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Eras of Adventure Images (care of starwars.com):
The Old Republic Sith Era(Old Republic) - This represents the period during which the Sith were many and the Old Republic, and Jedi, had to fight against them.
Rise of the Empire Rise of the Empire - The period following the Sith wars in which the Republic began to prosper and Palpatine began his rise to power.
Rebellion Rebellion - The period of the OT during which the Empire was brought down by Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo.
The New Republic New Republic - The period following the collapse of the Empire at Endor in which the Republic returns to power.
The New Jedi Order The New Jedi Order - The period beginning with the Yuuzhan Vong invasion at the Tingle Arm.
Legacy The Legacy Era - The period after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and Killik Crisis.
Infinities Infinities - An alternate universe, things that happened in these stories are not part of the normal stories of Star Wars.
Abbreviations:

Common:
PT - Prequel Trilogy
OT - Original Trilogy
EU - Expanded Universe
BBY - Before the Battle of Yavin
ABY - After the Battle of Yavin
ABG - After the Battle of Geonosis
GFFA - Galaxy far, far away (also Galactic Federation of Free Alliances)

Movies:
TPM - The Phantom Menace
AotC - Attack of the Clones
RotS - Revenge of the Sith
ANH - A New Hope
ESB(TESB) - The Empire Strikes Back
RotJ - Return of the Jedi

Books:
NJO - The New Jedi Order
VP - Vector Prime
DT - Dark Tide
DT1:O - Dark Tide I: Onslaught
DT2:R - Dark Tide II: Ruin
AoC - Agents of Chaos
AoC1:HT - Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
AoC2:JE - Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
BP - Balance Point
EoV - Edge of Victory
EoV1:C - Edge of Victory I: Conquest
EoV2:R - Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
SbS - Star by Star
DJ - Dark Journey
EL - Enemy Lines
EL1:RD - Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
EL2:RS - Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
Tr - Traitor
DW - Destiny's Way
FH - Force Heretic
FH1 - Force Heretic I: Remnant
FH2 - Force Heretic II: Refugee
FH3 - Force Heretic III: Reunion
FP - The Final Prophecy
UF - The Unifying Force
May use intials for authors quite often (ex. WJW - Walter Jon Williams)

Definitions:
Spoiler - a major event, such as a death, relationship, or destruction of a planet. Ex. "Vader is Luke's father."
Canon - what is officially recognized as part of the official story line. With Star Wars only the movies are canon.
Levels of Canon - levels of officiality within the series: Movies -> Books -> Comics -> etc.
Continuity - an important part, to some, of the Star Wars Universe that deals with how all the books, movies, comics, video games, etc tie together.

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