THE X-FILES TERMINOLOGY
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- A

ABH: Short for Alien Bounty Hunter which is a nickname for the Pilot.

Alien Bounty Hunter: Nickname for the Pilot.

Alien Assassin: Nickname for the Pilot.
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- B

Black Cancer: This is the alien life-force.

Black Oil:This is the alien life-force.

Bounty Hunter:Nickname for the Pilot.
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- C

Cancer Man: Nickname for the Cigarette Smoking Man.

CDC: Short for Centers for Disease Control.

Chip: A small device which is implanted into alien abductees. When removed, they contract an incurable cancer. When kept in, they will either be infected with Purity or burned by the faceless aliens.

CIA: Short for Central Intelligence Agency.

Colonist: A Gray alien.

Colonization: The Grays plan to Colonize Earth. They do this through use of Purity.

Consortium: A shady group of men who control the events surrounding the Colonization. The correct title, or at least the preferred one, is the Syndicate. Another title is the Conspiracy.

Conspiracy: A shady group of men who control the events surrounding the Colonization. The correct title, or at least the preferred one, is the Syndicate. Another title is the Consortium.

CSM: Short for the Cigarette Smoking Man.
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- F

FBI: Short for Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FEMA: Short for Federal Emergency Management Agency. This is how the virus will be released.

Fence-Sitter: Someone who really doesn`t care which direction Mulder and Scully`s romance goes in.
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- G

Gimlet: The weapon that the Pilot uses to kill clones. Also called the Icepick or Stiletto.
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- I

Icepick: The weapon that the Pilot uses to kill clones. Also called the Gimlet or Stiletto.

Implant: A small device which is implanted into alien abductees. When removed, they contract an incurable cancer. When kept in, they will either be infected with Purity or burned by the faceless aliens.
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- L

LGM: Short for Lone Gunmen - Frohike, Langly, and Byers.
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- M

Mighty Morphin` Bounty Hunter: Nickname for the Pilot.

Moose & Squirrel: Nickname for Mulder and Scully.

MOTW: Short for Monster-Of-The-Week. There are three classifications of X-Files episodes: Monster-Of-The-Week, Mytharc, and X-Files Lite. MOTWs are any episodes which are not supposed to be humorous or a "gimmick" episode and deal with human enigmas, mutants, monsters, psychics, and the like.

Mr. X: Nickname for X.

M&S: Short for Mulder and Scully.

MUFON: Short for Mutual UFO Network.

Mulder-lite: Episode with a minor part of Mulder

Mytharc: There are three classifications of X-Files episodes: Monster-Of-The-Week, Mytharc, and X-Files Lite. Mytharcs are the episodes that evolve and develop the `backstory` of the show, the ongoing storyline (alien / conspiracy plot), referred to as the mythology. Mytharcs are mythology episodes.

Mythology: The ongoing storyline (alien / conspiracy plot) of the show.
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- N

NoRomo: Short for No Romance. Someone who wants Mulder and Scully to stay away from one another, romantically speaking.

NSA: Short for National Security Agency.
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- O

Old Smokey: Nickname for the Cigarette Smoking Man.
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- P

PCR: Short of Dna analysis

Purity: This is the alien life-force.
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- R

Ratboy: Nickname for Alex Krycek.

Rebels: These are the faceless aliens.

Resistance: These are the faceless aliens
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- S

Scout: Nickname for Scully.

Scully-lite: Episode with a minor part of Scully.

SEP: Short for Smallpox Eradiaction Policy.

Shipper: Short for Relationshipper. Someone who wants Mulder and Scully to be together in their apartments doing the horizontal mambo. Or at least get together romantically. The opposite is a NoRomo, the half-opposite is a Fence-Sitter.

Spooky: Nickname for Mulder (from the Academy).

Squizze: Nickname for Scully (from the LGM or the fans)

Starbuck: Nickname for Scully (from her father).

Stiletto: The weapon that the Pilot uses to kill clones. Also called the Gimlet or Icepick.

Symbiote: This is the alien life-force.

Syndicate: A shady group of men who control the events surrounding the Colonization. The correct title, or at least the preferred one, is the Syndicate. Other titles are the Conspiracy or the Consortium.
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- T

TLG: Short for The Lone Gunmen - Frohike, Langly, and Byers.

TXF: Short for The X-Files.
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- U

Uniblonde: Nickname for Marita Covarrubias.
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- V

Vaccine: A vaccine to Purity which the Syndicate stole from the Russians.

Virus: This is the alien life-force.
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- W

WFM: Short for Well Fed Man, a nickname for the First Elder.

WMM: Short for the Well Manicured Man.
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- X

XF: Short for X-Files.

X-Files Lite: There are three classifications of X-Files episodes: Monster-Of-The-Week, Mytharc, and X-Files Lite. X-Files Lite episodes are those episodes which are comedies (Small Potatoes, Bad Blood, How The Ghosts Stole Christmas) or those which are "gimmick" episodes (The Post-Modern Prometheus, Triangle).

X-Phile: A fan of The X-Files.