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* {{inlineref|Holocaust|[[Holocaust]]}}: term used by Terrans to describe the time during and after [[World War III]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening|Testimony of a Traitor}}
* {{inlineref|Holocaust|[[Holocaust]]}}: term used by Terrans to describe the time during and after [[World War III]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening|Testimony of a Traitor}}
* {{inlineref|mobile service module}}: mechanized labor, typically along the lines of [[ambuquad]]s, employed in mundane and monotonous service tasks; [[Duke Danton]] asks why he hasn't seen these in the [[Governor's Statehouse]] on [[Vistula]], and it is explained to him that the human nomad laborers from the [[Sea of Stone]] are more economical {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}   
* {{inlineref|mobile service module}}: mechanized labor, typically along the lines of [[ambuquad]]s, employed in mundane and monotonous service tasks; [[Duke Danton]] asks why he hasn't seen these in the [[Governor's Statehouse]] on [[Vistula]], and it is explained to him that the human nomad laborers from the [[Sea of Stone]] are more economical {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}   
* {{inlineref|subspace}}: a term used in conjunction with communications, superior to radio transmission signals as subspace is capable of transmitting over larger galactic distances {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|termination}}: execution of a person, used as punishment for subjects who commit crimes of great severity, such as high treason and espionage; Rogers receives this sentence by the [[Computer Council]] following the discovery of a [[microtransmitter]] aboard ''[[Ranger 3]]'' {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|termination}}: execution of a person, used as punishment for subjects who commit crimes of great severity, such as high treason and espionage; Rogers receives this sentence by the [[Computer Council]] following the discovery of a [[microtransmitter]] aboard ''[[Ranger 3]]'' {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|Terran}}: a person from [[Earth]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|Terran}}: a person from [[Earth]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
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* {{inlineref|Delta Section}}: a monitoring position of the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] dealing with monitoring transmissions in lower band frequencies, such as those of 20th century radios; an [[Delta Section Operative|operative]] from this section intercepts {{buck}}'s radio communications meant for [[NASA]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|Delta Section}}: a monitoring position of the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] dealing with monitoring transmissions in lower band frequencies, such as those of 20th century radios; an [[Delta Section Operative|operative]] from this section intercepts {{buck}}'s radio communications meant for [[NASA]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
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* {{inlineref|quad}}: slang for [[ambuquad]]
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* {{inlineref|hologram}}: technology allowing projections of audio and video in multiple dimension; Emperor [[Draco]] communicates to [[Kane]] using this system following the commencement of preemptive hostilities against [[Earth]] {{BR25|Film}}  
* {{inlineref|hologram}}: technology allowing projections of audio and video in multiple dimension; Emperor [[Draco]] communicates to [[Kane]] using this system following the commencement of preemptive hostilities against [[Earth]] {{BR25|Film}}  
* {{inlineref|neurosystems transport}}: a Draconian term used in conjunction with revival from [[suspended animation]] {{BR25|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|neurosystems transport}}: a Draconian term used in conjunction with revival from [[suspended animation]] {{BR25|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|retro gravity valve}}: a device capable of slowing the descent of a craft; after being hit by a [[power leech]], the
* {{inlineref|stargate|[[stargate]]}}: an energy gate capable of transporting smaller crafts between two points {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|stargate|[[stargate]]}}: an energy gate capable of transporting smaller crafts between two points {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|space warp}}: a means of shortening distance between two points, utilized by [[stargate]]s {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|space warp}}: a means of shortening distance between two points, utilized by [[stargate]]s {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
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* {{inlineref|quad}}: slang for [[ambuquad]]
* {{inlineref|pulsar|[[pulsar]]}}: a directed energy weapon employed on crafts of the 25th century, both air and ground; a primary weapon employed on both [[landcraft]]s and [[Thunderfighter]] starfighters, as well as stationary weapons batteries {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls|Return of the Fighting 69th}}
* {{inlineref|power leech}}: a weapon that either inhibits or drains energy from a craft, thus disabling its intended target; [[Galen]] employs the power leech against [[Duke Danton]]'s [[Thunderfighter]] over the [[Sea of Stone]], thus forcing the craft to crash-land in the barren [[Vistula]]n wilderness {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
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Revision as of 02:57, 22 March 2021

A list of terms from the Buck Rogers universe.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Anachronisms

Words and terms that are anachronistic in the 25th century.

* aspirin: a pain management medication that William "Buck" Rogers asks for during his interrogation by Princess Ardala and Kane; Kane surmises that "aspirin" is a pain medication, and instructs his practitioners to inject him with an anti-pain medication (BR25: "Awakening")

Present Day

Words, phrases and terms from the 25th century.

* Astrium: a locale, likely a term for interstellar space given the use of the Latin root word "Astrum"; Emperor Draco's formal and complete title includes a reference to his being the "Warlord of Astrium" (BR25Film, "Awakening")