The Old Republic: Terms and Acronyms

There is a huge number of acronyms for this game and other MMOs, so I won’t bother enumerating all of them. This is just a list of the acronyms that are very specific to the The Old Republic. If you are interested in a complete exhaustive list, check out this thread on the official forums.

  • AC: Advanced Class.
  • ATC: After the Treaty of Coruscant.
  • BBY:  Before the Battle of Yavin (the battle in which Luke Skywalker destroys the first Death Star at Yavin 4).
  • BH: Bounty Hunter.
  • Bio-link: Another word for ‘bind’ or ‘soulbound’. A carry-over from SW: Galaxies.
  • BTC: Before the Treaty of Coruscant.
  • BW: BioWare.
  • DSP: Dark Side Points (Not to be confused with DPS).
  • Glowbat/Glowstick: Derogatory term for lightsaber wielder.
  • IA: Imperial Agent.
  • Imp: Shorthand for Imperial.
  • JC: Jedi Consular.
  • JK: Jedi Knight.
  • LA: LucasArts.
  • LSP: Light Side Points.
  • Reb: Rebel Faction.
  • SI: Sith Inquisitor.
  • Smug: Smuggler.
  • SSD: Super Star Destroyer.
  • STAP: Single Trooper Aerial Platform.
  • SW: Sith Warrior.
  • SWTOR: Star Wars The Old Republic.
  • TOR: The Old Republic.
  • TSL: The Sith Lords.
  • Utinni: Jawa for “yay!”. Adapted to mean “I claim this”.
  • Walking Carpet: Derogatory for Wookie

If you have others to add, please let me know.