.
May also refer to New Conglomerate players, depending on how one has their faction colors set up.
Bolter
Refers to an Infiltrator using a Bolt Action Sniper Rifle.
BR
Acronym of Battle Rank.
Acronym of Battle Rifles, the class weapons, that was merged with Scout Rifles in the _Integration update.
BS
Acronym of Body Shot, a bullet that lands on the body as opposed to the head. Not to be confused with the vulgar exclamation of disbelief.

C[]

C-4 fairy
Refers to a Light Assault with C-4.
CAS
Close Air Support. Refers to aircraft attacking ground targets in support of friendly ground units: see also A2G.
Cert
Abbreviation of Certification Point.
Cloaker
Colloquial term for Infiltrator.
CoF
Acronym of Cone of Fire, spread or area your weapon may discharge into.
Command
Refers to the Command Voice Channel in-game, used to coordinate/communicate between squad/platoon leaders on a continent.
Commie
Abbreviation for the NS-44 Commissioner.
Conc/Conc Grenade/Conc Nade
Abbreviation of the Heavy Assault's Concussion Grenade.
CQC
Acronym of Closed Quarters Combat, combat that occurs within the 15 metre range.

D[]

DBC
Acronym of Daybreak Cash, in game currency, usable in most Daybreak Games titles.
DBG
Acronym of Daybreak Games, the publisher company for PlanetSide 2.
Dildar
A vulgar term referring to the Infiltrator's Motion Spotter tool, in reference to its general shape and its ability to perform detection and ranging.

E[]

Elitefit
An outfit whose members are regarded as "elitists" or substantially good at the game; portmanteau of "Elitist" and "Outfit".
EMC
Acronym of Esamir Munitions Corp., now Mattherson's Triumph.
Engie
Abbreviation of the Engineer infantry class.
ESF
Acronym of Empire-Specific Fighter, single seat small aircraft. TR Mosquito, NC Reaver, VS Scythe. May also refer to the Dervish, although that has a secondary gunner seat.

F[]

FC
Acronym of Force Commander, typically used when one is in command of two or more Platoons at any given time.
FNO
Acronym of Friday Night Ops, a weekly livestream on PlanetSide 2's official Twitch channel showcasing different Outfits across the community. This livestream was discontinued in 2014.

G[]

G2A
Acronym of Ground to Air, refers to combat between vehicles to aircraft. See also: AA.
G2G
Acronym of Ground to Ground, refers to combat between vehicles or infantry.
Gal
Abbreviation of the Galaxy drop ship.
Gal Crash, Gal Rush
Rare strategy including suicide attack of large group of Galaxy aircraft. Using the Galaxy's large size and its fragments, this attack can run over large amounts of infantry that don't take cover. See also: Roadkill
Gen, Gennie/Genny
Abbreviation of Generator.
GG
A common acronym in video game chat clients for "Good Game." Usually said after a competition as the digital equivalent of a sportsmanlike handshake. May also be GGWP - an acronym for "Good Game, Well Played!"
Ghost cap
Refers to capturing a base with little or no enemy resistance.
GL
Acronym of Grenade Launcher. May refer to a Thumper, Underbarrel, or M40 Fury.
A common acronym in video game chat clients for "Good Luck." May also be GLHF - an acronym for "Good Luck, Have fun!"
Grape
May refer to Vanu Sovereignty players, depending on how one has their faction colors set up.

H[]

HA, Heavy
An acronym of the Heavy Assault infantry class.
HE, HESH
Acronym of High Explosive or High Explosive Squash Head - Usually in reference to tank cannons.
HEAT
Acronym of High Explosive Anti-Tank - Usually in reference to tank cannons or Rocket Launchers.
Higby
Username and last name of the original creative director for PlanetSide 2, Matthew Higby (2012-2015).
Used by the game's profanity filter as a replacement for the "F-bomb" expletive.
Hip Firing
Shooting from the hip, as opposed to Aiming Down Sights.
HS
An acronym of headshot.
HSR
Although there is a weapon named the HSR-1, HSR will typically refer to Head Shot Ratio, or the percent of a players hits that register as headshots.

I[]

Inf, Infil
Abbreviation of the Infiltrator infantry class.
IvI
An acronym of Infantry v. Infantry, this is usually a scoring system based on a player's percent change to hit an enemy, combined with their percent chance that those hits will be land as headshots.

J[]

Jaeger
The private server used by PlanetSide Battles for controlled, competitive matches.
Jihad, Jihadi MAX
Refers to the NSO Defector, noting its Time Bomb ability, which allows it to self-destruct.

K[]

Klick, Kilo
An abbreviation of kilometer.

L[]

LA
Acronym of the Light Assault infantry class.
Lib
Abbreviation for the Liberator aircraft, which can seat up to 3 players and is effective against vehicles.
LMG
Acronym of Light Machine Guns.
Lodestar/Lode-star
A Galaxy capable of deploying into an Advanced Mobile Station to spawn and equip infantry.
Long Reload
Reload time with empty magazine.
LoS
Acronym of Line of Sight, referring to whether or not a target is visible from a player's view.

M[]

MAX Crash, MAX Rush
An assault strategy that relies on a massive amount of MAX units.
MBT
Acronym of Main Battle Tank — Empire Specific two seats tank. TR Prowler, NC Vanguard, VS Magrider, NSO Chimera.
Midfit
An outfit whose members are regarded as casual or average players; portmanteau of "Middle" and "Outfit".
Minecraft
Refers to Construction System deployables.
Mossie/Mossy
Abbreviation of the Mosquito, the Terran Republic's empire specific fighter aircraft.

N[]

Nade
Abbreviation of Grenade.
NC
Acronym of New Conglomerate — one of three empires.
NMG
Acronym of Nanite Mesh Generator, the Heavy Assault's default ability.
NS
Acronym of Nanite Systems — a manufacturer of equipment which is available to all factions.
NSO
Acronym of Nanite Systems Operatives — a playable fourth faction of robots in PlanetSide 2.

O[]

OHK
Acronym of One Hit Kill, a kill that only requires one shot or bullet being fired. Usually used in conjunction with a headshot.
OL
Acronym of Outfit Leader.
OMFG
Operation: Make Faster Game. A code name for the Performance Updates (PU).
Ops
Abbreviation for "Operations"; a term used by Outfits referring to the dedicated times they get on and play.
OS
Acronym of Orbital Strike.
OW
Acronym of Outfit Wars.

P[]

PL
Acronym of Platoon Leader.
Point hold
Refers to holding a Capture Point at a base for as long as you can using minimal spawns.
PSB
Acronym of PlanetSide Battles, a community-run organization that hosts controlled, competitive matches on a private server.
PTS
Acronym of Public Test Server.
PU
Performance Update. A term used by the development team for releases during the optimization period instead of Game Update (GU)

Q[]

QOL
Quality of Life. A general term meaning an improvement in some aspect of the game.

R[]

Raspberry
Refers to an enemy player, noting the red carrot indicator above their head when spotted.
May also refer to Terran Republic players, depending on how one has their faction colors set up.
Rez Grenade/Rez Nade
Abbreviation of the Combat Medic's Nanite Revive Grenade.
RPG
Acronym of Rogue Planet Games, the development company for PlanetSide 2.
RPM
Acronym of Rounds Per Minute. How fast a weapon fires.
Roadkill
The act of hitting infantry with a speeding vehicle to damage them, or the Directives which track how many times a player has done this.
RoF
Acronym of Rate of Fire. Another term for how fast a weapon fires.

S[]

S-AMS
Acronym of Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station, Certification available for Sunderer.
Salt, Salty
A common term in video game chat clients to indicate disgruntlement, e.g. "Using an OS on a base you just lost is pure salt," or "I'm salty that other factions have better weapons."
SC
Acronym of Station Cash (Or Seven Cash for EU ProSiebenSat1 players), in game currency, usable in most SOE games.
Scat MAX/Scatter MAX
Refers to an NC MAX with NCM1 Scattercannons equipped.
SCU
Acronym of Spawn Control Unit, the device which controls whether or not the faction in current ownership of the base will be able to spawn there.
Short Reload
Reload time with at least one bullet in the magazine.
Shottie/Shotty
Abbreviation of Shotguns.
Sky Whale
Colloquial term for the Galaxy.
SL
Acronym of Squad Leader.
Solofit
An Outfit with only one person in it, usually so they can reap the perks of being in an outfit, such as Merit and Outfit Resources all to themselves.
Spittie/Spitty
Abbreviation of Spitfire Auto-Turret.
Stalker
Refers to an Infiltrator with Stalker Cloaking eqipped.
Steel Rain
An Outfit ability that calls in all available infantry for a Drop Pod assault on a small area.
Steel Rain with Extra Steel
Refers to the use of Steel Rain with MAX units.
Sundey/Sundie/Sundy
Abbreviation of Sunderer.


T[]

TK
Acronym of Team Kill.
Toaster, Toaster-head
Colloquial term for NS Operatives, making light of their default head/helmet being a metallic rectangular shape.
T-Ray/TRay
Username and nickname of the original art director for PlanetSide 2, Tramell Ray Isaac (2012-2015).
TR
Acronym of Terran Republic - one of three empires.
TTC
Acronym of Time to Capture, the amount of time it takes to capture a facility, sometimes written as TtC.
TTK
Acronym of Time to Kill, the amount of time it takes to kill a target.

U[]

Underbarrel
A weapon attachment in the 'Rail' slot that bolts on a single-shot launcher or shotgun. See GL.

V[]

Valk
Abbreviation of Valkyrie.
Vanguard
The New Conglomerate Main Battle Tank.
VS
Acronym of Vanu Sovereignty - one of three empires.

W[]

WDS
Acronym of World Domination Series, a competitive in-game event promoted by the developers. WDS has not existed since 2014.
WG, Warpgate, Warp Gate
The home base of any Empire on each continent.
WP
Acronym of Waypoint - A waypoint can either refer to a Personal Waypoint, Squad Waypoint or a Platoon Waypoint. A squad and platoon waypoint can only be set by either a Squad Leader or a Platoon Leader via the main map.
Wrel
Username of the former YouTuber, current lead developer of PlanetSide 2, Michael Henderson (2015-present).

X[]

Y[]

Z[]

Zerg
A large group of players who significantly overpopulate a single base to capture it, or the act of doing so. Derived from the name of a faction in the Starcraft video game series that is known for doing the same.
Zergfit
An outfit whose members are known for zerging down lattice lanes; portmanteau of "Zerg" and "Outfit".
ZOE, ZOE MAX
Acronym of Zealot Overdrive Engine VS Empire specific MAX ability.
Zombie
Refers to a player being revived by a Combat Medic.
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