Credit or CR
Standard currency used by space people
Space Person
A name that communities unable to travel to space gave to those who visited them. It's similar to how people on Earth call space people "aliens".
York or Y
A unit of astronomical measurment first invented by Hudson Yorkston in 12 AGF. Typically used to describe the distance from one object to another relative to a single solar system.
Note: Smaller units of measurements that an Earthling may know as feet, inches, pounds, or seconds exist in the galaxy, however they are not the exact same. For instance, an Earth inch is equal to 1.039 Galactic Inches. This difference is ignored and a galactic unit of measurement may be refered to as an Earth unit of measurement for the means of translation and the convenience of this website.
Microyork or MY
One millionth of a York. This is generally used when describing the size (diameter) of a planet. Most planets range from 100 - 900 MY
AGF
Denotes the years after the creation of the Galactic Federation.
BGF
Denotes the years before the creation of the Galactic Federation.
GY (Galactic Years)
A time measurement system. A single galactic year is equivalent to 4.82 Earth years.
Jump Wheel
A large ring-like structure located in most solar systems used to jump from one solar system to another. These are generally run by the government that owns that solar system, and there is a price to pay upon jumping. This price varies upon different ships, and is referred to as the JAC (Jump Admission Cost)
Common Species
Another name for races that civilized and participated in political activities before 700AGF.
Jumps
A term used when refering to the number of jump wheels required to pass through in order to get to a destination.