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For another list of TA acronyms click [http://www.tauniverse.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=435301#post435301 this].
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===Intro===


==Glossary==
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AA - Absolute Annihilation balancing mod with lots of extra units
Please keep this page in alphabetical order, and remember it is just a glossary not an encyclopedia - brief descriptions only please! Thank you.


balancing mod - changes the stats of existing units, may add some extra units
===Glossary===


[[FAQ]] - answers to Frequently Asked Questions
;AA
:"Anti Air" - units which are good against aircraft.
:Also see [[Absolute Annihilation]]. "Balancing mod" with lots of extra units, based on [[UH]].


mod - modification to the core game to change the units
;AoE
:Area of Effect.


phoenix works - what's this?
;assist-build
:See "build-assist".


SWTA - Star Wars total conversion mod
;BA
:[[Balanced Annihilation]]. The most popular Spring mod.


SYs - Swedish Yankspankers - the guys who started the whole thing =)
;balancing mod
:Changes the stats, abilities, or build menus of existing units, may add extra units.


TA - Total Annihilation
;BB
:"Big Bertha", which is a "VLRPC".


TAWD - that's this?
;BSR
:"Brave Sir Robin" - producer of [[UH]].


total conversion - a mod which replaces the entire unit set
;build-assist
:Speeding up unit/building construction with extra con units.
 
;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_plus_plus C++]
:A computer language. Spring is written in this language.
 
;CA
:[[Complete Annihilation]] mod. Constantly in development Total Annihilation based mod experimenting with new graphics and gameplay ideas.
 
;CB
:see Comm Bomb
 
;CEG
: ''todo''
 
;CVS
:"Concurrent Version System", allows the developers to work together; it contains the Spring source code.
:"SVN" (Subversion) is another system for the same task.
 
;comm
:"commander", the unit you start the game with.
 
;comm bomb
:Self-destructing (Ctrl+D) your commander in an enemy base to destroy it.
 
;commnap
:Snatching an opponent's commander with a transport unit (usually an air transport), with the intent of self-destructing it in the enemy's base.
 
;con
:"Construction", e.g. "con air"/"air con" is a construction aircraft.
 
;DD
:"Doomsday Machine", Core T3 Laser tower.
 
;DPS
:Damage Per Second.
 
;[http://www.doxygen.org doxygen]
:Source code documentation system used on Spring. Generates [https://springrts.com/dl/buildbot/doc/ documentation] directly from code.
 
;[[FAQ]]
:Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions".
 
;LOS
:Line Of Sight (of your units).
 
;LRPC
:Long Range Plasma Cannon.
:See also "VLRPC" (Very -""-).
 
;LUPS
: Lua Particle System.
 
;[[Maximum_Annihilation|MA]]
:[[Maximum_Annihilation|Maximum Annihilation]] mod - TA themed mod which evolved from [[Balanced_Annihilation|BA]] and features lots of new units and some changes on the concept to make it more challenging and fun.
 
;mex (mexes)(mohomex)
:Metal Extractor(s).
 
;[[MiniSpring]]
:[[Mods|Mod]] with all the unit sizes scaled down by a factor of 2.
 
;[[Mods|mod]]
:Modification to the game which changes the units, see [[Mods]].
 
;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_.NET .NET]
:A software development platform used by Spring.
 
;[[NOTA]]
:Not Original Total Annihilation, referring to the a TA mod.
 
;[[OTA]]
:Original Total Annihilation, referring to the unmodified TA units.
 
;OP
:OverPowered, when a unit is too strong.
 
;Phoenix Works
:A game lobby and persistent campaign system supporting Spring [[XTA]] as well as several (mainly rebalancing) mods for [[OTA|original TA]].
 
;Porcing
:Playing defensively and not expanding (Small and Good Defense, like a Porcupine); term from an old CaveDog Strategy Article.
 
;PW
:See "Phoenix Works".
:Can also stand for "PeeWee"s.
 
;rebalance
:See "balancing mod".
 
;rush
:Early attack, see [[Rushing]].
 
;self-D
:"Self-destruction" - all units can do this ([CTRL]+[D] to activate/cancel).
 
;[http://sf.net SourceForge]
:The open source website used for the development of the source code.
 
;SVN
:Subversion, used by the developers, it contains the [[Spring]] programming code. Considered superior to CVS.
 
;SWTA
:Star Wars "total conversion" [[Mods|mod]].
 
;[[SY]]s
:"Swedish Yankspankers" - the guys who started the whole [[Spring]] thing 8)
 
;TA
:Total Annihilation, the name of the game.
 
;[[TA-WD|TAWD]]
:"Total Annihilation: World Domination" - a quality World War 3 mod.
 
;TC
:See "total conversion".
 
;TiA
:Tired Annihilation, a TA-based mod by Tired.
 
;total conversion
:A [[Mods|mod]] which replaces the entire unit set, and often every other aspect(graphics, sound, etc.) of a game.
 
;[[UH]]
:"[[UberHack]]" - Perhaps the most widely acclaimed "balancing mod" - produced by "BSR".
 
;UF
:Unknown-Files, a site that hosts Spring content.
 
;unit stats
:The amount of armour, max speed, etc. that a unit has.
 
;VLRPC
:Very Long Range Plasma Cannon.
:See also "LRPC".
 
;veh
:Stands for "Vehicle".
 
;[[XTA]]
:Standard mod packaged with Spring. Developed by a small community of enthusiasts. v9.5 is latest version.
 
=== See also ===
* "[http://www.tauniverse.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=435301#post435301 Abbreviations]" entry in the [http://www.tauniverse.com tauniverse.com] forum

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Intro

Can't find what you're looking for? Please edit this page and add an entry for the word/phrase you don't understand, with the text "what's this?" (click the "Edit Page" link at the bottom to begin). Secondly, have a look to see if there are any "what's this?" entries that you know the answer to, and fill them in.

Please keep this page in alphabetical order, and remember it is just a glossary not an encyclopedia - brief descriptions only please! Thank you.

Glossary

AA
"Anti Air" - units which are good against aircraft.
Also see Absolute Annihilation. "Balancing mod" with lots of extra units, based on UH.
AoE
Area of Effect.
assist-build
See "build-assist".
BA
Balanced Annihilation. The most popular Spring mod.
balancing mod
Changes the stats, abilities, or build menus of existing units, may add extra units.
BB
"Big Bertha", which is a "VLRPC".
BSR
"Brave Sir Robin" - producer of UH.
build-assist
Speeding up unit/building construction with extra con units.
C++
A computer language. Spring is written in this language.
CA
Complete Annihilation mod. Constantly in development Total Annihilation based mod experimenting with new graphics and gameplay ideas.
CB
see Comm Bomb
CEG
todo
CVS
"Concurrent Version System", allows the developers to work together; it contains the Spring source code.
"SVN" (Subversion) is another system for the same task.
comm
"commander", the unit you start the game with.
comm bomb
Self-destructing (Ctrl+D) your commander in an enemy base to destroy it.
commnap
Snatching an opponent's commander with a transport unit (usually an air transport), with the intent of self-destructing it in the enemy's base.
con
"Construction", e.g. "con air"/"air con" is a construction aircraft.
DD
"Doomsday Machine", Core T3 Laser tower.
DPS
Damage Per Second.
doxygen
Source code documentation system used on Spring. Generates documentation directly from code.
FAQ
Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions".
LOS
Line Of Sight (of your units).
LRPC
Long Range Plasma Cannon.
See also "VLRPC" (Very -""-).
LUPS
Lua Particle System.
MA
Maximum Annihilation mod - TA themed mod which evolved from BA and features lots of new units and some changes on the concept to make it more challenging and fun.
mex (mexes)(mohomex)
Metal Extractor(s).
MiniSpring
Mod with all the unit sizes scaled down by a factor of 2.
mod
Modification to the game which changes the units, see Mods.
.NET
A software development platform used by Spring.
NOTA
Not Original Total Annihilation, referring to the a TA mod.
OTA
Original Total Annihilation, referring to the unmodified TA units.
OP
OverPowered, when a unit is too strong.
Phoenix Works
A game lobby and persistent campaign system supporting Spring XTA as well as several (mainly rebalancing) mods for original TA.
Porcing
Playing defensively and not expanding (Small and Good Defense, like a Porcupine); term from an old CaveDog Strategy Article.
PW
See "Phoenix Works".
Can also stand for "PeeWee"s.
rebalance
See "balancing mod".
rush
Early attack, see Rushing.
self-D
"Self-destruction" - all units can do this ([CTRL]+[D] to activate/cancel).
SourceForge
The open source website used for the development of the source code.
SVN
Subversion, used by the developers, it contains the Spring programming code. Considered superior to CVS.
SWTA
Star Wars "total conversion" mod.
SYs
"Swedish Yankspankers" - the guys who started the whole Spring thing 8)
TA
Total Annihilation, the name of the game.
TAWD
"Total Annihilation: World Domination" - a quality World War 3 mod.
TC
See "total conversion".
TiA
Tired Annihilation, a TA-based mod by Tired.
total conversion
A mod which replaces the entire unit set, and often every other aspect(graphics, sound, etc.) of a game.
UH
"UberHack" - Perhaps the most widely acclaimed "balancing mod" - produced by "BSR".
UF
Unknown-Files, a site that hosts Spring content.
unit stats
The amount of armour, max speed, etc. that a unit has.
VLRPC
Very Long Range Plasma Cannon.
See also "LRPC".
veh
Stands for "Vehicle".
XTA
Standard mod packaged with Spring. Developed by a small community of enthusiasts. v9.5 is latest version.

See also

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