Glossary, anyone?

[Don Andre]

There are lots of shortcuts and acronyms used in the discussions here. Being a casual gamer only with little time on my hands I can't follow the threads so well and also find time to play. But it's really hard to sometimes understand what posters are actually talking, because there is so much jargon in use.

For instance, EU means european union to me. I have no idea what a "medieval EU" means. It refers to some kind of unit, but not sure. I know ranged units, meele units, cavalry or flanking units, artillery, auxiliary or support units, but nothing fits EU. Then I see EQ (equalizer?) and INF (infinity? influence?) and some more that I forgot right now.

In any case, I feel like I need a glossary. Is there one?

 

[CoconutTank]

Not sure if there's a glossary anywhere, but I can try to help with some acronyms. It shouldn't be a bother to ask folks if they could clarify terms as well.

EU = emblematic unit, a culture's unique unit
ED = emblematic district, a culture's unique district
EQ = emblematic quarter, quarter and district refer to the same thing, so EQ and ED are the same

 

[Taefin]

FIMSI = Food, Industry, Money, Science, Influence is how Amplitude describes their resource system.
INF = Influence, usually

 

[fortydayweekend]

CB = casus belli, in this game = demands
DoW = declaration of war
OP = overpowered (eg Khmer Barays)
OP = original post (just to be confusing )
FQ/MQ/MQ/RQ/SQ/CQ (or D instead of Q) = the various quarters, people are still working out whether to call things research/science, or districts/quarters, and how to distinguish Makers from Merchants

 

[Taefin]

Oooh and my favorite
LoS = Line of Sight

 

[Don Andre]

Thanks, that clears some things! What about RCA? Also saw this in one thread.

 

[CoconutTank]

Could you link the post that mentions RCA? A search for "RCA" in the forum didn't seem to come up with any results, but if there was context, it could give more information on what that acronym is used for.

 

[Don Andre]

Have to look for it. Here is another one

All the while I’m rushing to get my EU and then organized warfare the turn the war starts (often the AI will declare and it’s scrappy fighting to hold off the last few turns until OW).

OW?

 

[Siptah]

Organized warfare, the tech that unlocks reinforcements

 

[Taefin]

Sorry, I get lazy sometimes but usually only if I just used a game term in the previous sentence.

 

[Don Andre]

Attaching many territories gets very expensive for example. Some things are very valid like the power of production and snowballing in general but there seems no RCA.

Here, RCA is mentioned.

Nubians: With their LT by the time you have to worry about gold for your troops the game will already be decided.

I also have no idea what LT is

 

[fortydayweekend]

Here, RCA is mentioned.

I also have no idea what LT is

LT is Legacy Trait (for Nubians, +5 Money on Resources)

RCA is what I used to plug into the back of my TV - sorry, no idea!

 

[Victoria]

Thanks, that clears some things! What about RCA? Also saw this in one thread.

No computer people in the room? RCA = root cause analysis… in this case, everyone is saying snowballing is bad but what is the real cause of it. I imagine RCA is in google, it’s one of the most used computer terms I have heard in operations.
… nothing directly to do with HK

 

[Don Andre]

Well I graduated as computer scientist, even holding a PhD, don't know if that counts as "computer people"

 

[Victoria]

Well I graduated as computer scientist, even holding a PhD, don't know if that counts as "computer people"

Wow, stunned. Worked for 30+ years in computers and every organisation used RCA for operations so I guess any related work you have done in this area was far from dealing with incidents.
So I googled this very common term in my head and it turns out is is not just computers but standard business terminology. Standard terminology for identifying what is the real cause.
Maybe it is just English companies as it is an acronym for English words but it a very common term at the like of IBM, Oracle, SAP and HP.
RCA or similar is needed because for example ‘cause’ of snowballing could be considered too much science or production but RCA is saying dig deeper, do an RCA and identify the real cause underneath like too much population, a strong Neolithic start, a weak AI.
The cause of a computer crash would be it ran out of memory but the RCA would show a memory leak in a program/firmware was the root cause.
Just stunned you can have a PhD in it and not know such a common term I have used most weeks for 30 years. Even those removed from operations like architects and solution designers know this term, I guess PhD indicates high specialism divorced from day to day realities.

 

[need my speed]

Eh, I've studied business and IT (as in, the combination) as a Bachelor and as a Master, and I work as a data analyst and engineer, and I have also 'never' (I've probably come across it once, but I wouldn't be able to tell you that 'RCA' stands for 'Root Cause Analysis') seen the term.

 

[Taefin]

Sounds like a case where a large company in the field coined a term, and as their people moved from job to job it spread. But you don’t need the term RCA to perform root cause analysis, and the goal of BS/MS education is not to preempt the need to learn a few acronyms when taking any particular job. But hey, now that the term is officially defined in our glossary we can start having all manner of RCA discussions.

 

[Don Andre]

Wow, stunned. Worked for 30+ years in computers and every organisation used RCA for operations so I guess any related work you have done in this area was far from dealing with incidents.
So I googled this very common term in my head and it turns out is is not just computers but standard business terminology. Standard terminology for identifying what is the real cause. Maybe it is just English companies as it is an acronym for English words but it a very common term at the like of IBM, Oracle, SAP and HP.

Thank you, I understand that this is a common, potentially global, term used in many companies.

RCA or similar is needed because for example ‘cause’ of snowballing could be considered too much science or production but RCA is saying dig deeper, do an RCA and identify the real cause underneath like too much population, a strong Neolithic start, a weak AI.

Thank you, I think that explains what you meant!

Just stunned you can have a PhD in it and not know such a common term I have used most weeks for 30 years. Even those removed from operations like architects and solution designers know this term, I guess PhD indicates high specialism divorced from day to day realities.

Please, the implied divorce from day to day realities seems a bit harsh in your conclusions. I am working in academia and in a German speaking country as native German speaker. Still, I'm working together with a lot of industry folks (steel, chemistry, electronics, logistics, etc.) on many projects. Sometimes a common term to one is jargon to another, but it's not a big deal. Obviously, I may be using jargon and acronyms as much as anybody else. I would urge you not to feel "exposed" or "guilty" in this thread, that's really not the intent.

 

[Victoria]

I would urge you not to feel "exposed" or "guilty" in this thread

no problem here followed by an ill considered response, poor assumption and behaviour on my behalf I guess is the RCA.

 

[Don Andre]

don't forget the +2 CS some avatars get for different religions

CS?