Genre-bending Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, and Horror

Edge Station Slang

 

Slang Used by the Characters in Edge Station

C & C — Command and Control
Delta-V — Depending on context, either change in velocity (i.e. acceleration) or simply a shorthand way of saying “relative velocity.”
EM — Electromagnetic
Gasbag — Pilot slang. Refers to gas giant planets
Klick — kilometer
Navcomp — Navigational computer. Specialized hardware to handle intra-system as well as interstellar navigation
P & L — Profit and Loss. Aspect of conventional corporate accounting practices.
R & R — Rejuvenation & Renewal, i.e. life extension technology. Advanced R & R services are reserved for society’s higher echelons. Limited R & R is theoretically available to all who are able to pay for it. Note drift from historical "Relaxation and Recreation" meaning.
S & A — Survey & Analysis: a key department on Edge Stations.
Sani-bot — Small, unobtrusive automatons that handle most sanitation and cleanup activities in human facilities such as the edge stations.