Glossary/S

S

Sacrifice 

(slang) An optional item consumed in the invention attempt used to improve the chance of success.

Safe spot 

(slang) A bookmarked location in space which is not readily accessible by hostile pilots.

Safe up 

(slang) The act of warping to a safe spot.

Sansha 

A member of Sansha's Nation.

SB 

(initial) A stealth bomber class ship.

SBU 

(initial) Sovereighnty Blockade Unit.

SC

1. (initial) Squad Commander. Within the fleet structure, the commander of a squad.

2. (initial) A Supercarrier class ship.

3. (initial) A Stragetic Cruisers class ship.

Scimi 

(abbr.) A Scimitar logistics ship.

Scord 

(abbr.) Scordite ore.

Scorp 

(abbr.)A Scorpion battleship.

Scram

1. (abbr.) A Warp Scrambler I or variation.

2. (slang) A Warp Disruptor I or variation.

Sec status 

(abbr.) Security status. The CONCORD rating of how secure a star system is, displayed as a value from -1.0 to 1.0

Seeded 

(slang) Available in near unlimited quantities and sold by NPCs at a fixed price.

Serpentis 

A member of the Serpentis Corporation.

Ship 

(abbr.) Any spaceship whether in a station or out in space.

SI

(abbr.) Sansha Incursion (the SI nickname was devised by Captain Oscar)

SiSi 

(abbr.) Singularity. The main public test server.

SL 

(initial) Siege Missile Launcher I or variations.

Sleepers

(Npc faction) The ancient race release in the Eve online expansion entitled Apocrypha. They reside in Wormhole (W-space) and the materials salvage or gained from them are use in the creation of Tech 3 (T3) ships.

Sling bubble 

(slang) A warp disruption field located in such a way as to draw incoming ships to its location rather than the intended destination.

Slot 

A single unit of location provided by a starbase array, station, or outpost service that an activity occupies. ex. This assembly array has eight slots available.

Sniper Ship 

(slang) Any ship fitted to deal damage at very long ranges.

SP 

(initial) Skill Points.

Specialized Commodities 

An advanced planetary interaction material obtained through the refining of refined commodities and utilized in the manufacturing of advanced commodities.

SPR 

(initial) Shield Power Relay I or variation.

Soon™ 

CCP's motto for upcoming changes to EVE.

Spider Tank 

(slang) A ship defensive strategy that relies on remote repair provided by other ships.

SSS 

(slang) Chat message that indicates a pilot is in a safespot and that the fleet can/should warp to the pilot.

Stabs 

(abbr.) Warp Core Stabilizers and variations.

Station Component 

A component utilized in the construction of an outpost.

Stront 

(abbr.) Strontium Clathrates.

STAR 

(initial) Support Training and Resources. The part of ISD that assists new and existing players in official help channels.

Subsystem Components 

A highly advanced component utilized in the construction of tech III ships and sub-systems.

Suicide ganking 

(slang) Killing in high security space outside the strict boundaries set by CONCORD, resulting in security status loss and evoking a response from CONCORD.

Super 

(abbr.) A super-capital ship.

Support Carrier 

(slang) A carrier or super-carrier class ship fitted with remote shield transfers, remote armor repairers, or remote hull repairers.