Editing Abbreviations

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===A===
*AA — '''A'''nti '''A'''ir.
*AN — [[Antinuke|'''A'''nti '''N'''uke]].
*Anni — [[Lucifer]] (''anni'' is from Annihilator, the old name) — heavy tachyon tower.
*AoE — '''A'''rea '''o'''f '''E'''ffect (splash damage).
*Avenger — old name for [[Swift]] — multirole fighter.
*Amph — [[Amphbot Factory|'''Amph'''ibious bots]].
*Air — typically indicates [[Airplane Plant|plane factory]] units; rarely [[Gunship Plant|gunships]].
*Arty — short for '''Arti'''llery, a class of long-range units.

===B===
*Bantha — old name for [[Paladin]].
*BB — [[Big Bertha|'''B'''ig '''B'''ertha]] — the long range cannon.
*BD — [[Revenant]], comes from old name Black Dawn — heavy raider/assault gunship.
*Behe — [[Cerberus]], from old name Behemoth.
*BP — buildpower — the speed at which constructors/factories convert resources to units.
*BW — [[Blastwing|'''B'''last'''W'''ing]] — flying bomb unit.

===C===
*CA — Complete Annihilation — ZK's direct ancestor game. Also the Complete Annihilation [[Award|award]] (for dealing the most damage).
*Cata — [[Merlin]]. From the old name, Catapult — artillery strider.
*CCR — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/55646 Comet Catcher Redux] — the flat vehicle map.
*Chix — [[Chicken Defense]], a Tower Defense style game mode.
*Com(m) — [[Commander|'''Comm'''ander]] — the starting unit.
*Con — [[Unit classes#Constructor|'''Con'''structor]] — any mobile unit with ability to build stuff.
*Cooked — destroyed, usually about players (but sometimes also individual units). See also: [[#lobster|lobster]].
*CS — [[Chainsaw|'''C'''hain'''S'''aw]] — long range anti-air.
*Crow — mistyped [[Krow]].

===D===
*Det — (also detri) — [[Detriment]] — the largest strider.
*DDM — [[Desolator]], formerly known as the '''D'''ooms'''d'''ay '''M'''achine — heavy defensive structure.
*DF — DeinFreund — one of the developers.
*Dgun — '''D'''isintegrator '''Gun''' — class of special weapons that need manual activation using "D" key — for example Dante's missile volley or special commander weapons.
*Domi — [[Dominatrix]] — capture vehicle.
*DPS — '''D'''amage '''P'''er '''S'''econd.
*DRP — [[Disco Rave Party|'''D'''isco '''R'''ave '''P'''arty]] — the superweapon.
*Drop — a "drop" happens when units are loaded into transports and then "dropped" somewhere, like the enemy base.
*DSD — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/56560 Delta Siege Dry] — a popular teams map.

===E===
*E — [[Energy|'''E'''nergy]] — the resource.
*Eco — '''Eco'''nomy — all resource-producing units and buildings.
*<span id="Elo">Elo</span> — a rating system used for balancing games basing on estimated players skill (on which ZK's ladder ratings used to be based on).
*EMP — '''E'''lectro'''M'''agnetic '''P'''ulse — paralyzer weapons, can also be used to mean an air player using [[Thunderbird]].

===F===
*FFA — '''F'''ree '''f'''or '''A'''ll — a match with 3+ teams.
*Fac — [[Units|'''Fac'''tory]] — building that produces mobile units.
*FW — [[Firewalker]] — artillery bot.
*Fus — [[Fusion Reactor]].
*Firepluk award — named after the player Firepluk; When a player resigns very early into the game but ends up winning anyways.

===G===
*Gaetor — [[Scorcher]], formerly known as Insti'''gator'''.
*Geo — [[Geothermal Generator|'''Geo'''thermal Powerplant]] or the spot where it can be built (also ''geospot'').
*GF — GoogleFrog — one of the lead developers.
*GS — [[Gunship Plant|Gunships]].
*Golly or Goli — [[Cyclops]], formerly known as Goliath — heavy tank.
*Grid — energy grid — system of connected energy sources, part of [[Overdrive|overdrive]]. Structures are in the same grid if their "circles" touch.

===H===
*HLT — '''H'''eavy '''L'''aser '''T'''ower — [[Stinger]].
*Hawk — old name for [[Raptor]] — air superiority fighter.

===I===
*Icy — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/7513 Icy Run v2], a popular map for (very) high density casual team games.
*IoG — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/49517 Isle of Grief], a map.

===J===
*JJ — JumpJet Factory, now [[Jumpbot Factory]].

===K===
*KR — KingRaptor — one of the core developers (currently known as Histidine).

===L===
*Licho — old name for [[Likho]] — heavy bomber plane. Also one of the core developers.
*Link — to link disconnected parts of energy grid together OR to link shields together.
*LLT — '''L'''ight '''L'''aser '''T'''ower — the [[Lotus]] turret.
*<span id="lobster">Lobster</span> — a taunt for a player who hasn't performed well in ongoing or previous battle(s).
*LoS — line of sight.
*LV — '''L'''ight '''V'''ehicles (Factory) — LV got renamed to [[Rover Assembly]].
*Leveler — old name for [[Ripper]]. 

===M===
*M — [[Metal|'''M'''etal]] — the resource.
*Merl — old name for [[Impaler]].
*Mex — [[Metal Extractor|'''M'''etal '''Ex'''tractor]], ''to mex'' - the action of constructing extractors on untapped metal spots.
*Morph — to upgrade a [[Commander]] or a [[Geothermal Generator]].
*Moho — old name for [[Advanced Geothermal]].
*MT — '''M'''issile '''T'''ower — the [[Picket]] turret.

===N===
*Nano — [[Caretaker]] nanolathe tower — static constructor.
*Nap — to kidnap — usually "comnap" — capture enemy commander with [[Gunship Plant|air transport]].
*NullAI — a "sandbox" skirmish opponent which does nothing, sometimes used as an insult.

===O===
*OD — '''O'''ver'''D'''rive — overdrive pumps spare energy to metal extractors to improve their output, see [[Overdrive|economic section of the manual]].
*OP — '''O'''ver'''P'''owered — something is considered too good for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability). Also forum abbreviation for ''original poster'', the person who started the current thread.
*OTA — (Original) Total Annihilation — a 1997 RTS game which ZK started out as a mod of (where "original" is to refer to the retail game as opposed to the collection of the various other mods it spawned).
*Owled — weak enough it might as well not be in the game.

===P===
*Pene — [[Lance]]. From old name "Penetrator".
*Porc — from porcupine — heavy defenses, usually useless.
*Porcing — playing too defensively, not taking enough land.
*PW — [[PlanetWars|'''P'''lanet'''W'''ars]] — the online multiplayer campaign.
*Plop (fac) — deploying your first factory, which is free and builds instantly.

===R===
*Rec — [[Reclaim Command|'''Rec'''laim]] — command to recycle units, wreckages and map features.
*Ress/rez — [[Resurrect Command|'''Ress'''urection]] (common misspelled version of resurrection) — ability to recreate a unit from its wreckage.
*Reaper — old name for [[Minotaur]]. 

===S===
*SD — [[Stardust|'''S'''tar'''d'''ust]].
*Singu — [[Singularity Reactor|'''Singu'''larity Reactor]] — most powerful, and most dangerous energy-producing structure.
*Shadow — old name for [[Raven]] — bomber plane.
*Shiny — huge explosion caused either by nuke, advanced geothermal or destruction of Singularity Reactor. Can also be used when a lot of bombs chain explode.
*Skydust — [[Stardust]] on a [[Terraform|terraformed]] spire.
*Starlulz — [[Starlight]].
*Stiletto — old name for [[Thunderbird]].
*Sumo — old name for [[Jugglenaut]].
*SSB — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/7770 Small Supreme Battlefield] — a remake of Seton's Clutch, the iconic map from Supreme Commander.
*Selfd — '''Self D'''estruct — usually meant as an encouragement to self destruct all your things using CTRL+A, CTRL+D keys to end the game; sometimes to self destruct a single unit for its powerful death explosion.
*Shield-ball — a group of units that have shields, usually containing [[Thug]]s, [[Felon]]s, and possibly an [[Aspis]].
*Stealth — also 'stealth-ball' — a group of units with personal cloaks (like [[Scythe]]s, or under cloaking field of [[Aspis]].

===T===
*TB — [[Thunderbird|'''T'''hunder'''b'''ird]] — area disable bomber plane.
*Terra — [[Terraform|'''Terra'''form]] — a way to modify map's landscape.
*Tit d — [https://zero-k.info/Maps/Detail/56655 Titan Duel], a popular map.
*Trollcom — a frontline [[Commander]] with a lot of investment, typically a disintegrator gun commander with high movement speed and stealth cloak.
*Tick — old name for [[Imp]].

===U===
*Ubermex — a [[Metal Extractor]] spot with much more yield than usual (4+ while typical mex is 2).
*UP — '''U'''nder'''P'''owered — something is considered too weak for its cost (e.g. a unit/module/ability).
*Ulti — [[Ultimatum|'''Ulti'''matum]] — cloaked anti-heavy strider.

===V===
*Vamp — old name for [[Raptor]] — air superiority fighter.
*Vindi — [[Hercules]]. From the old name Vindicator.

===W===
*Warrior — old name for [[Reaver]].
*WHR — Whole History Rating — the rating system used for the ZK ladder. See also: [[#Elo|Elo]].
*Wubbernaut — a new player. Comes from ''wub'' (similar to nub) + ''naut'' (to explore).

===Z===
*ZK — '''Z'''ero '''K'''elvin — the name of this game.


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