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Academy- proper noun: Autobot training facility on Cybertron that helps prepare promising young 'bots for service in the Cybertronian Elite Guard; curriculum includes military tactics, combat, and (presumably) leadership skills; known attendees include (of Transformers Animated continuity): Optimus Prime, Elita-1, Sentinel Prime; known graduates include (of Transformers Animated continuity): see Cybertronian Elite Guard
AllSpark- noun: Cybertronian artifact said to be the source of life for all Transformers; evidently has enough energy to become a weapon of mass destruction; also (alternately) the spark, or life essence, of Primus, to which all sparks return upon the deactivation of their bodies, hence the name; alternate spellings: Allspark, All Spark; see also: Well of All Sparks
AllSpark Key- security card key owned by Sari Sumdac in the Transformers Animated continuity, reformatted by the AllSpark itself to have many of its capabilities (e.g., repairing Transformers, identifying Cybertronian technologies, giving a non-Transformer a spark, etc.)
alternate mode- noun: the form of a vehicle which a Transformer can access after having scanned it holographically into his/her processor; variously abbreviated: "alt mode", "altmode", etc.
Ark- proper noun: the Autobots' space ship/base of operations; crashed into a volcano on prehistoric Earth and came back online 4 million years later (in 1984) in G1 continuity; crashed into Lake Erie and came back online 50 years later (in the 2050's) in Transformers Animated continuity
astrosecond- noun: Cybertronian measurement of time, roughly equivalent to .498 Earth seconds
Audial sensor- Sensors in the neck/throat area that give a Transfrmer the ability to speak. (Audial)
Audio sensors- Sensors located on both sides of the helm that give a Transformer the ability to hear. (Audios)
Autobot- proper noun: one of two factions of Cybertronian robots, this one representing the "good" side; Autobots often feel compelled to aid or protect other smaller, less-powerful races from harm (Decepticon-caused or otherwise); were succeeded in Beast Wars continuity by their descendents, the Maximals
Auto gyro-a component of Transformer anatomy that allows flight capable Transformers the ability to fly in their
vehicle mode. i.e. Tracks