The automatically scanned overlay that activates upon entering a new solar system or undocking. Can be toggled to the always-on state by accessing the radial menu on the Scan Button of the HUD. See also, Discovery Scanner.

Wave, a typical greeting in chat channels.

Wave back, used in our chat channels.

Salute, a typical greeting in chat channels, especially appropriate in ILN chat

Salute (as performed by the Brave Newbies), Rumor has it that one of the leaders mistyped a salute like this, and it stuck, representative of BNI "always doing things wrong". Other players insist that this is the only way to represent a right-handed salute, and that o7 is left-handed.

Hurrah!, a typical greeting in chat channels.

Cheerleader, a typical greeting in chat channels.

Afterburner: a module that boosts the speed of the ship when activated for closing down a target, or escaping an enemy. They can also be used to help boost your transversal speed against an enemy and therefore make it harder for bigger ships in particular to score a successful hit against you. For more information, see Afterburner Details.

Autocannon: a short range projectile turret.

Assault Frigates, Tech 2 frigates specialising in high damage and tank. For more information, see Assault Frigates. Note that these ships were previously known as "Assault Ships", and some older material still refers to them as such.