SAAB - Space Above and Beyond (Yet another short-lived Fox scifi TV show, not a Swedish subsidiary of General Motors).
Styrene - Plastic commonly used for modeling or thermoforming. Can be found in large or small sheets as well as small modeling shapes like rods, tubes, and variously shaped beams.
ABS - (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) Popular Thermoplastic vacuform medium that is glossy on one side. Usually stronger than styrene but might not have same sharpness of detail. May be used in conjunction with other terms such as ABS bucket, ABS lid, ABS sunblock.
ABS bucket or ABS lid - Most commonly refers to a stormtrooper helmet, though it could mean any helmet made from ABS.
ABS Sunblock - term for a costume made from ABS, most likely refers to Stormtrooper armor.
TK - Designation for Standard Imperial Stormtrooper from Star Wars episodes 4 through 6.
TD - Designation for Sandtroopers as seen in Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope.
OT - The Original Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes 4-6) as released, not Chronologically. Most often regarded as the better films, especially by those old enough to have seen them first.
PT - The Prequel Trilogy of Star Wars films (Episodes 1-3) set before Episodes 4-6 that were release every 3 years beginning sixteen years after the final film in the Original Trilogy. Often regarded as more childish and less enjoyable than the initial trilogy.
TNG - Star Trek: The Next Generation. Second Star Trek franchise that ran from 1987-1994. Hotly debated as to whether it is superior to the original. Very similar to original in many respects except a larger crew, ship, and better special effects.
DS9 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Third Star Trek franchise that ran from 1993-1999. Set aboard a space station near a black hole conduit to another galaxy.
B5 - Babylon 5 - Science Fiction series that ran from 1994-1998 about a space station governed by the Earth Alliance to provide peace and stability among alien cultures.
SST - Star Ship Troopers - 1997 Movie based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 book of the same name about a quasi-fascist military facing invading bugs in outerspace and on alien planets.
501st - Star Wars Imperial costuming group founded by Albin Johnson that costumes at conventions, officially sanctioned events, and for charity. Primarily composed of Stormtroopers, but made up of all designations of Imperial troops, sith, bounty hunters, Galactic Republic Clonetroopers, and non-affiliated aliens. Costume must be close to screen worthy, better than most licensed costumes. 501st has also come to refer to the blue accented clone troopers that slaughtered Jedi with Anakin or any stormtrooper that accompanies Darth Vader.
Rebel Legion - Star Wars Rebel costuming group. Largely composed of Jedi, rebel troopers, and X-wing pilots. A little looser costume standards, but those are being improved upon.
Studio Scale - Refers to the size of a filming model in miniature.
1:1 - Means a full scale or life-sized replica, as opposed to studio scale.
USCM - United States Colonial Marines - Military rescue force from Aliens, the 1986 sequel to Alien.
5E - Fifth Element - Science Fiction film from 1997.
EU - Expanded Universe - Term for characters that appear outside of canon (films) such as cartoons, comic books, book covers, video games, etc...
Canon - Regards what is seen on screen in the movies as opposed to other sources.
