Editing List of terms used in Cyber Nations

This is an incomplete '''list of terms used in Cyber Nations'''.

==General Terms==

*'''Admin:'''  The creator of [[Cyber Nations]]. His real name is Kevin Marks, and he is often referred to as Kevin.{{anchor|Admin}}
*'''Admin bomb:''' Admin setting everything in a user's account to zero such as [[infrastructure]], [[technology]], money, soldiers, etc. It is often used if a user attacks or nuke the game mods' nations.{{anchor|Admin bomb}}
*'''Ban Appeal:''' Appealing a ban is usually the last option a player has if they are banned from the CN Forums; in-game actions that lead to bans cannot be appealed.{{anchor|Ban Appeal}}
*'''Big Boards:''' The Cyber Nations forums.{{anchor|Big Boards}}
*'''[[Cyber Nations|CN]]:''' Commonly used acronym for Cyber Nations.{{anchor|CN}}
*'''CN Forums:''' Cyber Nations forums.{{anchor|CN Forums}}
*'''CN:SE:''' Cyber Nations:Standard Edition. Refers to the standard version of CN.{{anchor|CN:SE}}
*'''CN:TE:''' [[Cyber Nations Tournament Edition|Cyber Nations:Tournament Edition]]{{anchor|CN:TE}}
*'''[[Planet Bob|Cyberverse]]:''' One term used by many to describe the RP world of CN.{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
*'''IC:''' {{wikipedia|In character}}{{anchor|IC}}
*'''IG:''' In-game
*'''In-game:''' Referring to actions and happenings in CN.{{anchor|In-game}}
*'''[[Moderators|Mod]] (Mod Team):''' Moderators (mods) keep order in the CN forums, and keep a lookout in-game for rule breakers.{{anchor|Mod}}
*'''OOC:''' {{wikipedia|Out of Character}}{{anchor|OOC}}
*'''Offsite:''' Alliance forum which is not on the Cyber Nations forums.{{anchor|Offsite}}
*'''OWF:''' The [http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showforum=69 Open World RP Forum].  Often used to refer to the Cyber Nations forums in general.{{anchor|OWF}}
*'''[[Planet Bob]]:''' One term used by many to describe the RP world of CN.{{anchor|Planet Bob}}
*'''Reroll:''' To create a new nation, sometimes with a new identity.{{anchor|Reroll}}
*'''RL:''' An {{wikipedia|acronym}} for {{wikipedia|Reality|Real Life}}.{{anchor|RL}}
*'''RP/RPing:''' To roleplay as your nation ruler.{{anchor|RP}}{{anchor|RPing}}
*'''TBA:''' To Be Announced {{anchor|TBA}}
*'''TBD:''' To Be Determined {{anchor|TBD}}

==War Terms==

*'''Bill lock:''' When a nation's unpaid bills are greater than the amount of money they can immediately raise to pay them off. After 3 days of unpaid bills, a nation will not be able to buy anything, and thus will be very vulnerable during wartime.
*'''CB:''' ''{{wikipedia|Casus belli}}''
*'''Casus belli:''' The reason for acts of war.
*'''Clubbing:''' The act of a large alliance raiding a small alliance for tech.
*'''Curbstomp:''' A lopsided conflict where one side greatly outnumbers and overpowers the other. {{anchor|curbstomp}}
*'''Eternal ZI (1)/Alliance EZI:''' A drawn out [[:Category:Wars|conflict]] with one or multiple [[Alliances|groups]] (often more powerful) against another group with the goal of wiping them out.
*'''[[EZI|Eternal ZI]] (2):''' When a player is sentenced to be destroyed across rerolls.
*'''Nuke Anarchy:''' A period of time a nation is in anarchy and suffers the affects of a nuclear attack.
*'''[[Rogue|Nuke Rogue]]:''' A term often used for a nation that uses its nuclear arsenal to its own discretion whether its [[Alliance|allied]] or not.
*'''[[Perma-ZI]]:''' When a nation is sentenced to ZI often by an [[alliance]] with the objective of keeping them in it until they delete their nation.
*'''Propaganda:''' Images and videos made by players to support a side or idea, often during [[:Category:Wars|war]].
*'''Reparation:''' A sum of [[Technology|tech]] and/or money that may be paid by a losing party of a war to the victor if it's stipulated in the peace agreement.{{anchor|Reparation}}
*'''Resistance:''' When an alliance resists another in a long term conflict. e.x. [[FAN]] resisting [[NPO]] during [[VietFAN II]] which lasted for nearly 2 years.
*'''Spy:''' Using the spy options available ingame on another [[nation]], often leads to war if caught.
*'''Stagger:''' Declaring war on a nation on separate days to prevent them from being out of war and being able to enter [[War/Peace Preference|peace mode]] {{anchor|Stagger}}
*'''Sub-conflict:''' A conflict that has different goals from a main conflict it is considered to be apart of.
*'''[[Tech raid]]:''' Warring another nation to grab its tech, A controversial type of warfare raged by nations aligned or not.
*'''Warchest:''' A large amount of money saved up by a nation for use exclusively for war-fighting purposes.
*'''[[White peace]]:''' When one or more alliances involved in an inter-alliance war agree to peace without imposing any terms.
*'''[[Zero Infrastructure|ZI]]:''' To bring a nation to zero [[infrastructure]], often the goal of wars in CN.

==Gameplay Terms==

*'''AA:''' [[Alliance|Alliance Affiliation]].{{anchor|AA}}
*'''Alliance Seniority:''' How long a nation has resided on an AA in-game. This may not be the accurate time a nation has been in an alliance.{{anchor|Alliance Seniority}}
*'''CM:''' [[Cruise Missile]], used mainly to destroy infrastructure.{{anchor|CM}}
*'''Delete:''' Once a nation reaches the end of its 25th day of inactivity it is deleted. Mods/Admin can delete a nation for rule violations at any time.{{anchor|Delete}}
*'''GRL:''' [[Global Radiation Level]], and in-game indicator of the level of radiation in the Cyberverse. Radiation is cause by nations using nuclear weapons. The higher the radiation level, the lower your environment.{{anchor|GRL}}
*'''Infra:''' Short word for [[infrastructure]].{{anchor|Infra}}
*'''Infra Jump:''' Buying a set amount of infrastructure at certain times to avoid a net income loss.  See [[infrastructure jump]] for more information.
*'''Multi:''' Someone who creates a nation while already possessing another one, an act that is [[Rules on multiple nations|against CN rules]].{{anchor|Multi}}
*'''Nation Sitter:''' A player who monitors and "sits" another player's nation for him or her. The player whose nation will be "sat" must post in the [http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=80984 Nation Sitting thread] and his or her request must be approved by [[Admin]] or a CN Moderator before the sitting can begin.{{anchor|Nation Sitter}}
*'''NS (1):''' (when referring to CN) [[Nation Strength]], the calculated strength of your nation.
*'''NS (2):''' [[NationStates]]
*'''[[List of sanctioned alliances|Sanctioned (1)]]:''' When an alliance in the top 12 is added to the alliance drop down list, and has their flag uploaded in-game.
*'''[[Trade and aid sanction|Sanctioned (2)]]:''' When a team senator blocs the trade/aid though in game options of another nation on that team.
*'''[[Senator|Team Senator]]:''' Each [[team]] has three team Senators that manage and control their [[team]]s, they are elected though a voting process, and when elected they have the option to sanction nations.{{anchor|Team Senator}}
*'''Tech:''' [[Technology]], bought by nations to increase nation strength.{{anchor|Tech}}
*'''[[Tech Deal]]:''' When a (often lower strength) nation sells tech though the aid system to another, usually stronger, nation.{{anchor|Tech Deal}}
*'''[[Frequently Asked Questions about Cyber Nations#When is update?|Update/Update Time]]:''' When the server hits [[Cyber Nations Time|midnight]] (UTC-6 or American Central Time) and daily actions are available again.{{anchor|Update}}{{anchor|Update Time}}

==Alliance Terms==

*'''Assimilate:''' Another more common term for merge in.{{anchor|Assimilate}}
*'''[[:Category:Alliance charters|Charter]]:''' A document outlining an alliances government structure and bylaws.{{anchor|Charter}}
*'''[[:Category:Defunct alliances|Disband]]:''' When a membership base of an alliance decides or is forced to separate.{{anchor|Disband}}
*'''Doctrine (1):''' An alliance's [[charter]].{{anchor|Doctrine (1)}}
*'''Doctrine (2):''' An alliance's foreign policy document.{{anchor|Doctrine (2)}}
*'''DOE:''' Declaration of Existence, done by new alliances to announce their creation.{{anchor|DOE}}
*'''DOW''':  Declaration of War, done by alliances to declare wars.{{anchor|DOW}}
*'''Expelled:''' When a player is kicked from an alliance.{{anchor|Expelled}}
*'''[[Ghost]]:''' someone who is using an alliance's affiliation and has not applied to be part of the alliance.{{anchor|Ghost}}
*'''Merge in:''' when an alliance membership base is assimilated into another alliance.{{anchor|Merge in}}
*'''Merge with:''' When two alliance membership bases merge to create a new alliance, often with the systems and culture mixed.{{anchor|Merge with}}
*'''Poach/Poaching:''' To send a recruitment message to a nation who is already a part of another alliance.{{anchor|Poach}}{{anchor|Poaching}}
*'''Recruitment Message:''' Messages often sent out by alliances to unaligned nations to persuade them to join the their alliance.{{anchor|Recruitment Message}}
*'''Reform:''' When an alliance reforms after a past disbandment.{{anchor|Reform}}
*'''Spy:''' When a member of one alliance joins another for the sake of info gathering.{{anchor|Spy}}
*'''Unaligned:''' A nation not residing in an official alliance.{{anchor|Unaligned}}
* '''[[ZI]] list:''' Often a record keep of players alliances seek to ZI, sometimes after the said person rerolled.{{anchor|ZI list}}

==Treaty Terms==

*'''[[Bloc]]:''' An alliance of alliances, military [[:Category:Treaties|treaty]] with multiple signatures.
*'''Dissolve:''' Term used to describe a bloc that has broken apart.
*'''MAP:''' Mutual Aggression Pact or Mutual Agreement Pact, which is just a stronger version of a NAP.
*'''MDP:''' [[Mutual Defense Pact]]
*'''MADP:''' [[MADP|Mutual Defense/Aggression Pact]]
*'''NAP:''' [[Non Aggression Pact]]
*'''PAINO:''' [[Pact Ally In Name Only]]
*'''PIAT:''' [[PIAT|Peace, Intelligence and Aid Treaty]] (also see TOA)
*'''[[Protectorate Treaty|Protectorate]]:''' When one alliance advises and [[Protectorate|protects]] another, often a smaller alliance/defeated alliance.
*'''Protectorate Bloc:''' Multiple protected alliances under one protection clause, more impersonal than one on one protection (for example, the [[Ragnablok]]).
*'''Signatures:''' Leaders that sign a legal document or treaty.
*'''TOA:''' [[Treaty of Amity]]. Works as a NAP and as a Weak MAP.
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