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This page explains frequentlyCiv-specific used words special to Civjargon, orslang, multiplayerand Minecraftabbreviations.
 
== Land Protection ==
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=ReinforcingReinforce
|redirect=Reinforce
|description=To apply a [[#Reinforcement|reinforcement]] toprotect a block to protect it from being broken andor accessedused without permission.
|main=Citadel
}}
 
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|jargon=Reinforcement
|redirect=Reinforcement
|description=The material used to [[#Reinforce|reinforce]] a block. Typically smoothUsually stone, iron ingotingots, or diamonddiamonds.
}}
 
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|jargon=Snitch
|redirect=Snitch
|main_articlemain=Snitch
|description=A [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] noteblock or jukebox that allows the owning player to be notified of and to log player behaviourbehavior within the area around them.
}}
 
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|redirect3=Acid_block
|description= [[#Reinforce|Reinforcing]] using a special block (typically gold) in order to remove other reinforced blocks without needing to break them the normal number of times. Typically used for [[#Grief|griefing]] cleanup or removing unused structures.
|main=Citadel#Acid Block
}}
 
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|jargon=Bastion
|redirect=Bastion
|main_article=Bastion
|description=A special type of block that provides a protective effect over a wide area. As a verb, it means to protect something with the range of a bastion block. Typically comes in two kinds: [[#Vault_Bastion|Vault Bastion]] and [[#City_Bastion|City Bastion]].
|main=Bastion
}}
 
 
{{Jargon
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|redirect=Factory
|description=A crafting station that allows for the mass production of items, as well as recipes for normally uncraftable items. Factories are typically specialised to an area of production, such as “Iron Tools” or “Redstone Mechanics.”
|main=Factory
}}
 
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|description=Abbreviation for diamond/iron/stone [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] obsidian respectively. Typically used in secure structures, or to annoy other players with hard-to-remove blocks.
}}
 
 
{{Jargon
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|jargon=Vault
|redirect=Vault
|main_article=Vault
|description=A giant, reinforced obsidian structure which is used to securely hold [[#Pearl|pearls]]. These are the basis of warfare and are how people hold prisoners of war. Can also refer to just the [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|DRO]] pyramid in its center. Not suited for storing items, for that see [[#Chest_vault|Chest Vault]].
|main=Vault
}}
 
 
{{Jargon
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|description=Used for protection of cities and [[#Vault|vaults]]. Dug very deeply, often to bedrock, and [[#Bastion|bastioned]] to prevent bridging, so that access to the contained area can be tightly controlled.
}}
 
 
{{Jargon
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|redirect=Pot_bunker
|description=An [[#DRO_IRO_SRO|IRO or DRO]] room made to enable people to heal, repair armor, and get new [[#Pots|pots]] during fighting outside of a [[#Vault|vault]].
}}
 
== Slang ==
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Delusional
|redirect=Delusional
|description=Slang commonly used to imply that the speaker thinks the person being described is making fictional things up in their head and treating them as true.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Dotposting (.)
|redirect=Dotposting
|description=A period on its own used as slang, indicating that the speaker things the replied-to content is regrettable or stupid.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=F
|redirect=F
|description=Slang reference to “F to pay respects”, usually used to indicate that the speaker is ironically paying their respects to someone.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Hsm
|redirect=hsm
|redirect2=Hsm
|redirect3=HSM
|description=Slang abbreviation for “wholesome.”
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=L/Taking an L
|redirect=L
|description=Slang used to describe when the speaker believes that someone has “lost;” i.e. they have lost in a war or they have lost something due to their own error.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Mineman/eLegos/Civman
|redirect=Mineman
|redirect2=eLegos
|redirect3=Civman
|description=Slang description used to refer to Minecraft or Civ.
}}
 
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|jargon=Bot
|redirect=Bot
|description=An account running an automated script designed to perform resource gathering tasks, such as farming, mining, or clearing land.
|main_article=Bot
|main=Bot
|description=A script, often utilizing [[#Bots#Macromod|MacroMod]], designed to automate resource gathering tasks such as farming and mining. "Bot" can also refer to an [[#Alt|alternate account]] running such scripts.
}}
 
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|redirect=Chest_vault
|description=A secure arrangement featuring numerous [[#Reinforce|reinforced]] chests, strategically spread to hinder [[#Raider|raiding]] by increasing the time required to break multiple chests, thereby discouraging illegitimate acquisition of stored valuables.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Component
|redirect=Component
|description=Uniquely marked items employed to create bastions or the bastion factory. These items are first generated in other factories, drawing from the tech tree.
}}
 
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|redirect=Hiddenore
|description=A plugin responsible for randomly generating ores upon breaking stone blocks, aiding in preventing x-ray and enabling admins to adjust ore distribution.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Mana/Meme Mana/MM
|redirect=Mana
|description=Virtual fuel for [[#Pearling|pearls]], bound to a namelayer group. Can be obtained once a day by running <code>/manaclaim</code>, yielding more mana per day if you claim it every day.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Stamina
|redirect=Stamina
|description=Virtual fuel for [[#Pearling|pearls]] or certain factory recipes. Used on CivRealms.
}}
 
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|redirect=Raider
|description=A player who is known for murdering or stealing, usually by breaking into chests.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Waterbomb
|redirect=Waterbomb
|redirect2=Water_bomb
|description=Covering land that doesn't belong to you in a large wall of water, as a form of [[#Grief|griefing]]. Typically done outside of cities, covering large swaths of countryside so as to avoid [[#Bastion|bastions]]. Waterbombs may prove difficult to prosecute, as the method of attack involves avoiding [[#Snitch|snitches]].
}}
 
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|jargon=Skybridge
|redirect=Skybridge
|redirect2=Sky_bridge
|description=A bridge in the sky used to break [[#Bastion|bastions]] without having to break through the rest of the [[#Vault|vault]] defenses so that attackers can focus on [[#Pearling|pearling]] the defenders and mining through the [[#Spike|spike]].
}}
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|jargon=Civcraft
|redirect=Civcraft
|main_article=Civcraft
|description=The original iterations of the Civ genre ran by [[ttk2]], also referred to as [[Civcraft 1.0]], [[Civcraft 2.0]], CivTemp, and [[Civcraft 3.0]].
|main=CivCraft
}}
 
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|redirect=Crayon_Claim
|description=Excessively large land claim that is not enforced in-game, either by new nations out of poor judgement, or by established nations for greed or provocation.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Delusional
|redirect=Delusional
|description=A common accusation among people who accuse others insinuating that the person makes things up in their head that aren't true.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Dotposting (.)
|redirect=Dotposting
|description=It is common to reply with a period when someone says something regrettable, edgy, or stupid.
}}
 
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|redirect=EOTW
|description=End of The World. Refers to the end of a Minecraft server.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=F
|redirect=F
|description=Press F to pay respects, usually used ironically.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Flip & Burn
|redirect=Flip & Burn
|description=Referring to a complete turn around; a 180. Primarily used by Belters.
}}
 
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|redirect3=Factions
|description=Hard Core Factions, the gamemode of a popular PvP server whose members [[HCF Invasion|invaded]] Civcraft.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Hsm
|redirect=hsm
|redirect2=Hsm
|redirect3=HSM
|description=Slang abbreviation for “wholesome.”
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=L/Taking an L
|redirect=L
|description=Someone made a mistake and got destroyed for it.
}}
 
{{Jargon
|jargon=Mineman/eLegos/Civman
|redirect=Mineman
|redirect2=eLegos
|redirect3=Civman|description=Ironic terms referring to Minecraft or Civ specifically.
}}
 
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{{Jargon
|jargon=[[World Police]]
|redirect=World_Police
|redirect2=WP
|description=Self-appointed PvP group or alliance often interfering in international politics. Often shortened to WP.
|redirect3=weepee
|main=World Police
|description=Self-appointed PvP group or alliance often interfering in international politics (Shortened to WP or WeePee).}}
}}
 
== ReferencesExternal Links ==
 
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LzYYy8xjeUFNYKRBfzu9oLh6asoJqscSM2LzxKF7wyQ/edit#heading=h.iibda57on1hl bgbba's guide, ''Dictionary'' section]
 
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