Arma: Dictionary

This article covers Arma series/military-related words as well as common lingo.

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See ArmA: Selection Translations for Arma-related internal Czech words.

Type	Name	Meaning	Description/Notes	Scope
Abbreviation	PID	Positive Identification	Ensure target's identity confirmation (whether hostile or objective)	IRL
Abbreviation	PAC	Package	military personnel	IRL
Abbreviation	BLUFOR	Blue Forces	friendlies, in Arma means Western forces (e.g. US, NATO)	IRL
Abbreviation	OPFOR	Opposing Forces	enemies, in Arma means Eastern forces (e.g. Soviet, CSAT)	IRL
Alias	Independent	Independent (Forces)	In Arma means third-world forces, local forces and/or guerillas (e.g. FIA, CDF, AAF). Sometimes called “INDFOR”, “GREENFOR” unofficially	Arma
Abbreviation	CIVPOP	Civilian Population		IRL
Abbreviation	CASEVAC	Casualty Evacuation		IRL
Abbreviation	MEDEVAC	Medical Evacuation		IRL
Abbreviation	MRAP	Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle	e.g Hunter, Ifrit in Arma 3	IRL
Abbreviation	HVT	High Value Target		IRL
Abbreviation	IED	Improvised Explosive Device	unconventional, usually hidden explosive charge	IRL
Abbreviation	SITREP	Situation Report		IRL
Abbreviation	ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival	Normally means time (hours:minutes) of arrival - used to mean time enroute (travel time). See ETE	IRL
Abbreviation	ETE	Estimated Time Enroute	Means time left before arrival. ETA is used instead.	IRL
Abbreviation	BIS	Bohemia Interactive Studios	expired name - see BI	Company
Abbreviation	BI	Bohemia Interactive	(ex Bohemia Interactive Studios)	Company
Abbreviation	BISim	Bohemia Interactive Simulations	(ex Bohemia Interactive Australia)	Company
Abbreviation	RACS	Royal Army Corps of Sahrani	Armed Assault INDFOR	Armed Assault
Abbreviation	SLA	Sahrani Liberation Army	Armed Assault OPFOR	Armed Assault
Abbreviation	NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization	NATO	IRL
Abbreviation	CSAT	Canton Protocol Strategic Alliance Treaty	Arma 3 NATO counterpart mainly composed of Iran and China	Arma 3
Abbreviation	AAF	Altis Armed Forces	Altis military	Arma 3
Slang	Greenbacks	AAF soldiers	NATO soldiers' derogatory slang	Arma 3
Abbreviation	LZ	Landing Zone	An area where a helicopter or similar can land	IRL
Abbreviation	LDF	Livonian Defense Force	Livonia military	Arma 3
Abbreviation	CAS	Close Air Support	Air strike to support ground forces by fixed/rotory wings	IRL
Abbreviation	CAP	Combat Air Patrol	Sentry airspace by fighter jets to protect airspace	IRL
Military term	Fixed Wings	Planes		IRL
Military term	Rotary Wings	Helicopters		IRL
Abbreviation	HE	High Explosive	Type of shells; Explosive rounds	IRL
Abbreviation	AP / APERS	Anti Personnel		IRL
Abbreviation	AP	Armor-Piercing	Type of shells made to penetrate armored targets	IRL
Abbreviation	APDS	Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot	Type of shells made to penetrate armor - "classical" Sabot ammunition	IRL
Abbreviation	APFSDS	Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot	Type of shells made to penetrate armor - thinner and longer than APDS Sabot, more "dart"-like	IRL
Abbreviation	ERA	Explosive Reactive Armor	Type of armor; protects the vehicle by exploding itself when hit by a shell	IRL
Military term	Soft skin	Less-protected/armored vehicles		IRL
Military term	Fast mover	Fighter jets		IRL
Military term	Blue on Blue	Friendly fire		IRL
Abbreviation	FF	Friendly Fire		IRL
Abbreviation	IFF	Identification Friend or Foe		IRL
Abbreviation	FIA	Freedom and Independence Army		Arma
Location	Altis	A fictional country in Arma 3	Republic of Altis and Stratis, located in Mediterranean Sea	Arma 3
Location	Horizon Islands	A fictional country in Arma 3	Tanoa is the part of this country, located in Southern Pacific	Arma 3
Location	Livonia	A fictional country in Arma 3	Located in Suwałki gap IRL, part of NATO	Arma 3
Location	Chernarus	A fictional country in Arma 2	Located in the coast of fictional sea Green Sea, former Russian Empire and a part of Soviet Union	Arma 2
Location	Takistan	A fictional country in Arma 2	Located in the coast of fictional sea Green Sea	Arma 2
Location	South Zagoria	A fictional region in Arma 2	AKA Chernarus (Terrain)	Arma 2
Abbreviation	UAV	Unmanned Air Vehicle	AKA Drone	IRL
Abbreviation	UCAV	Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle	AKA Combat Drone	IRL
Abbreviation	UGV	Unmanned Ground Vehicle	AKA Drone	IRL
Abbreviation	ATV	All Terrain Vehicle		IRL
Slang	Chedaki	ChDKZ		Arma 2
Abbreviation	ChDKZ	Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star	Черноруссии движения к красной звездой (Chernorussii Dvizheniya k Krasnoy Zvezdoy) in Russian	Arma 2
Military Term	Alpha Victor	Armored Vehicle	In phonetic code	Arma 3
Abbreviation	AA	Anti-Air		IRL
Abbreviation	AAA	Anti-Air Artillery	AKA Triple-A	IRL
Military Term	Fox Two	Fired an Infra-red Air to Air missile		IRL
Military Term	Fox Three	Fired an Active radar-guided Air to Air missile		IRL
Military Term	VTOL	Vertical Take Off and Landing	see S/VTOL	IRL
Military Term	S/VTOL	Short and/or Vertical Take Off and Landing		IRL
Military Term	STOVL	Short Take Off and Vertical Landing		IRL
Abbreviation	SVBIED	Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device	AKA Suicide Car Bomb	IRL
Abbreviation	FAK	First Aid Kit		IRL
Location	Nadbór	A fictional region in Arma 3	AKA Livonia (Terrain)	Arma 3
Abbreviation	QRF	Quick Reaction Force		IRL
Abbreviation	CDLC	Creator DLC	AKA Third-Party DLC	Arma 3
Abbreviation	GM	Global Mobilization	Arma 3 Creator DLC: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany	Arma 3
Abbreviation	RV	Rendezvous (point)		IRL
Abbreviation	RV	Real Virtuality	Game engine for Arma series, the latest version (v4) being used in Arma 3	BI
Abbreviation	OFP:CWC	Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis	Or simply OFP, AKA OPF. Former name for Arma: Cold War Assault and trademarked by Codemasters	Operation Flashpoint
Abbreviation	Arma: CWA A:CWA	Arma: Cold War Assault	New name for OFP: CWC since 2011, renamed after copyright issue	Operation Flashpoint
Abbreviation	OFP:R	Operation Flashpoint: Resistance		Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
Abbreviation	OFP:RH	Operation Flashpoint: Red Hammer	Codemasters-made Soviet perspective campaign. Not included in Arma: CWA nowadays	Operation Flashpoint
Alias	Arma	Arma (Game series name)	Arma - means War, or Weapon in Latin. See The Name Tale blogpost.	Arma
Abbreviation	ArmA	Arma: Armed Assault	Not to be confused with Arma, which designates the game series and/or games	Armed Assault
Abbreviation	A1	Arma 1 (Armed Assault, see ArmA)		Armed Assault
Abbreviation	ArmA:QG	ArmA: Queen's Gambit		Armed Assault
Abbreviation	A2	Arma 2		Arma 2
Abbreviation	A2OA	Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead	Or simply OA	Arma 2
Abbreviation	Arma 2 OA	Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead	Or simply OA	Arma 2
Abbreviation	A3	Arma 3		Arma 3
Alias	3DEN	Eden Editor	New editor introduced with the Eden Update	Arma 3
Military Term	AAR	After Action Review	Reviewing past actions to understand potential mistakes and ways of improvement	IRL
Abbreviation	ASAP	As Soon As Possible	Quickly, in emergency	IRL
Military Term	klick	Kilometer	e.g "enemy, one klick, North", "half a klick East”	IRL
Military Term	Mike	Minute	e.g "I will be there in 10 mikes"	IRL
Abbreviation	AR	Automatic Rifleman		IRL
Abbreviation	AT	Anti Tank		IRL
Abbreviation	IR	Infra-Red		IRL
Abbreviation	UXO	Un Exploded Ordnance	Bombs/shells that didn't explode properly and still have a risk of detonation. Call an expert when you find one. In Arma 3, UXOs are seen often in the Ground Zero of a Cluster bomb	IRL
Abbreviation	UXB	Un Exploded Bomb	See UXO	IRL
Abbreviation	IHL	International Humanitarian Law	Rules that needed to respect even in a war, AKA Jus in bello	IRL
Abbreviation	ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross	AKA Red Cross, Red Crystal or Red Cresent	IRL
Abbreviation	IDAP	International Development & Aid Project	Fictional NGO, ICRC counterpart for Arma 3	Arma 3
Abbreviation	LoW	Laws of War	Arma 3 Laws of War DLC	Arma 3
Abbreviation	GBU	Guided Bomb Unit		IRL
Abbreviation	LGB	Laser Guided Bomb		IRL
Abbreviation	JTAC	Joint Terminal Attack Controller	Forward operator who guides an CAS and other fighter/attacker jets operation	IRL
Military Term	Strafing	Attacking ground enemies by aircraft-mounted guns		IRL
Foreign Word	Gendarmerie	French MP	Also designates Horizon Islands' MP in Arma 3	IRL
Abbreviation	MP	Military Police		IRL
Abbreviation	IRL	In Real Life		IRL
Abbreviation	SP	Single Player		IRL
Abbreviation	MP	MultiPlayer		IRL
Foreign Word	Bundeswehr	German Army		IRL
Foreign Word	Luftwaffe	German Airforce		IRL
Abbreviation	HALO	High Altitude Low Opening	AKA HALO jump, stealthy paradrop insertion used by special operators	IRL
Military Term	Paradrop	Parachute drop		IRL
Abbreviation	SpecOp	Special Operators Special Operations		IRL
Abbreviation	COIN	Counter Insurgency		IRL
Abbreviation	EW	Electronic Warfare		IRL
Abbreviation	EMP	ElectronicMagnetic Pulse	A pulse that disables most of the electric devices in an area	IRL
Military Term	Callsign	Anonymized name to be used in radio calls		IRL
Unique Term	Armaverse	The Universe of the Arma		Arma
Abbreviation	PMC	Private Military Company Private Military Contractors		IRL
Unique Term	ION, Inc,	A fictional PMC in Armaverse		Arma
Abbreviation	FOB	Forward Operation Base		IRL
Abbreviation	CIWS	Close In Weapon System	Weapon system to destroy enemy aircraft/missiles to defend ally fleets	IRL
Abbreviation	VLS	Vertical Launch System	Weapon system to launch missiles vertically from fleets	IRL
Abbreviation	CBRN	Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear	Formely known as NBC - can designate a threat or an adapted equipment	IRL
Abbreviation	NBC	Nuclear Biological Chemical	Old acronym, see CBRN	IRL
Alias	Futura	Arma 3's working title	Future in Latin. Also appears as pbo names' suffix _f	Arma
Alias	Orange	Arma 3 Laws of War's working title	Named after Amsterdam Studio and Dutch "orange culture"	Arma
Abbreviation	CSLA	Czechoslovak People's Army	In Czech, Československá lidová armáda, in Slovak, Československá ľudová armáda. AKA ČSLA, also may referred to Arma 3 Creator DLC: CSLA Iron Curtain.	IRL
Abbreviation	SOCOM USSOCOM	United States Special Operations Command	Unified Combatant Command of all US special units of the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps	IRL