Angst -. Emotional pain. Often prized by fanfic authors for the intensity which it adds to a story, or simply for the masochistic thrill of it.

Archive - On the Internet a fanfic archive is a site that physically hosts fan fiction stories. The stories available at the site are on the same server and in the same account as the other files made available by the site. The webmaster in charge of the site is the person who electronically places the stories on the Web and keeps them available there.

Aternative Universe Alternative or AU fiction refers to stories that feature a same-sex romance or attraction between the main characters and anything that doesn't fit into canon of the show.

Beta Reading - Beta reading is the process whereby new stories are first read by one or more test readers before the stories are released to a larger audience. Writers often work with beta readers as they are writing stories. The beta readers continuously give them feedback, letting them know how the story is progressing, informing them of any mistakes in the story, correcting grammar and spelling errors, etc. The use of beta readers almost always results in higher quality stories. Writers who would like to work with beta readers generally post a notice onlist asking for someone to beta their work.

Canon - Refers to facts established by the original fiction. Usually referenced as one might reference a holy text.

Crossover - A crossover story is one that features characters from different TV series or different movies. An example would be a story which has the guys meeting the characters from STAR TREK.
Disclaimer- An obligatory copyright notice attached to each fanfic story, stating who the actual owners of the scenarios and characters used are, that the story was not authorized by said owners, and that the fanfic author intends no copyright violation or material gain.

Drabble - A vignette which is exactly 100 words long, no more, no less.

Fan Fiction - Also called FanFic or Fic. This term typically refers to amateur fiction written by fans of a movie or television show based on the premise and characters featured. The term is not restricted to the A-Team universe. Fan fiction has been around for a long time but most people became aware of the genre during the early days of the STAR TREK phenomenon when fans started writing original stories featuring the characters/premise they were seeing. Fan fiction is a broad term which in fact encompasses many different types of creative writing from novels, to short stories, parodies, vignettes, poems, screenplays, and skits.

Feedback - The customary thank-you note sent to authors whose fanfic one reads; often includes editorial critique. Acts on most authors as a highly addictive recreational drug.

First Time - First time stories are romantic fanfic tales which have the main characters making love for the first time. Let's face it, these men are in their mid-thirties to early sixties, they are more than likely not virgins, but it could be their first m/m act, a flashback or the first time a pair has consummated their new relationship. First time stories tend to be very romantic and passionate - often explicit as well.

Haiku - A form of poetry originating in Japan, which consists of three lines, the first with five syllables, the second with seven, and the third with five. The general idea of haiku is to sum up the essence of something, in as few words as possible

Header Info -. Information usually included at the top of a fanfic story to inform readers of the content. Standard header info is show (including crossovers) and rating, plus any necessary specifics about sex (including gender of any pairings and pairing of major characters), language, spoilers, violence, death, and rape.

Het - Refers to fanfic featuring or fictional situations depicting two people of different genders romantically and/or sexually involved. May also refer to fanfic with protagonists recognizably straight (in the modern sense), although the presence or absence of straight characters is not usually considered worthy of remark.

Hurt/comfort - or H/C stories are ones in which one of the main characters is hurt while the other tries to protect and comfort the injured partner. These types of stories tend to inject a lot of vulnerability in the characterizations making the drama rich in emotion.

Mary Sue - A character in a story that acts as a surrogate for the writer. Mary Sue characters have long been present in fanfic as writers either consciously or subconsciously put themselves in the stories with character from the TV shows or movies they're writing about. Readers generally don't tolerate Mary Sue characters well - particularly when it's very obvious that this is what they are.

Novel - Prose fiction which is at least 50,000 words long.

Novelette - A story shorter than a novella and longer than a short story 10,000-20,000 words long.

Novella - A long story shorter than a novel and longer than a novelette 20,000-50,000 words long.

Original Character - or OC -- that is, a character in a fanfic story who is has been created by the author, rather than being a character from the show. Usually used for a character who gets a reasonable amount of "screen time", rather than someone who is basically an "extra". Particularly used for characters who are recurring characters in a series, but also used for guest characters.

Parody - In fiction a parody is an imitation of some original work with differences included for comic effect. In the A-Team universe you'll find parodies which take a very serious storyline from one of the episodes and then alter the dialogue and/or some of the action to create a funny version of the same storyline. Some parodies take elements from different shows and combine these again to create a comic effect. They may have the on a popular game show guys (other than Wheel of Fortune), or may have Oprah interviewing Hannibal or the other guys. Parodies are purely for comic relief and often serve to lessen the angst fans feel after very dramatic episodes.

PWP (PLOT, WHAT PLOT) - This term is used to refer to stories which are typically short and revolve around a single scene usually involving a sexual encounter. The story can be a long one but it won't have any detailed plot aside from sexual encounters between the characters.

Role Playing Game - or RPG is where a group of people assume the role of the characters within an pre-agreed upon plot. This usually takes place in a chat room and the results are posted on a website.

Round Robin - A round robin or RR story is one written by a group of writers instead of just one. In A-Team fan fiction round robin stories are usually written in a mailing list or discussion forum with one writer submitting a chapter, then another writer contributing a second chapter, a third writer doing chapter three, etc.

Short-short - A vignette which is 50 words or less long.

Short story : A story less than 10,000 words long.

Snippet - A short piece of prose, that somehow lacks the structure of a story, more a scene or a couple of scenes than something complete. Like a vignette but less finished.

Skit - In A-Team fanfic a skit is a satirical or funny story, often written in play format with just dialogue. Skits are sometimes parodies in that they mimic an episode or some scene from the TV series but they can revolve around more original storylines. Sometimes can take the form of RPG in IM

Slash - Fanfic featuring two (or more) people of the same gender romantically and/or sexually involved. Not to be confused with 'slasher', a type of horror film. 2 - To pair [a character] in a story with another of the same gender.

Subtext - Subtext is a term used throughout the A-Team Universe in reference to situations, dialogue, characterizations or storylines either in the actual TV episode or in fan fiction which infer a same-sex romantic relationship.

Vignette - In fiction this refers to a very short composition or sketch. Vignettes usually describe a "moment in time" and are usually serious but can be comic as well.

Zine -. Also 'zine. A collection of fanfic printed in magazine form, usually sold for cost-of-printing. This form of fanfic publication pre-dates the Web but is still in use.

Most Definitions are copied from the following sites :

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/6930/
http://lunacy.simplenet.com/terms.shtm
http://katspace.addr.com/fandef.html#TOC1