Civ

Shortening.

Civ

1. (video games, slang) Civilization, a turn-based strategy video game from 1991 (and various sequels) in which the player attempts to build and maintain an empire throughout history.
   • 1997, Rick Barba, Michael Knight, Rod Harten, CD-ROM Classics: Cheats and Hints to Your Favorite Games, volume 2:

     If you have played Civ before then, you already know what I am talking about. If you haven't, then what are you waiting for?

   • 2008, Tracy Fullerton, Game Design Workshop:

     I'd worked almost exclusively on the Wizardry series, so I knew everything about it like the back of my hand. So when I played Civ, I became fascinated with how it did that.

2. (video games, slang) a civilization, any of various playable empires controlled by a player in the Civilization games.

• CVI, IVC, VIC, Vic, Vic., vic, vic.