There's a lot of terminologies used in Tanki Online - this dictionary will serve to explain to you the meaning of these terms and what they are.
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A
Account - any person with a registered username and password has an account.
Achievement - a thing done successfully - the obtaining of a set goal.
Administrator - a person/team of people that are in charge of staff positions in the game and in the community.
AFK - shorthand for 'away from keyboard'.
Africa - a paint in Tanki Online.
Alert - any notification of an event in the game, whether it be a gold box or that someone has successfully captured a point.
Aleksandrovsk - a map in Tanki Online.
Alien - a paint in Tanki Online.
Alligator - a special paint for Chat moderators & Battle moderators.
Alteration - modifiers that allow a player to alter gameplay features of turrets while keeping them within the overall game's balance.
Alternativa Games - the name of the company that develops Tanki Online.
Amber - a paint in Tanki Online.
Anti-aliasing - this involves smoothing the structure of the pixels on the contours by adding pixels of color transition.
Anti-cheat - a program that's part of the game which has been set up to deal with cheaters in battle.
Anti-flood - a program that's part of the game which has been set up to deal with flood in the chat.
Arachnid - a paint in Tanki Online.
Aramid - a special paint for eSports Helpers
Arena - a map in Tanki Online.
ASL - an acronym for Assault.
Assault - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Atom - a paint in Tanki Online.
Atra - a map in Tanki Online.
Auto-ban - an automatic ban; this is often confused with the actions of the moderators.
Avatar - a small picture on the forum, only given to staff members. The avatars differ depending on the staff member's job.
Aqua - A shot effect for ricochet.
Ancient dragon - a paint in Tanki Online
Aero - a paint in Tanki Online
B
Ban - a form of punishment for violators.
Barda - a map in Tanki Online.
Battle Pass - allows you to unlock a set of bigger and better rewards for each stage of the challenge.
Berlin - a map in Tanki Online.
Billboard - they're like banners that appear in the maps of the game; these can vary depending on if events are celebrated or not.
Birdwatcher - a paint in Tanki Online.
Black - a paint in Tanki Online and a shot effect for firebird.
Blacksmith - a paint in Tanki Online.
Blaster - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Blue Marmalade - A paint in Tanki Online.
Blood - A shot effect for railgun and shaft.
Blue - a paint in Tanki Online and a shot effect for striker railgun and shaft.
Bobruisk - a map in Tanki Online.
Boombox - a map in Tanki Online.
Booster - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Brest - a map in Tanki Online.
Bridges - a map in Tanki Online.
Brig - this is short for Brigadier; a rank in Tanki Online.
Bronze - a paint in Tanki Online; awarded to the 3rd place clan of the Star Series Championship.
Browser - software used to browse the Internet (examples being Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Maxthon, and Safari).
Buff - an increase in the performance characteristics of any given piece of equipment.
Bug - a bug is an error, flaw, failure, or fault in the system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.
Bug-report - the action of reporting bugs found in the game; you do this in the Problems and Solutions section of the forum.
Buyer - a player who buys in-game items for real money.
BP - Acronym for "Wasp / Railgun" combination and type of format battle.
Bunny - a paint in Tanki Online.
C
Camp - a map in Tanki Online.
Canyon - a map in Tanki Online
Camper - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Capture - to capture a flag or a point (in this context).
Carbon - a paint in Tanki Online.
Cedar - a paint in Tanki Online.
Chainmail - a paint in Tanki Online.
Challenges - a time-limited event implemented in the game for a pre-determined time that rewards players with all sorts of goodies, exclusive items, and rare rewards.
Champion - a paint in Tanki Online; awarded to the winning clan of the Star Series Championship.
Chernobyl - a map in Tanki Online.
Cherry - a paint in Tanki Online.
Chill bro! - a paint in Tanki Online.
Clan - the players' union in the group with a single name and leadership.
Clan Championship - the oldest and most prestigious clan tournament in the game.
Clay - a paint in Tanki Online.
Client - an unofficial program that can run the game.
Cobalt - A special paint rewarded to players who show extreme skills in various tournaments.
Cologne - a map in Tanki Online.
Cold - A shot effect for freeze.
Combe - a map in Tanki Online.
Community Manager (CM) - a specialist who is constantly in communication with the players, exploring their interests, etc.
Coral - A shot effect for twins.
Corrosion - a paint in Tanki Online.
Courage - a map in Tanki Online.
CP - an acronym for Control Points.
Creative League (CL) - an organization of artists, digital designers, and other talented people are able to apply and join. Once a member, you're awarded the Helios paint.
Crisis - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Critical - primarily used when a Smoky lands a harder hit on another tank.
Crimson - A shot effect for firebird, ricochet, and striker.
Cross - a map in Tanki Online.
Cryo - A paint in Tanki Online part of a special bundle that was only available for a limited time.
CTF - an acronym for Capture the Flag.
Cyberpunk - A paint in Tanki Online.
D
Dark Moon - A shot effect for freeze and twins.
Darkness - A shot effect for railgun.
Deathtrack - a map in Tanki Online.
Death Match (DM) - a battle mode in Tanki Online, consists of an "ALL vs ALL" fight format.
Deck-9 - a map in Tanki Online.
Default - The classic shot effect that all turrets are originally equipped with.
Defender - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Desert - a map in Tanki Online.
Desert - a paint in Tanki Online.
Developer - a person or company that creates new products, especially computer products such as software.
Dictator - a medium hull in Tanki Online.
Digital - a paint in Tanki Online.
Dirty - a paint in Tanki Online.
Disconnect - a loss of connection.
Disco 2.0 - A paint in Tanki Online.
Domination Series (DS) - a series of tournaments in Tanki Online, the last one being Season II.
Double Armor - A supply in Tanki Online; it provides you with more armor on your hull.
Double Damage - A supply in Tanki Online; it enables you to deal more damage with your turret.
Double Kill - killing two opponents at the same time or with the same shot.
Dragon - a paint in Tanki Online.
Driver - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Drop - gold boxes or supplies that drop during battle. It can also mean dropping a flag.
Drought - a paint in Tanki Online.
Duality - a map in Tanki Online.
Duel - a map in Tanki Online.
Duelist - someone who partakes in 1-1 matches.
Dusseldorf - a map in Tanki Online.
Drug - slang word used to address "Supplies".
Drugger - slang word used to address "Supplies' users".
DR - acronym for "Dictator/Railgun" combination and type of format battle.
Diamond - a paint in Tanki Online
E
Eclipse - A shot effect for shaft.
Edinburgh - a map in Tanki Online.
Electra - a paint in Tanki Online.
Electric - A shot effect for twins and ricochet.
Emerald - a paint in Tanki Online.
Engineer - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Esplanade - a map in Tanki Online.
eSports - Electronic sports or competitive gaming is a term for organized multiplayer video game competitions.
Eternity - a special paint in Tanki Online that was only available during the 2015 Halloween Celebrations to tankers with a premium account.
Event - celebrations in the game for a period of time, or even opportunities to win prizes.
F
Factory - a map in Tanki Online.
Farm - a map in Tanki Online.
Fire - A shot effect for isida.
Firebird - a short-range turret in Tanki Online.
Fire of Valor - a paint in Tanki Online.
First Kiss - a paint in Tanki Online
First Love - A paint in Tanki Online.
Flame - a special paint for Administrators
Flame 2.0 - a special paint for Administrators
Flash - The technology that Tanki online was originally built on. Can also refer to the paint in Tanki Online commemorating the final replacement of Flash with HTML5.
Flood - meaningless chatting.
Flora - a paint in Tanki Online.
Flow - a paint in Tanki Online; was the first animated paint ever.
Forest - a map in Tanki Online.
Forester - a paint in Tanki Online.
Fort Knox - a map in Tanki Online.
FPS - frames per second, higher FPS indicating smoother graphics.
Fracture - a paint in Tanki Online.
Freeze - a short-range turret in Tanki Online.
Frost - a paint in Tanki Online available for Premium tankers only.
Future - a map in Tanki Online.
F1 - meaning the player with the flag can be destroyed with 1 shot. Generally used in XP / BP battles.
Friends list - list of players you've added as friends in-game.
Far North - a paint in Tanki Online
G
Game designer - an expert in styling rules, game, and design.
Garder - a map in Tanki Online.
Gentleman - a paint in Tanki Online; chosen by players participating in the March challenge.
GG - acronym for 'good game.'
GGWP - acronym for 'good game, well played.'
Gift - item available in the Garage which can be purchased and sent to another player, along with a short custom message.
GL - acronym for 'good luck'.
Gladiator - a paint in Tanki Online; awarded to all players who participated in the Star Series Clan Championship.
Glide - a paint designed for those professionally engaged in parkour.
Gold - A shot effect for twins, ricochet, and railgun.
Gold box - a special crystal box worth 1000 crystals, or more, depending on events.
Golden Star - a paint in Tanki Online available for Premium tankers only.
Graffiti - a paint in Tanki Online.
Grasslands - a paint in Tanki Online.
Gravity - a map in Tanki Online.
Green - a paint in Tanki Online; it's free and already in your garage. Also A shot effect for shaft.
Gubakha - a map in Tanki Online.
Guerrilla - a paint in Tanki Online.
Glitch - a minor malfunction, mishap, or technical problem.
GTanks - a mostly derelict clone of old Tanki Online.
H
Hacking - an action aimed at taking a password from someone's account or when a tanker is using 3rd party software to give himself an advantage.
Hammer - a short-range turret in Tanki Online.
Helios - a paint in Tanki Online; is privileged to the members of the Creative League.
Helper - a paint in Tanki Online; goes to the best Helpers of the month.
Highland - a map in Tanki Online.
Highways - a map in Tanki Online.
Hill - a map in Tanki Online.
Hive - a paint in Tanki Online.
Hohloma - a paint in Tanki Online.
Holiday - a paint in Tanki Online. It changes depending on events. It is free and already in your garage.
Hornet - a light hull in Tanki Online.
Hunter - a medium hull in Tanki Online.
Holi - a paint in Tanki Online
Holo - a paint in Tanki Online
HTML5 - the modern basis of Tanki Online's code and graphics, replacing the original Flash.
I
Ignore - putting a player on your blacklist; you cannot see their messages.
Impulse - a paint in Tanki Online; is awarded to winners of the tournament it is a prize in.
In Love - a paint in Tanki Online.
Industrial zone - a map in Tanki Online.
Inferno - a paint in Tanki Online.
Invader - a paint in Tanki Online.
Iran - a map in Tanki Online.
Irbis - a paint in Tanki Online.
Isida - a short-range turret in Tanki Online.
Island - a map in Tanki Online.
J
Jade - a paint in Tanki Online.
Jaguar - a paint in Tanki Online.
TJR - an acronym for Team Juggernaut mode
Jug - short for Juggernaut.
K
Karma - the history of violations and received player bans. Karma contains a log of all the bans and notes of the moderators. On the basis of karma decides on punishment, as well as pure karma is a condition of admission to the assistants of the administration.
Kolhoz - a map in Tanki Online.
Kungur - a map in Tanki Online.
Kungur Ice Cave - a paint in Tanki Online
L
Lady - a paint in Tanki Online; chosen by players participating in the March challenge.
Lag - impaired computer functionality resulting from high latency, packet loss, or low-performance hardware
Lava - a paint in Tanki Online.
Lead - a paint in Tanki Online.
Leprotanki - an informal community.
Lifeguard - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Lift off 2019 - A paint in Tanki Online.
Lilac Petals - a paint in Tanki Online.
Lime - a paint in Tanki Online.
Liquid Metal - a paint in Tanki Online.
Loam - a paint in Tanki Online.
Lobby - a set of facilities displayed to the user before entering a battle.
Log - fixing any action in the form of text, often with time. For example, in the game log battle - this information is in the upper right corner, which specifies who gets killed, went into battle, came out of it, brought the flag, capture the point. Logged (i.e. take the form of a log) actions of moderators, the player approaches the game and much more.
Lost Temple - a map in Tanki Online.
Lumberjack - a paint in Tanki Online.
lol - a paint in Tanki Online
Lucky 7 an eSports paint that was given to the winners of Lucky 7 Season I and II.
M
Mk8 - a non-existent modification; normally used when referring to an Mk7 turret or hull which has been fully micro-upgraded.
Madness - a map in Tanki Online.
Magadan - a map in Tanki Online.
Magistral - a map in Tanki Online.
Magnum - a long-ranged turret in Tanki Online.
Magma - a paint in Tanki Online and a shot effect for firebird and shaft.
Mammoth - a heavy hull in Tanki Online.
Mars - a paint in Tanki Online.
Mary - a paint in Tanki Online.
Massacre - a map in Tanki Online.
Masters of Parkour / MoP - A Parkour competition in Tanki Online. See Masters of Parkour
Mechanic - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Metallic - a paint in Tanki Online.
Matchmaking System - the system which processes connecting players and places them together for online play sessions.
Mine - a supply in Tanki Online. It places an explosive mine on the ground which will trigger when a tank rolls over it, dealing 1200-2400 damage.
Microchip - a special paint for Social media moderators, Help Site Consultants and Content Helpers.
Mint - a paint in Tanki Online.
Miner - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
MM - MatchMaking
Moderator - a representative of law and order on the server and the forum.
Molotov - a map in Tanki Online.
Monte Carlo - a map in Tanki Online.
Mult - a player who deliberately remains inactive or sabotages the gameplay of others.
MU / MUd / MUed - Micro-upgrade / Micro-upgraded. See Micro-upgrades.
Microbiology - a paint in Tanki Online
MyTanks - a clone of an older version of Tanki that older players sometimes visit for nostalgia.
N
Nano - a paint in Tanki Online.
Needle - a paint in Tanki Online.
Nerf - a decrease in the performance characteristics of any given piece of equipment.
Neuron - a paint in Tanki Online.
New Camouflage - a paint in Tanki Online.
Night - a paint in Tanki Online.
Noise - a map in Tanki Online.
Noob - a weak or low-leveled player; short for "newbie".
Noon - A shot effect for shaft.
Northen Lights - A paint in Tanki Online.
Novel - a map in Tanki Online.
O
OMP - One Man Parkour
One-shot - a term used in team battles for communication purposes, indicating that a player is one shot away from being destroyed.
OP - Short for overpowered, used to communicate that a certain piece of equipment is more powerful than others.
Opposition - a map in Tanki Online.
Orange - a paint in Tanki Online.
Osa - a map in Tanki Online.
Overdrive - a feature in Tanki Online. Overdrive allows you to affect your teammates in special ways when activated.
P
Parkour - the art of overcoming obstacles.
Parma - a map in Tanki Online.
Pass - a map in Tanki Online.
Phishing - a type of online fraud, involves trying to trick users in an attempt to steal sensitive data.
Picasso - a paint in Tanki Online.
Pink - A shot effect for firebird.
Ping - time elapsed to transmit a packet of information from a player to a server and from the server back to the player. Measured in milliseconds.
Ping-Pong - a map in Tanki Online.
Pixel - a paint in Tanki Online.
Pixel Heart - a paint in Tanki Online.
Polygon - a map in Tanki Online.
Premium Account - a paid service that gives bonuses and privileges to its owner. It is available for purchase at any rank.
Premium Paint - a paint in Tanki Online; only accessible while a Premium Account is active.
Prism - An eSports paint that is given to the winners of the Domination Series tournament.
Prodigi - a paint in Tanki Online.
Product kit - a set of an item offered at a discount.
Promotional Code - a code which once redeemed, gives you a reward that may consist of crystals, Premium Account or Gold Boxes.
Python - a paint in Tanki Online.
Paisely Flame - a paint in Tanki Online.
Paisely Ice - a paint in Tanki Online.
Phoenix - a paint in Tanki Online
Prime (PR) - a set of skins for turrets and hulls.
Q
R
Raccoon - a paint in Tanki Online.
Railgun - a long-range turret in Tanki Online.
Red - a paint in Tanki Online.
Red Alert - a map in Tanki Online.
Red Urban - a paint in Tanki Online.
Referral - a player you invited to the game.
Repair kit - A supply in Tanki Online; it repairs your tank for a specific period of time.
Restart - planned restart game servers forced the completion of battles and distribution of the fund, during which synchronizes data about accounts between all servers. This occurs at 05:00 Moscow time (time the presence of the smallest number of players). Rebooting the server may be unplanned, is usually associated with the withdrawal of updates or technical challenges.
Red Marmalade - A paint in Tanki Online.
Reporter - A special paint for reporters and Tanki Online wiki editors.
Retina - a paint in Tanki Online.
RFG - Race For Gold, a popular group event in PRO battles
RGB - an acronym for Rugby.
Rhino - a paint in Tanki Online.
Ricochet - a medium-range turret in Tanki Online.
Rift - a map in Tanki Online.
Rio - a map in Tanki Online.
ro - Russian term for 'go' or 'start'; commonly used in XP/BP battles
Rock - a paint in Tanki Online.
Roger - a paint in Tanki Online.
Ruby - a special paint for forum moderators
Rustle - a paint in Tanki Online.
S
Sabotage - intentional omission or act aimed at interfering with his team and therefore helping the enemy.
Saboteur - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Safari - a paint in Tanki Online.
Sakura - a paint in Tanki Online.
Sandal - a map in Tanki Online.
Sandbox - a map in Tanki Online.
Sandstone - a paint in Tanki Online.
Savanna - a paint in Tanki Online.
Scope - a map in Tanki Online.
Serpuhov - a map in Tanki Online.
Shaft - a long-range turret in Tanki Online.
Shop - An area in the game where you buy crystals, premium account time, Gold Boxes, Shop-exclusive paints, product kits with real money. It is also the area in which you can redeem promotional codes if you have one.
Short bridge - a map in Tanki Online.
Siege - a map in Tanki Online.
Silence - a map in Tanki Online.
Silver - a paint in Tanki Online; awarded to the 2nd place clan of the Star Series Championship.
Singapore - A paint in Tanki Online.
Sky - A shot effect for twins.
Skylark - a map in Tanki Online.
Skyscrapers - a map in Tanki Online.
Smoke - A shot effect for ricochet.
Smoky - a medium-range turret in Tanki Online.
Snow - A shot effect for freeze and railgun.
Snowflake - a paint in Tanki Online.
Soft Flowers - a paint in Tanki Online.
Solikamsk - a map in Tanki Online.
Space - a paint in Tanki Online.
Spangles - a paint in Tanki Online.
Spark - a paint in Tanki Online.
Spectator mode - a mode which allows a user to watch over battles. Used in events such as the eSports team tournament games.
Spectrum - the name of a special module in Tanki Online. There are three types of Spectrum modules: Spectrum M-A, M-B, and M-C; each one giving a user 25%, 20% and 15% protection against all turrets and mines respectively.
Speed Boost - a supply in Tanki Online; enables your tank to move much faster.
Sprinter - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Stadium - a map in Tanki Online.
Station - a map in Tanki Online.
Steam - is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation, which offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, video streaming, and social networking services.
Steam - a paint in Tanki Online; is named after the digital distribution platform, Steam.
STG - Save The Gold, a popular group event in PRO battles.
Storm - a paint in Tanki Online.
Storm - was a temporary paint in Tanki Online, which gave you 15% from all turrets.
Striker - a medium-ranged turret in Tanki Online.
Subway - a map in Tanki Online.
Supplier - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Sun - A shot effect for isida.
Swamp - a paint in Tanki Online.
Swash - a paint in Tanki Online.
Sweater - a paint in Tanki Online.
T
Taiga - a paint in Tanki Online.
Tanki X - a now-retired variant on the game with futuristic graphics. See Tanki X
Tankoins - Tankoins are the game's secondary currency and are primarily used to purchase items within the Shop.
TanksTestingTools (TTT) - a program to check the maps created in Alternativa Editor.
TankViewer - a program for viewing combinations and textures from the game.
TDM - abbreviation for Team Deathmatch
Teammate - an ally in battle.
Thunder - a medium-range turret in Tanki Online.
Tiger - a paint in Tanki Online.
Timber Camo - A paint in Tanki Online.
Titan - a heavy hull in Tanki Online.
TO - shorthand for "Tanki Online"
Toxic - A shot effect for freeze.
Transfer window - the time period during which the transition can be made by a player from one clan to another.
Tribute - a map in Tanki Online.
Trickster A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Tropical Foliage - a paint in Tanki Online.
Trooper - A drone in Tanki Online. See Drones.
Tundra - a paint in Tanki Online.
Twins - a short-range turret in Tanki Online.
Twitch - a popular live streaming platform for game broadcasts.
U
Upgrade - an improvement in any modification, be it a weapon or a hull.
Ultra - shorthand for Ultra Container, can also refer to the Ultra skin for turrets and hulls (UT)
Urban - a paint in Tanki Online.
V
Valley - a map in Tanki Online.
Veteran - it has two meanings; it's a paint in Tanki Online and it also is a term for someone who's been here for many years.
Video Blog - a format of video game development, review of the news, announcing a feature, etc. They are released on Fridays.
Viking - a medium hull in Tanki Online.
Violet - A shot effect for twins,ricochet,violet,striker,railgun and shaft.
Vortex - a paint in Tanki Online.
Void - A shot effect for shaft.
Vulcan - a long-range turret in Tanki Online.
W
Warning - refers to Chat or Forum action against Rules' violators.
Wasp - a light hull in Tanki Online.
Wave - a map in Tanki Online.
White - a paint in Tanki Online.
Winter - a paint in Tanki Online.
Wolfenstein - a map in Tanki Online.
X
x2 - the symbol for double funds.
x3 - the symbol for triple funds.
x4 - the symbol for quadruple funds.
x5 - the symbol for quintuple funds.
XT - special and unique version of certain hulls/turrets.
XP - acronym for "Hornet/Railgun" combination and type of format battle.
XC - an acronym for "Hornet/Striker" combination and type of format battle.
XP/BP - acronym for "Hornet & Railgun / Wasp & Railgun" combination and type of format battle.
XT - a skin for turrets and hulls.
Y
Year 2042 - a map in Tanki Online.
Yellow Bug - A paint in Tanki Online that was part of a special bundle available for a limited time.
Z
Zeus - a paint in Tanki Online.
Zombie - a paint in Tanki Online.
Zone - a map in Tanki Online.
