This article lists commonly used acronyms related to the game.
| Acronym | Phrase | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ACU | Adaptive Control Unit |  Adaptive Control Unit
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| ADA | Artificial Directory and Assistant | ADA |
| ADS | Assembly Director System |  Assembly Director System
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| AIL | AI Limiter |  AI Limiter
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| AWESOME | Anti-Waste Effort for Stress-Testing of Materials on Exoplanets |  AWESOME Sink or  AWESOME Shop
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| CS | Copper Sheet or Cooling System |
 Copper Sheet Cooling System
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| DF/DPF | Diluted (Packaged) Fuel | alt  Diluted Fuel/alt  Diluted Packaged Fuel
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| EA | Early Access | The Early Access ("stable") branch of the game. |
| ECR | Electromagnetic Control Rod |  Electromagnetic Control Rod
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| EIB | Encased Industrial Beam |  Encased Industrial Beam
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| EX | Experimental | The Experimental branch of the game. |
| FMF | Fused Modular Frame |  Fused Modular Frame
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| HMF | Heavy Modular Frame |  Heavy Modular Frame
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| HOR | Heavy Oil Residue |  Heavy Oil Residue
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| HSC | High-Speed Connector |  High-Speed Connector
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| HUB | Habitat and Utility Base |  The HUB
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| ISC | Industrial Storage Container |  Industrial Storage Container
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| MAM | Molecular Analysis Machine |  MAM
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| NPP | Nuclear Power Plant |  Nuclear Power Plant
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| PA | Particle Accelerator |  Particle Accelerator
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| PFR | Plutonium Fuel Rod |  Plutonium Fuel Rod
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| PTSD | Pioneering Tiered Schematics Directive | Indirectly mentioned in the 'Construct' section on the original website. "So long as you follow the Pioneering Tiered Schematics Directive, naturally." |
| QC | Quantum Computer |  Quantum Computer
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| QW | Quickwire |  Quickwire
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| RCU | Radio Control Unit |  Radio Control Unit
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| RIP | Reinforced Iron Plate |  Reinforced Iron Plate
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| SAM | Strange Alien Metal |  SAM Ore
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| SC | Storage Container or Supercomputer |
 Storage Container Supercomputer
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| SO | Superposition Oscillator |  Superposition Oscillator
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| STD | Save The Day | Indirectly mentioned in the 'Introduction' on the original website. "As part of our brand-new Save The Day program" |
| TF | Turbofuel |  Turbofuel
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| TM | Turbo Motor |  Turbo Motor
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| TPR | Thermal Propulsion Rocket |  Thermal Propulsion Rocket
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| UFR | Uranium Fuel Rod |  Uranium Fuel Rod
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