| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A1 / A2 / A3 | Marine armor levels |
| W1 / W2 / W3 | Marine weapon levels |
| AA | Advanced Armory |
| ARC | Marine siege robot. See ARC |
| AV | Alien vision |
| Bhop | Bunny hop. See Movement |
| Beacon | Distress Beacon |
| Bile | Bile Bomb |
| Bio | Biomass |
| Cara | Carapace |
| Cele | Celerity |
| CC / CS / Chair | Command Station |
| Comm | Commander |
| Cyst chain | Line of cysts carrying infestation. See Cyst |
| Dead room / dark room | Room with a destroyed power node |
| Eject | Vote to remove the commander |
| Exo | Exosuit |
| Feeding | Dying repeatedly and giving the enemy time / res advantage |
| FT | Flamethrower |
| GL | Grenade Launcher |
| Harv | Harvester |
| HMG | Heavy Machine Gun |
| IP | Infantry Portal |
| JP | Jetpack |
| Khamm / Kham | Alien commander (from Khammander) |
| LMG | The Rifle |
| Meta | Metabolize |
| Med / Medpack | Med pack |
| Nano | Nano Shield |
| Node / PN | Power Node, or resource node |
| Obs | Observatory |
| Para | Parasite |
| PG | Phase Gate |
| Pres / Tres | Personal / team resources |
| Proto | Prototype Lab |
| Regen | Regeneration |
| Robo | Robotics Factory |
| RT | Resource tower (Extractor or Harvester) |
| Shotty / SG | Shotgun |
| Siege | Attacking a base with ARCs, GLs or bile |
| Tech point / TP | Spot where a Command Station or Hive can be built |
| Turtle | Staying in base and only defending |
| Umbra / Spores | Lerk clouds. See Lerk |
| Vamp | Vampirism |
| Xeno | Xenocide |
Glossary
NS2 slang and abbreviations you will hear in voice and chat.