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Sección: A
AA
División: Administración
Definición:
- Accounts and Adits (Cuentas y Auditorias): El Departamento de la Oficina de Asuntos Financieros (OAF) encargado de administrar los registros financieros de la Autoridad.
AAA
División: Protección
Definición:
- Assumed Anomalous Area (Area Asumida Anómala): A menudo abreviado como 'Triple-A' por agentes de Protección, AAA se refiere a una (posible) zona de actividad/entidades anómala. Normalmente usado cuando la actividad anómala sigue bajo investigación y aun no ha sido confirmada, o aun no ha sido asegurada.
Abaco
División: Administración
Definición:
- The Abacus Fold (El Registro Abaco): Una Fraternidad que gestiona la Oficina de Asuntos Financieros (OAF) compuesta por el personal de Cuentas y Auditorías (CA). El grupo supervisa todas las inversiones comerciales de la Autoridad, validando todos los datos financieros entrantes relacionados directa o indirectamente con el capital de la Autoridad.
AC
División: Administración
Definición:
- Anomalous Commerce (Comercio Anómalo): El Departamento de la Oficina de Asuntos Financieros (OAF) tiene la tarea de proporcionar ingresos a la Autoridad a través de la comercialización de anomalías (relativamente) benignas.
"La Academia"
División: N/A
Definición:
- La Academia de Arte Verdadero: Un grupo de interés (GdI) y una escuela de arte clásico especializada en la producción de arte anómalo. (A menudo acortado a "La Academia").
- L'Academia della vera arte: La ortografía italiana original y el título de la Academia.
ACC
División: Administración
Definición:
- Authority Compact Commission (Comisión Compacta de la Autoridad): El Comité/Departamento de la Oficina de Ética y Revisión (OEyR/OER), que escribe/expande continuamente y mantiene el Pacto de Ética de la Autoridad.
ACI
División: Protección
Definición:
- Authority Central Intelligence (Central de Inteligencia de la Autoridad): El Sector de Protección y la información de actuación, espionaje y red de espías de la Autoridad.
Adquisiciones
División: Administración
Definición:
- El Departamento de Adquisiciones: El Departamento de la Oficina de Asuntos Financieros (OAF) encargado de administrar el mantenimiento de registros financieros de la Autoridad.
ACS
División: Investigación
Definición:
- Anderson Coherency Scale (Escala de Coherencia de Anderson): Una medida matemática para la relativa "Coherencia" o "Realidad" de un área del espacio.
AE
División: Investigación
Definición:
- Anomalous Event (Evento Anómalo): Cualquier acontecimiento anormal que haya sido verificado de manera verificable por la Autoridad.
AECR
División: Investigación
Definición:
- Anderson-Eckhardt Coherency Reader (Lector de Coherencia Anderson-Eckhardt): Una herramienta que permite la aproximación rápida de la Coherencia de un área.
AECT
División: Investigación
Definición:
- Anderson-Eckhardt Coherency Test (Prueba de Coherencia Anderson-Eckhardt): Una herramienta que permite la aproximación rápida de la Coherencia de un área.
AEDF
División: Contención
Definición:
- Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (Fuerza de Defensa Extraterrestre de la Autoridad): El Sector de Contención responsable de mantener y operar todos los activos espaciales de la Autoridad.
AEDFS
División: Contención
Definición:
- Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force Ship (Nave de la Fuerza de Defensa Extraterrestre de la Autoridad): Un prefijo de nave para cualquier nave espacial de la Autoridad.
AEGIS
División: Protección
Definición:
- Authority Enhanced Generalized Intelligence System (Sistema de Inteligencia Generalizada Mejorado por la Autoridad) (Version 8.3.1): La IA operativa, creada en 1953 y operativa hasta 1998, se desactivó tras la creación de la red de comunicación de la Autoridad.
AEP
División: N/A
Definición:
- Asociación Primacía Eclesiástica: Un Grupo de Interés (GdI), organización marginal multinacional y comunidad de inteligencia/espionaje con importantes lazos religiosos.
- "La Asociación": El título alternativo y más moderno otorgado a la AEP.
AET
División: Investigación
Definición:
- Anomaly Experimentation Team (Equipo de Experimentación Anómala): El Sector de Investigación que tiene la tarea de realizar pruebas directas sobre elementos anómalos.
AFRICOM
División: Administración
Definición:
- African Command (Comando Africano): La región de comando designada y la Regional Facility (REFAC) (Instalación Regional) administrativamente responsable de las instalaciones provisionales presentes en África.
AIP
División: Protección
Definición:
- Authority Induction Program (Programa de Inducción de la Autoridad): El programa/plan de estudios mediante el cual se capacitan nuevos reclutas militares de la Autoridad.
El "Disparador Alfa"
División: N/A
Definición:
- El término utilizado para describir los eventos que causaron el colapso de la sociedad y la realidad en la línea de tiempo de los Remanentes.
ALRS
División: Contención
Definición:
- Authority Lunar Return Shuttle (Lanzadera de Retorno Lunar de la Autoridad): La designación para cualquier operación de la AEDF que implique mover carga de la Luna a cualquier otra ubicación del Sistema Solar.
Amazing! Co.
División: N/A
Definición:
- Un grupo de interés (GdI) que crea, distribuye y vende productos de consumo peligrosamente impredecibles, anómalos (a menudo pirateados).
Amnésico
Division: Investigacion
Definición:
- Una droga o sustancia química que altera o borra la memoria humana.
AMP
División: Contención
Definición:
- Anomalous Manufacturing Process (Proceso de Manufacturación Anómala): Un sistema para la creación de un material que implica el uso seguro de una anomalía.
ANDSoft
División: Investigación
Definición:
- Anomalous Numerology Detection Software (Software de Detección de Numerología Anómala): Un conjunto estándar de software de seguridad instalado en todas las computadoras de la Autoridad que detecta patrones anómalos o peligros de información menores.
ANF
Division: Protection
Definición:
- Authority Nautical Fleet: (Flota Náutica de la Autoridad) La totalidad de la embarcación marina Autoridad.
Anomalía Supernaturalis
División: N/A
Definición:
- El precursor y equivalente al Código de Fenómeno Registrado (RPC) usado por la Auctoritas Impertus.
ANTARCOM
División: Administración
Definición:
- Antarctic Command: (Comando Antartica) La región de mando designada y la Instalación Regional (REFAC) responsable administrativamente de las instalaciones provisionales presentes en la Antártida, y también son responsables de las fuerzas transdimensionales y espaciales de la Autoridad.
"Reforma Anti-Papal"
División: Administración
Definición:
- Un movimiento dentro de la Autoridad, establecida por la Junta (Directiva Global), que sirvió como uno de los muchos esfuerzos de la Dirección para borrar la influencia papal dentro de la Autoridad.
ANV
División: Protección
Definición:
- Authority Nautical Vessel: (Embarcacion Nautica de la Autoridad) Un prefijo de barco para cualquier vehículo naval de la Autoridad.
AoI
División: N/A
Definición:
- Agency of Interest: (Agencia de Interes) Un término general para cualquier agencia gubernamental que esté al tanto del mundo anómalo y trabaje en contra o junto a la Autoridad. Nota: Este término no se aplica a agencias anómalas disueltas/terminadas ni a aquellas de líneas de tiempo o dimensiones alternativas.
APDPWCT
División: Administración
Definición:
- Authority Protection Division Provisional War Crimes Tribunal: (Tribunal Provisional de Crímenes de Guerra de la División de Protección de la Autoridad) El organismo estatutario formado por la Autoridad y la CAANU a principios de la década de 1950 para investigar el uso indebido o la aplicación poco ética de anomalías por parte de la Autoridad en la primera mitad del siglo XX.
APRE
Division: Investigacion
Definicion:
- Authority Para-Agricultural Research Establishment: (Autoridad de Investigación Para-Agrícola) Un área importante en Saskatchewan especializada en la investigación de anomalías en la agricultura y la producción de alimentos.
AR
Division: Administracion
Definicion:
- Area Director: (Director de Area) El funcionario gobernante y administrativo de un Área que reporta directamente a su respectivo Director Regional (DR).
ARDP
Division: Investigacion
Definicion:
- Authority Research Division Press: (División de Investigación de Prensa de la Autoridad) Unidad de Investigación de la Oficina de Análisis y Ciencia (OAC) encargada de producir publicaciones académicas y material de referencia.
Area
Division: N/A
Definicion:
- Una instalación de la Autoridad a gran escala con un propósito específico y especializado.
"The Array"
Division: N/A
Definicion:
- The Array: (La Matriz) Un Grupo de Interés (GdI) y un colectivo de inteligencias artificiales que se han unido para evitar la extinción de la humanidad.
ASF
Division: Proteccion
Definicion:
- Authority Security Force: (Fuerza de Seguridad de la Autoridad) El Sector de Protección y el ala de defensa militar interina de la Autoridad.
ASIACOM
Division: Administracion
Definicion:
- Asia Command: (Comando Asiatico) La región de comando designada y la Instalación Regional (INSREG) administrativamente responsable de las instalaciones provisionales presentes en Asia occidental y central.
Auctoritas Impertus
Division: N/A
Definicion:
- El nombre del grupo anterior a la Autoridad moderna (antes de 1834).
"Auctoritas Research Review" (Revista)
Division: Investigacion
Definicion:
- Auctoritas Research Review: (Reseña de Investigación de Auctoritas) Una publicación científica oficial revisada por pares de la División de Investigación.
Authority Press
Division: Administracion
Definicion:
- Authority Press: (Prensa de la Autoridad) La Unidad Administrativa de la Oficina de Información, Registros y Seguridad (OIRS) encargada de publicar información relevante para toda la Autoridad y su personal.
"Authority Standard" (Revista)
Division: Investigacion
Definicion:
- Authority Standard: (Norma de la Autoridad) Una publicación científica revisada por pares de la División de Investigación con un enfoque en tecnologías experimentales e ingeniería.
AV
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Authority Vessel: A legacy ship prefix for any Authority space vessel employed before the founding of the AEDF in 1955.
AW
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Atomwaffen: A term for a series of primitive atomic devices developed by the Authority in the 1930s and 40s.
AWP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Authority War Plan: An operational scheme that involves mobilizing the entirety of the Authority's assets against a particularly dangerous Entity of Interest (EoI) or anomaly.
Section: B
BARO
Division: Research
Definition:
- Bureau of Anomalous Research Operations: the investigative commission of the British Government, and the predecessor to Military Intelligence Section XIII (MI13).
BB
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Project Blue Book: An Agency of Interest (AoI) and International government agency formed by the UN security council to resist against incursion and assault by non-human entities.
BIOFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Biological Facility: A type of Area used in the containment of either viral, bacterial, and/or fungi-related diseases along with other inconsistent biohazardous materials.
BoA
Division: Research
Definition:
- Bureau of Acquisition: The Research Sector which studies esoteric and exotic science and concepts.
The Board/Directorate
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Board of [Global] Directors: The Administration Sector and executive managing body of the Authority, composed of 13 Global Directors. "The Board" referring to their official title.
- The [Global] Directorate: The more formal title for "the Board."
Bodmer Mk.II Proximity Suits
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Protective body armor that permits a human being to survive in extreme temperatures.
Section: C
"CASE TRUE"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) operational scenario which posits the active invasion of Earth by a hostile alien force.
CDI
Division: Research
Definition:
- Coherency Disjunction Injury: A form of traumatic injury caused by the failure of body parts to align or reattach properly after passing through low-Coherency space.
CIC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Coherency Isolation Chamber: A structure or device capable of maintaining a static area of low or high-Coherency space.
CIO
Division: Research
Definition:
- Complex Inhuman Organism: A term used to refer to any animal that is not a human being.
CLO
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Contractor Liaison Office: The Containment Sector responsible for recruiting civilian workers to build Authority infrastructure.
COPD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Commissioned Officer Development Program: The program/curricula by which Authority soldiers and security personnel are prepared for strategic and tactical leadership positions.
Coherency
Division: Research
Definition:
- The degree of "reality" of a volume of spacetime. (Lower Coherencies tend to be "dreamlike" or "nightmarish," while higher Coherencies tend to be "dazzling" or "hyper-real.")
CoM
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Church of Malthus: A group of interest (GoI) seeking to enact large-scale population controls through anomalous, often forceful, or violent means.
CoN
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Church of Nihil: A group of interest (GoI) that worships a primeval flood cult.
"Containment" (Journal)
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An official, peer-reviewed scientific publication of the Containment Division.
Cover Protocol
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A false scenario created by Authority assets to disguise the presence of an anomaly or field operations as something mundane.
"Cownstant"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) slang term referring to the tendency to find cows or cow-based patterns near or around extra-terrestrial anomalies.
CSD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Confined Subject Disposable: Temporary Authority personnel used in human testing.
CTSC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Coherency Technology Safety Course]: The standard Authority-wide training program which teaches the safe operation and use of machinery or tools that alter Coherency.
Section: D
DASC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Defense Anomalies and Security Committee: The British governmental agency of interest (AoI) which directly manages Military Defense Section XIII.
DEP-010
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Intelligence Department: The Department of Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with the acquisition, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence gathered via various collection disciplines, including human sources, electronic and communications interceptions, satellite or surveillance imagery, and open sources.
DEP-022
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Counterintelligence Department: The Department of Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with safeguarding and ensuring the integrity of the Authority's intelligence network.
DEP-028
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Science and Technology Department: The Department of Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with the analysis and documentation of existing technology utilized by the Authority and other organizations of interest.
DEP-036
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Operations Department: The Department of Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with [CONTENT MISSING].
DEP-039
Division: Protection
Definition:
- The Support Department: The Department of Authority Central Intelligence (ACI) tasked with [CONTENT MISSING].
DHDS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Department of Higher-Dimensional Studies: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with researching multidimensional anomalies.
DHPS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Department of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with researching the Authority's history, as well as the fabrication of false or deliberately misleading historical documents to maintain information security.
DHPSACMP
Division: Research
Definition:
- DHPS Archival Collections Management Policy: Guidelines for the handling, storage, and classification of anomalous historical documents created by the Department of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies (DHPS).
DHPSP
Division: Research
Definition:
- Department of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies Press: The Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) Research Unit tasked with producing scholarly publications and reference material.
"Dipper"
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low Coherency in which horizontal surfaces appear substantially higher than they are.
Disjunction Dactyly
Division: Research
Definition:
- A specific form of Coherency Disjunction Injury (CDI) involving the fusion of fingers or limbs.
Distraction Protocol
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A false scenario created by Authority assets to redirect public attention away from an anomaly or field operations.
DoC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Department of Communications: The Containment Sector tasked with information-sharing and messaging between Sites between Authority sites, assets, personnel, and locations.
"Double-A/Battery"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- "Double-A": A slang term for a member of the Department of Accounts and Audits (AA) based on their department's acronym.
- "Battery": A slang term for a member of the Department of Accounts and Audits (AA)/partial reference name to the above definition based on their department's acronym.
Section: E
EASTCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Eastern Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Eastern Europe.
EC/"Engineering"/"The Component"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Engineering Component: The Containment Sector and acting infrastructure and construction wing of the Authority.
- "Engineering": An informal, alternate title given to the Engineering Component.
- "The Component": A semi-formal, alternate title given to the Engineering Component.
ECF
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Department of Expendable Candidate Fulfillment: The Department of the Office of Human Resources (OHR/HR) tasked with identifying and recruiting CSD personnel for the Authority.
EDFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- ExtraDimensional Facility: A type of Area used in the containment of either phenomenon exhibiting extradimensional properties or phenomena affecting physics in inconsistent behavior.
EoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Entity of Interest: A broad, blanket term for any organized group or individual (Groups of Interest (GoIs), Agencies of Interest (AoIs), or Persons of Interest (PoI)) that otherwise are aware of the anomalous world.
EUASICOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Eurasian Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within India, Southwest Asia, and the Greater Middle East.
Section: F
Facilities (Primary/Secondary)
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A blanket term to describe all installations and worldwide infrastructure maintained by the Authority to ensure the study and containment of anomalies to prevent them from causing breaches and disrupting society's normalcy.
- Primary Facilities: A blanket term to describe all central Authority installations used for wide-scale containment, research, and housing of anomalies. (Comprised of all designated Sites, Areas, and Regional Facilities.)
- Secondary Facilities: A blanket term to describe lesser Authority installations used for local-scale containment, research, and housing of anomalies. (Comprised of all designated On-Location Sites (OL-Sites).
FOA/Busoka
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Federal Occult Agency: The agency of interest (AoI) and the branch of the modern German Republic charged with the study of the anomalous during the Second World War.
- Bundesokkultabteilung: The original German spelling for the FOA.
Section: G
GARD/DAFA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- German Anomalous Research Division: The group of interest (GoI) and the branch of the Nazi-German government charged with the study of the anomalous during the Second World War.
- Deutschen Anormal Forschung Abteilung: The original German spelling for GARD.
GD
Division: Administration
Definition:
- A member of the Board of Global Directors (Global Directorate). An executive administrator and overseer of the entire Authority.
GEAR
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Global Enterprise for Advanced Research: A group of interest (GoI) that conducts independent scientific development of anomalous consumer products for commercial gain.
GOBFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Garrisoned Operations Base Facility: A type of Area used by garrison specialists and security personnel from various branches of the Protection Division, such as Authority Security Forces (ASF) and the Mobile Specialized Teams Registry (MST).
GoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Group of Interest: A blanket term for any, nongovernmental agency which is aware of the anomalous world and acts upon that information (often to achieve an end goal). Groups of Interest include former agencies of interest that are either inactive or disbanded and governments/groups from alternate timelines.
GSSC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- General Site Storage and Containment Procedure: A site-wide protocols governing the minimum requirements for storing any item on a Site.
Section: H
HERD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Hazardous Environment & Risk-Detection: A Mobile Specialized Team Detachment (MSTD) specializing in baseline performing containment for hazardous assets within hazardous environments.
Section: I
IA
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Augmentee: A member of the Authority Security Force (ASF) assigned to a temporary posting with an MST for skills improvement and training.
IAA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- International Anomalous Accords: The documents which govern the limits and responsibilities of the Authority and other agencies of interest (AoIs).
IB-100
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 100 - “Basic Security Rotation”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with the baseline guarding of Authority Facilities, low-priority persons of interest (PoIs), entities of interest (EoIs), and other personnel.
IB-130
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 130 - “Base Logistics”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of ASF assets.
IB-230
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 230 - “Security Hub”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with baseline surveillance rotation coordination of IB-100, and IB-130.
IB-235
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 235 - “CSD Compliance”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with keeping Confined Subject Disposable (CSD) Personnel in line, enforcing orders upon CSD personnel through forceful means, and short-term disciplinary/termination of CSD personnel.
IB-280
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 280 - “Low-Level Containment”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) low-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with enforcing routine low-level containment protocol of anomalies within their designated containment zone.
IB-325
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 325 - “Hazardous Materials”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) high-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with handling, removal/abstraction, installation, and transportation of hazardous materials. These may include biological, radiological, chemical, extradimensional, low-Coherency, or explosive2 assets.
IB-400
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 400 - “Intake”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) high-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with the safe transportation, transfer, and designation of anomalies to their given areas of containment.
IB-430
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Individual Billet 430 - “High-Level Containment”: The Authority Security Force (ASF) high-priority assignments of Security Force Personnel, tasked with enforcing routine high-level containment protocol on anomalies within their designated containment zone.
INFLT
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet: An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) faction which operates within the bounds of the asteroid belt.
INFLTEO
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Extended Operations Group: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit which conducts long-term analysis and observations of space-based anomalies.
INFLTLNR
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Line Reserve: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit which contains mothballed combat spacecraft to be deployed in the event of an emergency.
INFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Maintenance Squadron: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit which provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
IOA/Reisoka
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Imperial Occult Agency: The original name for the Federal Occult Agency/Busoka (FOA/Bundesokkultabteilung) before the end of the First World War.
- Reichsokkultabteilung: The original German spelling for the IOA.
ISC
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Insulated Secure Container: A protected case or strongbox designed for the transportation of small anomalies.
Isolation Block
Division: Containment
Definition:
- A set of containment cells designed to minimize any form of contact between human guards and an anomaly, and maintain distance between operating personnel and the containment area.
IWP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Intelligence Warfare Division: A Mobile Specialized Team Detachment (MSTD) specializing in baseline intelligence operations.
Section: J
Section: K
KK
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Kabushiki Kawaii: A group of interest (GoI) and black-market corporation Japan which uses anomalous technology to produce sex slaves and illicit entertainment products.
- Kawaii Korps: The alternate title for KK.
Section: L
LA/LAL
Division: Research
Definition:
- Lesser Anomalous Locations: Any physical area of space that demonstrates minor or situational anomalies that do not merit major containment operations.
LaF
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Lost and Found Procedure: A Distraction Protocol that involves fabricating false animal attacks to disguise anomalous areas that attract passers-by.
LPUC
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Lexicon Publishing and Update Code: The publishing guidelines, restriction, and code of conduct used by the Authority to regulate the process of admitting new words into the Lexicon Auctoritas.
LTH
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Literal Hostile Takeovers: The process by which Acquisitions and the ASF gain control of companies or industrial bodies through military force.
Lincos-III
Division: Research
Definition:
- Lost and Found Procedure: Mathematically constructed language developed by the Bureau of Acquisition (BoA) for communication with anomalies
LO/LAO
Division: Research
Definition:
- Lesser Anomalous Objects: Any anomalous item or artifact whose effects are so minor or situational as not to merit major containment operations.
LRV
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Lunar Return Vehicle: A ship prefix for any Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) vehicle involved in Authority Lunar Return Shuttle (ALRS) operations.
LTAD
Division: Research
Definition:
- Long-Term Assessment Dossier: A document covering the results on a human subject or subjects from exposure to an anomaly for more than ten years.
Section: M
"Maintenance"/"The Union"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- "Maintenance": An informal title for the Maintenance Union: The Containment Sector tasked that representing and regulating all logistical, facilities and support staff of the Authority.
- "The Union": The semi-formal title for the Maintenance Union.
Memotics
Division: Research
Definition:
- The scientific study of memory and the manipulation thereof.
MI13
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Military Intelligence Section XIII: The branch and agency of interest (AoI) of the British government charged with the study of the anomalous.
- Monarch Security: The alternate title given to MI13.
MST
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Mobilized Special Teams: The paramilitary or civilian task force developed with a specific range of skills or operations in mind. Often, these teams assist both the containment, investigation, acquisition, neutralization of certain anomalies, [anomalous] parties, or persons.
- The Mobilized Special Teams Registry: The Protection Sector tasked with regulating all MST teams.
MSTD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Mobile Specialized Team Detachment: A unit of a Mobile Specialized Team (MST) tasked with and skilled in performing a specific set of tasks or countering a particular threat.
MTD
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Mobile Threat Detachment: A Mobile Specialized Team Detachment (MSTD) specializing in both offensive and defensive operations.
Section: N
NCCB
Division: Containment
Definition:
- NuCorp Coherency Binder: An anomalous tool developed by Nucorp Industries (NI) that alters the Coherency of an area of space to cause objects to adhere together.
NCOIC
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Course: The program/curricula by which Authority soldiers who have risen through the ranks receive training and indoctrination.
NG
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Null-Gravity: A piece of anomalous technology that permits the generation and manipulation of gravitational fields.
NI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Nucorp Industries: A corporate group of interest (GoI), based in the United States that assists the Authority in the production of industrial and scientific anomalies.
Nivaldi
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A Group of Interest (GoI) and cabal of individuals who have safeguarded the general population against the negative impacts of catastrophic impacts, such as the Great Flood and the Black Death. Nivaldi stands as one of the oldest, Athority-aware GoIs to date
Nootechnology
Division: Research
Definition:
- Nucorp Industries: Any high-Coherency mechanism or construct that is primarily driven or made of actualized thought.
NORTHCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Northern Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within North America.
NSRDC
Division: Protection
Definition:
- New Swabia Rift Defense Command: The Authority Security Force (ASF) Protection Unit tasked with the military oversight of certain areas of Antarctica.
Section: O
O&DFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Observations & Data Facility: A type of Area used in maintaining internal data security, facility communications, and monitoring of worldwide communications in regards to anomalies and Groups of Interests (GoIs).
OAA/RMA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Orphaned by Anomalous Action: A blanket terms referring to a child whose parents were killed by anomalies during Authority operations. Usually, children under this designation are taken to the wards of the Office of Human Resources (OHR).
- Resistant to Memory Alteration: A blanket term referring to a child whose memories cannot be modified to conceal the Authority's existence. Frequently, children under this designation are taken to the wards of the Office of Human Resources (OHR).
OAS
Division: Research
Definition:
- Office of Analysis and Science: The Research Sector that studies esoteric and exotic science and concepts.
OCEACOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Oceanic Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within Oceania, East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
ODR
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Diplomatic Relations: The Administration Sector tasked with managing and maintaining relations between the Authority and other governments and extra-governmental groups.
ODI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Operation Dawn Initiative: The resolution passed by the World Security Council and worldwide counter-insurgency against local and international groups that are involved in illicit anomalous activities.
OEaR/EaR
Division: Administration
Definition:
- [Office] of Ethics and Review: The Administration Sector tasked with establishing the moral standards by that the Authority must operate.
OFA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Financial Affairs: The Administration Sector tasked with managing the monetary assets of the Authority.
OHR/HR
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Human Resources: The Administration Sector tasked with handling Authority staffing, discipline, and employee wellness.
OIRS
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Office of Information, Records, and Security: The Administration Sector tasked with managing Authority operational archives and documentation.
OLSD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- On-Location Site Director: The governing, administrative official of an On-Location SIte (OL-Site), and that usually reports directly to their closest, Primary-Facility: Site Director (SD) and/or Area Director (AR). On occasion, Both OL-Sites and OLSDs may gain enough significance to facilitate independence, in which they would then report directly to their respective Regional Director (RD).
OL-Site
Division: Containment
Definition:
- On-Location Site: A minor Authority Site built around or on an anomaly that cannot be moved or displaced.
OP
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Observation Post: A small Authority facility designed for the extended surveillance of an anomalous area.
OPA
Division: Research
Definition:
- Out-of-Place Artifact: Any mundane object discovered to exist during an era when such an object could not have been created or invented.
Operation Lucre
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The plan by which the Authority enriched itself through war profiteering during the First World War.
OUTFLT
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Outer-System Fleet: An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) faction that operates outside the bounds of the Asteroid Belt.
OUTFLTEO
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Outer-System Fleet Extended Operations Group: An Outer-System Fleet (OUTFLT) Unit that conducts long-term analysis and observations of space-based anomalies.
OUTFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Outer-System Fleet Maintenance Squadron: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit that provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
Section: P
Paris Format
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The anomalous-documentation format, created in 1935 by Pierre-Louis Grandjean, which created the modern RPC Authority Anomaly Classification System (RPCAACS).
PCAAO
Division: N/A
Definition:
- People's Committee for the Acquisition of Anomalous Objects: An agency of interest (AoI) of the Chinese government charged with the study of the anomalous.
PCD
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Provisional Containment Document: An unfinished or incomplete draft of the documentation for an anomaly that is made available to staff to assist in research.
PEW
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Protocol Laboratory: The Department of the Office of Human Resources (OHR/HR) tasked with assisting the retention of experienced Authority staff.
PJCA
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Project JOB Containment Agreement: A concord between the Authority and Military Intelligence Section XIII (MI13) governing the oversight and management of certain historical anomalies.
Plutarco format
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The earliest recorded Anomalia Supernaturalis formal documentation, developed by Sir Plutarco Di Biasio and officiated by Pope Callixtus III, of the Auctoritas Impertus.
PNN
Division: Research
Definition:
- Post Neutralization Notice: An addendum to a Neutralized object's containment documents explaining the process by which the object became Neutralized, or its current status.
PoI
Division: N/A
Definition:
- People of Interest: A blanket term for any individual aware of the anomalous acts upon that information (often to achieve an end goal).
PROCSE
Division: Research
Definition:
- Protocols for the Contact of Sapient Entities: A set of rules and algorithms for opening communications with intelligent anomalies.
Project Aethalides
Division: Research/Containment
Definition:
- An ongoing, joint Research/Containment project to develop sonic weaponry suitable for combatting RPC-347, and protection against RPC-347-1 at On-Location Site-1010 (OL-Site).
Project Mauna
Division: Containment
Definition:
- An ongoing Authority operation to suppress certain automotive anomalies in continental India.
Project Tiresias
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The joint project between the United States and the USSR that resulted in the creation of RPC-043.
"ProLab"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- The Protocol Laboratory: The Containment Sector tasked with designing, testing, and creation of containment protocols and fail-safes for anomalies.
Protocol 058-Sigma
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A distraction protocol intended to convince alien threats that the Authority is a vassal state of a larger intergalactic empire.
Pseudoanomaly
Division: Research
Definition:
- Any lesser anomalous objects (LO/LAO) that are only anomalous through being perceivable under the influence of viderics.
Punch Card Format
Division: N/A
Definition:
- The anomalous-documentation format, used primarily from 1896 to as late as 1971 which is known for its use of a morse code designation system.
Section: Q
"QCU"
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Quarantined Containment Unit: A protective chamber designed to isolate its interior and exterior from pathogens and toxins.
Section: R
R&AFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Records & Archive Facility: A type of Area used in the storage and archive of the Authority's operational data and information, along with maintaining documents and information on previous investigations of anomalous and Group of Interest (GoI)-related activities.
R&EFAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Robotics & Engineering Facility: A type of Area used in the scientific advancements of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and/or computer science.
RCC
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Research Commercialization Committee: One of the oversight bodies of Anomalous Commerce (AC) that governs the sale of technologies and scientific knowledge developed by the Research Division.
RCPA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Righteous Central Protection Authority: A group of interest (GoI) of an alternate, dictatorial version of the Authority from a timeline in that it controls the Earth.
RD
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Regional Director: The Director of a Regional Facility (REFAC) that reports directly to the Board (Global Directorate). An exclusive administrator and overseer of all Sites and Areas within their adjacent regions.
"1935 Reclassification"
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Reclassification and Reformation Order: A movement within the Authority (and the precedent set by the The Board (Global Directorate)) to purge all connection with the modern Authority with the Auctoritas Impertus.
Reality Signature
Division: Research
Definition:
- The unique combination of energy levels and background radiation that permits the identification of a particular level or iteration of spacetime.
"Recruitment"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- The Department of Divisional Recruitment: The Department of the Office of Human Resources (OHR/HR) tasked with identifying and recruiting all Divisional personnel (Research, Protection, Containment, Administration) for all of the different Divisions of the Authority while working with said Divisions.
Red Snow
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low-Coherency characterized by swirling patterns of reddish particles.
REGFAC/"Regional"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Regional Facility: The logistics and administrative hubs for Sites and Areas within a specific geographic region, often an entire continent. Regional facilities coordinate with Sites and Areas within their adjacent regions. (Anomalies are strictly excluded from these facilities.)
Remnants
Division: N/A
Definition:
- A group of interest (GoI) of an alternate timeline in that human society collapsed due to an event known as the "Alpha Trigger."
Research Mandate
Division: Research
Definition:
- An overarching set of goals or tasks issued to a group or branch of the Research Division.
RPC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Research, Protect[ion], Contain[ment]: An acronym for the mission statement of the three primary divisions for the Authority.
- Registered, Phenomena, Code: The numerical designation for a major, individual anomaly that the Authority is either in the process of containing or seeking to contain. A backronym created from the acronym above.
RPCATHC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- RPC Authority Threats & Hazards Code: The classification system of symbols used to both determine and determine the possible threats an anomaly with a Registered Phenomena Code (RPC) poses to an individual or the containment protocol.
RV
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Remote Vessel: A ship prefix for a remote-controlled Authority naval vessel.
Section: S
SDS
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Any Authority equipment designed to reduce the dangers of exposure to extradimensional spaces.
SD
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Site Director: The governing, administrative official of a Site that reports directly to their respective Regional Director (RD).
"The Sea"
Division: Administration
Definition:
- An informal term used when referring to the entirety of the Authority's assets and capital.
Site
Division: N/A
Definition:
- Any Authority research and containment facility.
Slogger
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low-Coherency in which normal movement and acceleration of objects have become abnormally slowed down.
SoG
Division: Protection
Definition:
- Sergeant of the Guard: A formal term for an Authority Security Force (ASF) member in charge of a group guarding or patrolling a specific location.
SOUTHCOM
Division: Administration
Definition:
- Southern Command: The designated command region and Regional Facility (REFAC) administratively responsible for the provisional facilities present within South America.
STB
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Suborbital Transfer Bus: Any Authority Vessel (AV), propelled by rockets designed to operate outside of an atmosphere but not enter or leave a planetary orbit.
"Stretchway"
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low-Coherency in which space is "stretched," causing nearby objects to become suddenly out of reach.
Section: T
TERFLT
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Terrestrial Fleet: An Authority Extraterrestrial Defence Force (AEDF) faction that operates within the Earth-Moon system.
TERFLTER
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Terrestrial Fleet Emergency Reserve: A Terrestrial Fleet (TERFLT) Unit that contains spacecraft to be deployed in the event of an emergency.
TERFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Terrestrial Fleet Line Reserve: A Terrestrial Fleet (TERFLT) Unit that provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
INFLTMAIN
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Inner-System Fleet Maintenance Squadron: An Inner-System Fleet (INFLT) Unit that provides logistical support to Authority spacecraft.
TLAC
Division: Research/Administration
Definition:
- Terms and Lexicon Analysis Commission: The joint Office of Information, Records and Security (OIRS), and Department of Historical and Pseudohistorical Studies (DHPS) half-yearly Committee that reviews all terms and proposed changes to the Lexicon.
Tripup
Division: Protection
Definition:
- A Mobilized Specialized Teams Registry (MST) slang term for an area of low Coherency in which horizontal surfaces change in height suddenly, causing tripping or falls.
Section: U
U&IIB
Division: Containment
Definition:
- Unusual & Interstellar Infrastructure Bureau: The Containment Sector responsible for constructing Authority space stations and other facilities outside of Earth's orbit.
UCA
Division: Research
Definition:
- An anomalous tool or structure that has been artificially produced by the Authority.
UNAAC
Division: N/A
Definition:
- United Nations Anomalous Activities Committee: An agency of interest (AoI) and an international governmental group that oversees and regulates the operations of the Authority and other AoIs operating within United Nations territory.
UNISAAF/ISA
Division: N/A
Definition:
- United Nations International Security Anomalous Assistance Force: The documents that govern the limits and responsibilities of the Authority and other agencies of interest (AoIs).
- International Security Alliance: The alternate nickname title for UNISAAF.
Section: V
Viderics
Division: Research
Definition:
- A set of psychoactive drugs that expand human senses to allow the perception of certain anomalies.
Section: W
WESTCOM
Division: Administracion
Definition:
- Western Command (Comando Oeste): La región de mando designada y la Instalación Regional (REFAC) responsable administrativamente de las instalaciones provisionales presentes en Europa Occidental.
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