Glossary

G

Gravitic mine

A type of explosive device used in the 23rd and 24th centuries in anti-starship and anti-personnel roles.

O

OCU

Original Cochrane Units, representing the original warp scale, where the warp factor cubed was the velocity in c, the speed of light.

S

SCU

Standard Cargo Unit, a typical unit of measurement of mass (6.75 mt) and cubic volume (1.9 m³).

Standard Cargo Unit

see SCU.

Star Fleet

Shorthand for the United Federation of Planets' Star Fleet; not to be confused with the United Earth Starfleet (as noted by the one-word name).

Starfleet

Shorthand for the United Earth Starfleet; not to be confused with the United Federation of Planets' Star Fleet (as noted by the two-word name).

Swarm

An existential crisis to the planet Earth, wherein 17 metropolis-sized and attendant “flocks” of medium-sized asteroids threatened to impact the surface between the years of 2031 and 2033; a planet-wide effort diverted all of the planetesimals.