Imperium of Man Terminology

Long story short the Imperium of Man has it's own set of names for things, many of which have analogs in the real world. Here is a list of some of said terms.

Many of these are Latin-ish, with some archaic English thrown in for good measure.

A to L

• Adept and Adepta: An official of the Adeptus Terra (the bureaucratic aparatus of the Imperium as a whole).
• Adeptus: A major organizational block in the Imperial Government.
• Auspex: Any sort of device used as an analysis or detection scanner.
• Cogitator: A computer, specifically the part that does the processing.
• Crusade: The Imperial equivalent to the Ork WAAAGH!
• Emperor's Peace: Euthanasia, or mercy killing someone mortally wounded to end their suffering,
• Enforcer: Local police forces, as opposed to the Adeptus Arbites which are the Imperium's Police Force.
• Etherics: Generic term for radar, radio and other signals intelligence equipment. Ships have a "Master of the Etherics" who handles oversees masters of the auspex and the vox.
• Frak: A child friendly swear word, we all know what it stands in for.
• Krak: Anti tank warhead, found on grenades and missiles.
• Lumen: Electric light.
• "Him on Terra", "Him" and similar usages of the masculine pronoun: The Emperor.
• Hololith, Hololithic, etc: Holograms and Holography.
• Joygirl, Joyboy, etc: Prostitutes and Sex Workers.

M to Z

• Menial: A regular working schlub, especially those employed by the Adeptus Terra. Truck drivers, janitors, canteen cooks, etc.
• Medicae: Medicine and Healthcare.
• Pict: Cameras and Video Technology, both 2D and 3D.
  • Pict-Recorder: Video Camera.
• Plastek: Plastic, pretty straightforward
• Recidivist and Recidivism: Criminal and Criminality. The IRL meaning of Recidivist is "a convicted criminal who reoffends", with the implication that everyone in the Imperium is a criminal by default and is to be treated as such. Once again, the Imperium is rather nasty.
• Rune: Button, Key or Icon.
• Rockcrete: the Imperium's equivalent to Concrete, various types exist based on local material.
• Schola: School. The Schola Progenium is a educational institution which operates on the Imperium level, but it's far from the only one.
• Servo:
• Vox: Audio Technology
  • Voxcaster: Field Radio.
  • Vox Hailer: Loudspeaker.
  • Vox Thief: Concealed audio recorder/audio spybug.
• Void: Space.
• Voidborn: Someone born on a Starship or Space Station.
• Xeno: Intelligent Alien. Also things of Alien origin like Eldar armor, Tau Grain, etc.

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