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9. ABBREVIATIONS AND LETTER SYMBOLS9.1. Abbreviations and letter symbols are used to save space and

to avoid distracting the reader by use of repetitious words orphrases.

9.2. The nature of the publication governs the extent to whichabbreviations are used. In text of technical and legal publications,and in parentheses, brackets, footnotes, sidenotes, tables,leaderwork, and bibliographies, many words are frequently abbre-viated. Heads, legends, tables of contents, and indexes follow thestyle of the text.

9.3. Internal and terminal punctuation in symbols representingunits of measure are to be omitted to conform with practice adopt-ed by scientific, technical, and industrial groups. Where omissionof terminal punctuation causes confusion; e.g., the symbol in (inch)mistaken for the preposition in, the symbol should be spelled out.

9.4. Standard and easily understood forms are preferable, andthey should be uniform throughout a job. Abbreviations not gen-erally known should be followed in the text by the spelled-outforms in parentheses the first time they occur; in tables andleaderwork such explanatory matter should be supplied in a foot-note. As the printer cannot rewrite the copy, the author shouldsupply these explanatory forms.

9.5. In technical matter, symbols for units of measure should beused only with figures; similarly, many other abbreviations andsymbols should not appear in isolation. For example, energy ismeasured in foot-pounds, not energy is measured in ft•lbs.

Capitals, hyphens, periods (points), and spacing

9.6. In general, an abbreviation follows the capitalization and hy-phenation of the word or words abbreviated. It is followed by a pe-riod unless otherwise indicated.

c.o.d. St. but ft•lb

9.7. Abbreviations and initials of a personal name with pointsare set without spaces. Abbreviations composed of contractions andinitials or numbers, will retain space.

H.S.T.J.F.K.L.B.J.U.S.U.N.U.S.C. (but Rev. Stat.)

B.S., LL.D., Ph.D., B.Sc.H.R. 116 (but S. 116, S. Con.

Res. 116)C.A.D.C. (but App. D.C.)A.B. Secrest, D.D.S.

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A.F. of L.-CIO (AFL–CIOpreferred)

A.D., B.C.e.s.t.i.e., e.g. (but op. cit.)

butAT&TTexas A&MR&D

9.8. Except as otherwise designated, points and spaces are omit-ted after initials used as shortened names of governmental agen-cies and of other organized bodies. ‘‘Other organized bodies’’ shallbe interpreted to mean organized bodies that have become popu-larly identified with a symbol, such as MIT (Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology), GM (General Motors), GMAC (General MotorsAcceptance Corp.), etc. (See ‘‘List of Abbreviations.’’) Symbols, whenthey appear in copy, may be used for acts of Congress. Example:ARA (Area Redevelopment Act).

VFWNLRB

TVAAFL–CIO

ARCASTM

Geographic terms

9.9. United States must be spelled out when appearing in a sen-tence containing the name of another country. The abbreviationU.S. will be used when preceding the word Government or thename of a Government organization, except in formal writing (trea-ties, Executive orders, proclamations, etc.); congressional bills; legalcitations and courtwork; and covers and title pages.

U.S. GovernmentU.S. CongressU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesU.S. district courtU.S. Supreme Court (but Supreme Court of the United States)U.S. Army (but Army of the United States)U.S. monitor NantucketU.S.-NATO assistanceU.S. Government efforts to control inflation must be successful if the

United States is to have a stable economy.but British, French, and United States Governments; United States-British

talks

9.10. With the exceptions in the preceding rule, the abbreviationU.S. is used in the adjective position, but is spelled out when usedas a noun.

U.S. foreign policyU.S. farm-support programU.S. attorneyU.S. citizenUnited States Code (official title)

United States Steel Corp. (legaltitle)

Foreign policy of the United States

not Temperatures vary in the U.S.

9.11. The names of foreign countries are not abbreviated, withthe exception of the former U.S.S.R., which is abbreviated due toits length.

9.12. In other than formal usage as defined in rule 9.9, all Statesof the United States, the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, and the VirginIslands are abbreviated immediately following any capitalized geo-graphic term, including armory, arsenal, airbase, airport, barracks,


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depot, fort, Indian agency, military camp, national cemetery (alsoforest, historic site, memorial, seashore, monument, park), navalshipyard, proving ground, reservation (forest, Indian, or military),and reserve or station (military or naval).

Prince George’s County, MDMount Rainier National Forest,

WAStone Mountain, GANational Naval Medical Center,

Bethesda, MDMark Twain National Wildlife

Refuge, IL-IA-MO (note use ofhyphens here)

Richmond, VA

Arlington National Cemetery, VAAberdeen Proving Ground, MDBaltimore-Washington

International Airport, MDRedstone Arsenal, AL

butLeavenworth freight yards,

KansasAltoona sidetrack, Wisconsin

9.13. The Postal Service style of two-letter State, Province, andFreely Associated State abbreviations is to be used.

UNITED STATES (INCLUDING FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES)

AL Alabama IN Indiana ND North DakotaAK Alaska IA Iowa OH OhioAZ Arizona KS Kansas OK OklahomaAR Arkansas KY Kentucky OR OregonAS American Samoa LA Louisiana PA PennsylvaniaCA California ME Maine PR Puerto RicoCO Colorado MD Maryland RI Rhode IslandCT Connecticut MA Massachusetts SC South CarolinaCZ Canal Zone MI Michigan SD South DakotaDE Delaware MN Minnesota TN TennesseeDC District of MS Mississippi TX Texas

Columbia MO Missouri UT UtahFL Florida MT Montana VT VermontFM Federated States NE Nebraska VA Virginia

of Micronesia NV Nevada VI Virgin IslandsGA Georgia NH New Hampshire WA WashingtonGU Guam NJ New Jersey WV West VirginiaHI Hawaii NM New Mexico WI WisconsinID Idaho NY New York WY WyomingIL Illinois NC North Carolina

CANADA

AB Alberta NF Newfoundland PE Prince EdwardBC British Columbia NT Northwest IslandLB Labrador Territories PQ QuebecMB Manitoba NS Nova Scotia SK SaskatchewanNB New Brunswick ON Ontario YT Yukon Territory

9.14. The names of other insular possessions, trust territories,and Long Island, Staten Island, etc., are not abbreviated.

9.15. The names of Canadian Provinces and other foreign politi-cal subdivisions are not abbreviated except as noted in rule 9.13.

Addresses

9.16. Words such as Street, Avenue, Place, Road, Square, Boule-vard, Terrace, Drive, Court, and Building, following a name ornumber, are abbreviated in footnotes, sidenotes, tables, leaderwork,and lists.

9.17. In addresses, a single period is used with the abbreviationsNW., SW., NE., SE. (indicating sectional divisions of cities) follow-


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ing name or number. North, South, East, and West are spelled outat all times.

9.18. The word Street or Avenue as part of a name is not abbre-viated even in parentheses, footnotes, sidenotes, tables, lists, andleaderwork.

14th Street Bridge Ninth Avenue Bldg.

9.19. The words County, Fort, Mount, Point, and Port are not ab-breviated. Saint (St.) and Sainte (Ste.) should be abbreviated.

Descriptions of tracts of land9.20. If fractions are spelled out in land descriptions, half and

quarter are used (not one-half nor one-quarter).south half of T. 47 N., R. 64 E.

9.21. In the description of tracts of public land the following ab-breviations are used (periods are omitted after abbreviated com-pass directions that immediately precede and close up on figures):

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 sec. 4, T. 12 S., R. 15 E., of the Boise Meridianlot 6, NE1⁄4 sec. 4, T. 6 N., R. 1 W.N1⁄2 sec. 20, T. 7 N., R. 2 W., sixth principal meridianTps. 9, 10, 11, and 12 S., Rs. 12 and 13 W.T. 2 S., Rs. 8, 9, and 10 E., sec. 26T. 3 S., R. 1 E., sec. 34, W1⁄2E1⁄2, W1⁄2, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4sec. 32 (with or without a township number)

9.22. In case of an unavoidable break in a land-description sym-bol group at end of a line, use no hyphen and break after fraction.

Names and titles9.23. The following forms are not always abbreviations, and copy

should be followed as to periods:AlAlex

BenEd

FredSam

WaltWill

9.24. In signatures, an effort should be made to retain the exactform used by the signer.

George Wythe Geo. Taylor

9.25. In company and other formal names, if it is not necessaryto preserve the full legal title, such forms as Bro., Bros., Co., Corp.,Inc., Ltd., and & are used. Association and Manufacturing are notabbreviated.

Radio Corp. of AmericaAluminum Co. of AmericaStandard Oil Co. of New JerseyRonald G. Brown & Bro.Jones Bros. & Co.American Telephone & Telegraph

Co.Norton Enterprises, Inc.Maryland Steamship Co., Ltd.Chesapeake & Delaware CanalFairmount Building & Loan

AssociationElectronics Manufacturing Co.

Texas College of Arts & IndustriesNational Barrel & Drum

AssociationRobert Wilson & Associates, Inc.U.S. News & World ReportBaltimore & Ohio RailroadMine, Mill & Smelter Workers

butLittle Theater CompanySenate Banking, Housing and

Urban Affairs Committee



9.26. Company and Corporation are not abbreviated in names ofFederal Government units.

Commodity Credit CorporationFederal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

9.27. In parentheses, footnotes, sidenotes, tables, andleaderwork, abbreviate the words railroad and railway (RR. andRy.), except in such names as ‘‘Washington Railway & Electric Co.’’and ‘‘Florida Railroad & Navigation Corp.’’ SS for steamship, MSfor motorship, etc., preceding name are used at all times.

9.28. In the names of informal companionships the word and isspelled out.

Gilbert and Sullivan Currier and Ives

9.29. In other than formal usage, a civil, military, or naval titlepreceding a name is abbreviated if followed by first or given nameor initial; but Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., M., MM., Messrs., Mlle., Mme.,and Dr. are abbreviated with or without first or given name or ini-tial.

ARMY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS OFFICERS

GEN General CPT CaptainLTG Lieutenant General 1LT First LieutenantMG Major General 2LT Second LieutenantBG Brigadier General MWO Master Warrant OfficerCOL Colonel (Army)LTC Lieutenant Colonel CWO Chief Warrant OfficerMAJ Major WO Warrant Officer

NAVY OFFICERS

ADM Admiral LCDR Lieutenant CommanderVADM Vice Admiral LT LieutenantRADM Rear Admiral LTJG Lieutenant Junior GradeCOMO Commodore ENS EnsignCAPT Captain WO Warrant OfficerCDR Commander

ARMY ENLISTED PERSONNEL

SMA Sergeant Major of the Army 1SG First SergeantCSM Command Sergeant Major MSG Master SergeantSGM Sergeant Major PSG Platoon SergeantSFC Sergeant First Class PFC Private First ClassSSG Staff Sergeant PVT PrivateSGT Sergeant SP4 Specialist Fourth ClassCPL Corporal

MARINE CORPS ENLISTED PERSONNEL

MGySgt Master Gunnery Sergeant Sgt Sergeant1stSgt First Sergeant Cpl CorporalMSgt Master Sergeant LCpl Lance CorporalGySgt Gunnery Sergeant PFC Private First ClassSSgt Staff Sergeant PVT Private


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CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant Sgt SergeantSMSgt Senior Master Sergeant SrA Senior AirmanMSgt Master Sergeant A1C Airman First ClassTSgt Technical Sergeant Amn AirmanSSgt Staff Sergeant

9.30. Spell out Senator, Representative, and commandant.

9.31. Unless preceded by the, abbreviate Honorable, Reverend,and Monsignor when followed by the first name, initials, or title.

Hon. Elihu Root; the Honorable Elihu Root; the Honorable Mr. Rootthe Honorables William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, and Sandra

Day O’ConnorRev. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Reverend Dr. King; Rev. Dr. King;

Reverend King (not Rev. King, nor the Reverend King)Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman; the Right Reverend James E. Freeman;

Very Rev. Henry Boyd; the Very Reverend Henry BoydRt. Rev. Msgr. John Bird; the Right Reverend Monsignor John Bird

9.32. The following and similar forms are used after a name:Esq., Jr., Sr.2d, 3d (or II, III) (not preceded by comma)Degrees: LL.D., M.A., Ph.D., etc.Fellowships, orders, etc.: FSA Scot, F.R.S., K.C.B., C.P.A., etc.

9.33. The abbreviation Esq. and other titles such as Mr., Mrs.,and Dr., should not appear with any other title or with abbrevia-tions indicating scholastic degrees.

John L. Smith, Esq., not Mr. John L. Smith, Esq., nor John L. Smith,Esq., A.M.; but James A. Jones, Jr., Esq.

Ford Maddox, A.B., Ph.D., not Mr. Ford Maddox, A.B., Ph.D.George Gray, M.D., not Mr. George Gray, M.D., nor Dr. George Gray,

M.D.Dwight A. Bellinger, D.V.M.

9.34. Sr. and Jr. should not be used without first or given nameor initials, but may be used in combination with any title.

A.K. Jones, Jr., or Mr. Jones, Junior, not Jones, Jr., nor Jones, JuniorPresident J.B. Nelson, Jr.

9.35. When name is followed by abbreviations designating reli-gious and fraternal orders and scholastic and honorary degrees,their sequence is as follows: Orders, religious first; theological de-grees; academic degrees earned in course; and honorary degrees inorder of bestowal.

Henry L. Brown, D.D., A.M., D.Lit.T.E. Holt, C.S.C., S.T.Lr., LL.D., Ph.D.Samuel J. Deckelbaum, P.M.

9.36. Academic degrees standing alone may be abbreviated.John was graduated with a B.A. degree; but bachelor of arts degree

(lowercase when spelled out).She earned her Ph.D. by hard work.

9.37. In addresses, signatures, lists of names, and leaderworkbut not in tables nor in centerheads, Mr., Mrs., and other titles



preceding a name, and Esq., Jr., Sr., 2d, and 3d following a name,are set in roman caps and lowercase if the name is in caps andsmall caps. If the name is in caps, they are set in caps and smallcaps, if small caps are available—otherwise in caps and lowercase.

Parts of publications

9.38. The following abbreviations are used for parts of publica-tions mentioned in parentheses, brackets, footnotes, sidenotes, listof references, tables, and leaderwork, when followed by figures, let-ters, or Roman numerals.

app., apps. (appendix, appendixes)art., arts. (article, articles)bull., bulls. (bulletin, bulletins)ch., chs. (chapter, chapters)col., cols. (column, columns)ed., eds. (edition, editions)fig., figs. (figure, figures)No., Nos. (number, numbers)p., pp. (page, pages)par., pars. (paragraph,

paragraphs)pl., pls. (plate, plates)

pt., pts. (part, parts)sec., secs. (section, sections)subch., subchs. (subchapter,

subchapters)subpar., subpars. (subparagraph,

subparagraphs)subpt., subpts. (subpart, subparts)subsec., subsecs. (subsection,

subsections)supp., supps. (supplement,

supplements)vol., vols. (volume, volumes)

9.39. The word article and the word section are abbreviated whenappearing at the beginning of a paragraph and set in caps andsmall caps followed by a period and an en space, except that thefirst of a series is spelled out.

ART. 2; SEC. 2; etc.; but ARTICLE 1; SECTION 1ART. II; SEC. II; etc.; but ARTICLE I; SECTION I

9.40. At the beginning of a legend, the word figure preceding thelegend number is not abbreviated.

FIGURE 4.—Landscape.

Terms relating to Congress

9.41. The words Congress and session, when accompanied by anumerical reference, are abbreviated in parentheses, brackets, andtext footnotes. In sidenotes, lists of references, tables, leaderwork,and footnotes to tables and leaderwork, the following abbreviationsare used:

106th Cong., 1st sess.1st sess., 106th Cong.

Public Law 84, 102d Cong.Private Law 68, 102d Cong.

9.42. In references to bills, resolutions, documents and reports inparentheses, brackets, footnotes, sidenotes, tables, and leaderwork,the following abbreviations are used:

H.R. 416 (House bill)S. 116 (Senate bill)The examples above may be

abbreviated or spelled out intext.

H. Res. 5 (House resolution)H. Con. Res. 10 (House concurrent

resolution)

H.J. Res. 21 (House jointresolution)

S. Res. 50 (Senate resolution)S. Con. Res. 17 (Senate concurrent

resolution)S.J. Res. 45 (Senate joint

resolution)


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H. Conf. Rept. 10 (Houseconference report)

H. Doc. 35 (House document)S. Doc. 62 (Senate document)H. Rept. 214 (House report)S. Rept. 410 (Senate report)

Ex. Doc. B (Executive document)Ex. F (92d Cong., 2d sess.)Ex. Rept. 9 (92d Cong., 1st sess.)Misc. Doc. 16 (miscellaneous

document)Public Res. 47

9.43. References to statutes in parentheses, footnotes, sidenotes,tables, leaderwork, and congressional work are abbreviated.

Rev. Stat. (Revised Statutes); 43 Rev. Stat. 801; 18 U.S.C. 38Supp. Rev. Stat. (Supplement to the Revised Statutes)Stat. L. (Statutes at Large)

but Public Law 85–1; Private Law 68

Calendar divisions

9.44. Names of months followed by the day, or day and year, areabbreviated in footnotes, tables, leaderwork, sidenotes, and in bib-liographies. (See examples, rule 9.45.) May, June, and July are al-ways spelled out. In narrow columns in tables, however, the namesof months may be abbreviated even if standing alone. Preferredforms follow:

Jan.Feb.Mar.

Apr.Aug.Sept.

Oct.Nov.Dec.

9.45. In text only, dates as part of a citation or reference withinparentheses or brackets are also abbreviated.

(Op. Atty. Gen., Dec. 4, 1985)(Congressional Record, Sept. 25, 1981)[From the New York Times, Mar. 4, 1978][From the Mar. 4 issue]On Jan. 25 (we had commenced on Dec. 26, 1977) the work was fin-

ished. (In footnotes, tables, leaderwork, and sidenotes)On January 25, a decision was reached (Op. Atty. Gen., Dec. 4, 1975).

(Text, but with citation in parentheses)but On January 25 (we had commenced on December 26, 1967) the work

was finished. (Not a citation or reference in text)

9.46. Weekdays are not abbreviated, but the following forms areused, if necessary, in lists or in narrow columns in tables:

Sun.Mon.Tues.

Wed.Thurs.

Fri.Sat.

Time zones

9.47. The following forms are to be used when abbreviatingnames of time zones:

A.s.t., Atlantic standard timeA.t., Atlantic timec.s.t., central standard timec.t., central timed.s.t., daylight saving (no ‘‘s’’) timee.d.s.t., eastern daylight saving

timee.d.t., eastern daylight timee.s.t., eastern standard timee.t., eastern time

G.c.t., Greenwich civil timeG.m.a.t., Greenwich mean

astronomical timeG.m.t., Greenwich mean timel.s.t., local standard timem.s.t., mountain standard timem.t., mountain timeP.s.t., Pacific standard timeP.t., Pacific timeUTC, universal time coordinated



Acronyms, coined words, and symbols

9.48. To obtain uniform treatment in the formation of acronyms,coined words, and symbols, apply the formulas that follow:

Use all capital letters when only the first letter of each word or selectedwords is used to make up the symbol:

APPR (Army package power reactor)EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow)MAG (Military Advisory Group)MIRV (multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle)SALT (strategic arms limitation talks); (avoid SALT talks)STEP (supplemental training and employment program)

Use all capital letters where first letters of prefixes and/or suffixes areutilized as part of established expressions:

CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)ESP (extrasensory perception)FLIR (forward-looking infrared)

Copy must be followed where an acronym or abbreviated form is copy-righted or established by law:

ACTION (agency of Government; not an acronym)MarAd (Maritime Administration)NACo (National Association of Counties)MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System)

Use caps and lowercase when proper names are used in shortenedform, any word of which uses more than the first letter of each word:

Conrail (Consolidated Rail Corporation)Pepco (Potomac Electric Power Co.)Inco (International Nickel Co.)Aramco (Arabian-American Oil Co.)Unprofor (United Nations Protection Force)

Use lowercase in common-noun combinations made up of more than thefirst letter of lowercased words:

loran (long-range navigation)sonar (sound navigation ranging)secant (separation control of aircraft by nonsynchronous

techniques)

9.49. The words infra and supra are not abbreviated.

Terms of measure

9.50. Compass directions are abbreviated as follows:N.NE.E.SW.

S.NNW.W.

ESE.10° N. 25° W.NW. by N. 1⁄4 W.

9.51. The words latitude and longitude, followed by figures, areabbreviated in parentheses, brackets, footnotes, sidenotes, tables,and leaderwork, and the figures are always closed up.

lat. 52°33′05″ N. long. 13°21′10″ E.

9.52. Avoid breaking latitude and longitude figures at end of line;space out line instead. In case of an unavoidable break at end ofline, use hyphen.

9.53. Temperature and gravity are expressed in figures. Whenthe degree mark is used, it must appear closed up to the capital


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1 Without figures preceding it, °C or °F should be used only in boxheads and over figure col-umns in tables.

2 Preferred form (superseding Centigrade) approved by Ninth General Conference on Weightsand Measures, October 1948.

letter, not against the figures. Note the following related abbrevia-tions and letter symbols and their usages:

abs, absoluteBe, Baume°C,1 degree Celsius 2

°F, degree Fahrenheit°R, degree RankineK, kelvin273.15 K°API

API, American PetroleumInstitute

Twad, Twaddell100 °C212 °F 1

671.67 °R18 °API

9.54. References to meridian in statements of time are abbre-viated as follows:

10 a.m. (not 10:00 a.m.)2:30 p.m.

12 a.m. (formerly 12 m.) (noon)12 p.m. (midnight)

9.55. The word o’clock is not used with abbreviations of time.not 10 o’clock p.m.

9.56. Metric unit letter symbols are set lowercase roman unlessthe unit name has been derived from a proper name, in which casethe first letter of the symbol is capitalized (for example Pa for pas-cal and W for watt). The exception is the letter L for liter. Thesame form is used for singular and plural. The preferred symbol forcubic centimeter is cm3; use cc only when requested.

A space is used between a figure and a unit symbol except in thecase of the symbols for degree, minute, and second of plane angle.

3 m 45 mm 25 °C but 33°15′21″

Prefixes for multiples and submultiples Metric units

E exa (1018) d deci (10¥1) m meter (for length)P peta (1015) c centi (10¥2) g gram (for weight orT tera (1012) m milli (10¥3) mass)G giga (109) µ micro (10¥6) L liter (for capacity)M mega (106) n nano (10¥9)k kilo (103) p pico (10¥12)h hecto (102) f femto (10¥15)da deka (10) a atto (10¥18)

Length Area Volume

km kilometer km2 square kilometer km3 cubic kilometerhm hectometer hm2 square hectometer hm3 cubic hectometerdam dekameter dam2 square dekameter dam3 cubic dekameterm meter m2 square meter m3 cubic meterdm decimeter dm2 square decimeter dm3 cubic decimetercm centimeter cm2 square centimeter cm3 cubic centimetermm millimeter mm2 square millimeter mm3 cubic millimeter



Weight Land area Capacity of containers

kg kilogram ha hectare kL kiloliterhg hectogram a acre hL hectoliterdag dekagram daL dekaliterg gram L literdg decigram dL decilitercg centigram cL centilitermg milligram mL milliliterµg microgram

9.57. A similar form of abbreviation applies to any unit of themetric system.A ampere V volt mF millifaradVA voltampere W watt mH millihenryF fared kc kilocycle µF microfarad (one-H Henry kV kilovolt millionth of a farad)Hz Hertz kVA kilovoltampereJ joule kW kilowatt

9.58. The following forms are used when units of English weightand measure and units of time are abbreviated, the same form ofabbreviation being used for both singular and plural:

Length Area and volume

in inch in2 square inchft foot in3 cubic inchyd yard mi2 square milemi mile (statute) ft3 cubic foot

Time Weight Capacity

yr year gr grain gill (not abbreviated)mo month dr dram pt pintd day oz ounce qt quarth hour lb pound gal gallonmin minute cwt hundredweight pk pecks second dwt pennyweight bu bushel

ton(s) (not abbreviated) bbl barrelbut t metric ton (tonne)

9.59. In astrophysical and similar scientific matter, magnitudesand units of time may be expressed as follows, if so written in copy.

5h3m9s 4.5h

Money

9.60. The following are some of the abbreviations and symbolsused for indicating money:

$, dol (dollar)c, ct, ¢ (cent, cents)LT175 (Turkish)US$15,000

Mex$2,650P (peso)£ (pound)d (pence)

Use ‘‘US$’’ if omission would result in confusion.

(For the abbreviations of other terms indicating currency, see thetable ‘‘Foreign Money’’ in ‘‘Useful Tables.’’)


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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Standard word abbreviations

9.61. If abbreviations are required, use these forms:AA, Alcoholics AnonymousAARP, American Association of

Retired Persons also AppleTalkAddress Resolution Protocol

abbr., abbreviationABM, Asynchronous Balanced

Modeabs., abstractacct., accountACDA, Arms Control and

Disarmament AgencyACTH, adrenocorticotropic

hormoneA.D. (anno Domini), in the year of

our Lord (A.D. 937)ADDH, attention deficit disorder

with hyperactivityADHD, attention deficit hyper-

activity disorderADN, advanced digital networkADP, automated data processingADSL, asymmetric digital

subscriber lineAEF, American Expeditionary

ForcesAF, audiofrequencyAFB, and similar military symbols

(with name), Air Force BaseAFL–CIO, American Federation of

Labor and Congress ofIndustrial Organizations

AID, Agency for InternationalDevelopment

AIDS, acquired immunodeficiencysyndrome

a.k.a., also known asA.L.R., American Law ReportsAM (no periods), amplitude

modulationA.M. (anno mundi), in the year of

the worldA.M. or M.A., master of artsa.m. (ante meridiem), before noonAm. Repts., American ReportsAmtrak, National Railroad

Passenger CorporationAMVETS, American Veterans of

World War II; Amvet(s)(individual)

ANSI, American NationalStandards Institute

antilog (no period), antilogarithmA1 (rating)AOA, Administration on AgingAPI, American Petroleum

InstituteAPO (no periods), Army post officeApp. D.C., District of Columbia

Appeal CasesApp. Div., Appellate Division

APPR, Army package powerreactor

approx., approximatelyARC, American Red CrossARP, Address Resolution ProtocolARS, Agricultural Research

ServiceASCII, American Standard Code

for Information InterchangeASCS, Agricultural Stabilization

and Conservation ServiceASME, American Society of

Mechanical EngineersA.S.N., Army service numberASTM, American Society for

Testing and MaterialsATM, automatic teller machineAtl., Atlantic Reporter; A.2d,

Atlantic Reporter, second seriesAUS, Army of the United StatesAve., avenueAWACS, airborne warning and

control systemAWOL, absent without leaveB.A. or A.B., bachelor of artsBBB, Better Business BureauBBS, bulletin board serviceB.C., before Christ (1200 B.C.)BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin),

antituberculosis vaccinebf., boldfaceBGN, Board on (not of) Geographic

NamesBIA, Bureau of Indian AffairsBIOS, Basic Input/Output SystemBIS, Bank for International

SettlementsBIT, BInary digiTBlatch. Pr. Cas., Blatchford’s Prize

CasesBldg., buildingB.Lit(t). or Lit(t).B., bachelor of

literatureBLM, Bureau of Land

ManagementBLS, Bureau of Labor StatisticsBlvd., boulevardb.o., buyer’s optionBPS, bits per secondB.S. or B.Sc., bachelor of scienceca. (circa), aboutca, centiareCACM, Central American

Common MarketCAD, computer-aided designc. and s.c., caps and small capsCAP, Civil Air PatrolCARE, Cooperative for American

Remittances to Everywhere, Inc.CAT scan, computerized axial

tomography



C.C.A., Circuit Court of AppealsCCC, Commodity Credit

CorporationCCITT, Consultative Committee

for International Telegraphyand Telephony

C.Cls., Court of ClaimsC.Cls.R., Court of Claims ReportsC.C.P.A., Court of Customs and

Patents AppealsCCR, Commission on Civil RightsCDC, Centers for Disease ControlCD–I, Compact Disk InteractiveCD–ROM, Compact Disk—Read

Only MemoryCD–R, Compact Disk—RecordableCEA, Council of Economic

Adviserscf. (confer), compare, or seeCFR, Code of Federal RegulationsCFR Supp., Code of Federal

Regulations SupplementCGI, Common Gateway InterfaceCHAMPUS, Civilian Health and

Medical Program of theUniformed Services

CIA, Central Intelligence AgencyCIC, Counterintelligence CorpsC.J. (corpus juris), body of law;

Chief JusticeCNN, Cable News NetworkCO, commanding officerCo., company (commercial)c.o.d., cash on deliveryCOLA, cost-of-living adjustmentComp. Dec., Comptroller’s

Decisions (Treasury)Comp. Gen., Comptroller General

Decisionscon., continuedconelrad, control of

electromagnetic radiation (civildefense)

Conrail, Consolidated RailCorporation

Conus, continental United StatesCorp., corporation (commercial)cos (no period), cosinecosh (no period), hyperbolic cosinecot (no period), cotangentcoth (no period), hyperbolic

cotangentc.p., chemically pureC.P.A., certified public accountantCPI, Consumer Price IndexCPR, cardiopulmonary

resuscitationCPU, central processing unit

(computer)cr., credit; creditorC–SPAN, Cable Satellite Public

Affairs Networkcsc (no period), cosecantcsch (no period), hyperbolic

cosecantCTI, computer-telephony

integration

Ct., courtDall., Dallas (U.S. Supreme Court

Reports)DAR, Daughters of the American

Revolutiond.b.a., doing business asd.b.h., diameter at breast heightDBMS, database management

systemD.D., doctor of divinityD.D.S., doctor of dental surgeryDDT,

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethaneDEW, distant early warning

(DEW line)Dist. Ct., District CourtD.Lit(t). or Lit(t).D., doctor of

literatureDMI, Desktop Management

InterfaceDNC, Domestic Names Committee

(BGN)DNS, Domain Name Servicedo. (ditto), the sameDOC, Department of CommerceDOD, Department of DefenseDOE, Department of EnergyDOJ, Department of JusticeDOL, Department of LaborDOS, Department of State; disk

operating systemDOT, Department of

TransportationDP (no periods), displaced personD.P.H., doctor of public healthdpi, dots per inchD.P.Hy., doctor of public hygieneDPT, diphtheria, pertussis,

tetanus innoculationdr., debit; debtorDr., doctor; driveDSSL, Document Style and

Semantics Languaged.s.t., daylight saving (no ‘‘s’’) timeDTP, desktop publishingDVD, digital video diskD.V.M., doctor of veterinary

medicineE., eastEBCDIC, Extended Binary Coded

Decimal Interchange Codee-mail, electronic mailEEOC, Equal Employment

Opportunity CommissionEFTA, European Free Trade

AssociationEFTS, electronic funds transfer

systeme.g. (exempli gratia), for exampleEHF, extremely high frequency8°, octavoemcee, master of ceremonye.o.m., end of monthEOP, Executive Office of the

PresidentEPA, Environmental Protection

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EPS, Encapsulated PostScript fileERP, European Recovery Programet al. (et alii), and otherset seq. (et sequentia), and the

followingetc. (et cetera), and so forthEU, European UnionEuratom, European Atomic

Energy CommunityEuro, currency (common)Eurodollars, U.S. dollars used to

finance foreign tradeEx. Doc. (with letter), executive

documentEx-Im Bank, Export-Import Bank

of the United Statesf., ff., and following page (pages)FAA, Federal Aviation

AdministrationFACS, Faculty of the American

College of SurgeonsFAO, Food and Agriculture

Organizationf.a.s., free alongside shipFAS, Foreign Agricultural ServiceFBB, Federal Bulletin BoardFBI, Federal Bureau of

InvestigationFCA, Farm Credit AdministrationFCC, Federal Communications

CommissionFCIC, Federal Crop Insurance

CorporationFCSC, Foreign Claims Settlement

CommissionFDA, Food and Drug

AdministrationFDDI, Fiber Distributed Data

InterfaceFDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance

CorporationFDLP, Federal Depository Library

ProgramFed., Federal Reporter; F.3d,

Federal Reporter, third seriesFEOF, Foreign Exchange

Operations FundFHA, Federal Housing

AdministrationFmHA, Farmers Home

AdministrationFHLBB, Federal Home Loan Bank

BoardFHWA, Federal Highway

AdministrationFICA, Federal Insurance

Contributions ActFIPS, Federal Information

Processing StandardsFLSA, Fair Labor Standards ActFM, frequency modulationFMC, Federal Maritime

CommissionFMCS, Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service

FNMA, Federal NationalMortgage Association (FannieMae)

FNS, Food and Nutrition ServiceFOSI, Format Output

Specification Instancef°, foliof.o.b., free on board4°, quartoFPC, Federal Power CommissionFPO (no periods), fleet post officeFR, Federal Register (publication)FRG, Federal Republic of

GermanyFRS, Federal Reserve SystemFS, Forest ServiceFSLIC, Federal Savings and Loan

Insurance CorporationFSS, Federal Supply ServiceF.Supp., Federal SupplementFTC, Federal Trade CommissionFTP, File Transfer ProtocolFWS, Fish and Wildlife ServiceGAO, General Accounting OfficeGATT, General Agreement on

Tariffs and TradeGB, gigabyteGDI, Graphical Device InterfaceGDR, German Democratic

RepublicGGP, Gateway-to-Gateway

ProtocolGI, general issue; Government

issueGIF, Graphical Interchange

FormatGILS, Government Information

Locator ServiceGIS, Geographic Information

SystemG.M.&S., general, medical, and

surgicalGNMA, Government National

Mortgage Association (GinnieMae)

GNP, gross national productGov., GovernorGPO, Government Printing Officegr. wt., gross weightGSA, General Services

AdministrationGSE, Government-Sponsored

EnterpriseGUI, Graphical User InterfaceH.C., House of CommonsH. Con. Res. (with number),

House concurrent resolutionH. Doc. (with number), House

documenthazmat, hazardous materialHE (no periods), high explosiveHF (no periods), high frequencyHHS, Health and Human Services

(Department of)HIV, human immunodeficiency

virus



H.J. Res. (with number), Housejoint resolution

HMO, health-maintenanceorganization

HOV, high-occupancy vehicleHow., Howard (U.S. Supreme

Court Reports)H.R. (with number), House billH. Rept. (with number), House

reportH. Res. (with number), House

resolutionHTML, HyperText Markup

LanguageHTTP, HyperText Transfer

ProtocolHTTPD, HyperText Transfer

Protocol DaemonHUD, Housing and Urban

DevelopmentHYTELNET, HyperText-browser

for Telnet Accessible SitesIADB, Inter-American Defense

BoardIAEA, International Atomic

Energy Agencyibid. (ibidem), in the same placeICBM, intercontinental ballistic

missileICC, Interstate Commerce

CommissionICMP, Internet Control Message

Protocolid. (idem), the sameIDA, International Development

AssociationIDE, integrated drive electronicsi.e. (id est), that isIEEE, Institute of Electrical and

Electronic EngineersIF (no periods), intermediate

frequencyIFC, International Finance

CorporationIMCO, Intergovernmental

Maritime ConsultativeOrganization

IMF, International MonetaryFund

INS, Immigration andNaturalization Service

Insp. Gen. (also IG), inspectorgeneral

Interpol, International CriminalPolice Organization

IOU, I owe youIP, Internet ProtocolIQ, intelligence quotientIRA, individual retirement accountIRBM, intermediate range ballistic

missileIRE, Institute of Radio EngineersIRO, International Refugee

OrganizationIRS, Internal Revenue ServiceISDN, Integrated Services Digital

Network

ISO, International StandardsOrganization

ISP, Internet service providerITO, International Trade

OrganizationITU, International

Telecommunications UnionJAG, Judge Advocate Generaljato, jet-assisted takeoffJ.D. (jurum or juris doctor), doctor

of lawsJOBS, Job Opportunities in the

Business SectorJIT, just in timeJPEG, Joint Photographic Experts

GroupJpn., Japan or Japanese where

necessary to abbreviateJr., juniorJudge Adv. Gen., Judge Advocate

GeneralLAFTA, Latin American Free

Trade AssociationLAN, local area networkLAPM, Link Access Procedure for

Modemslat., latitudeLC, Library of CongressLCD, liquid crystal displaylc., lowercaseL.Ed., Lawyer’s edition (U.S.

Supreme Court Reports)liq., liquidlf., lightfaceLF, low frequencyLL.B., bachelor of lawsLL.D., doctor of lawsloc. cit. (loco citato), in the place

citedlog (no period), logarithmlong., longitudeloran (no periods), long-range

navigationlox (no periods), liquid oxygenLPG, liquefied petroleum gasLtd., limitedLt. Gov., lieutenant governorM, money supply: M1, M2, etc.M., monsieur; MM., messieursm. (meridies), noonM, moreMA (see MarAd)MAC, Military Airlift CommandMAG, Military Advisory GroupMarAd, Maritime AdministrationMB, megabyteMC, Member of Congress (emcee,

master of ceremonies)M.D., doctor of medicineMDAP, Mutual Defense

Assistance ProgramMediCal, Medicaid Californiamemo, memorandumMF, medium frequency; microficheMFN, most favored nationMIA, missing in action (plural,

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MIME, Multipurpose InternetMail Extensions

MIPS, millions of instructions persecond

MIRV, multiple independentlytargetable reentry vehicle

Misc. Doc. (with number),miscellaneous document

Mlle., mademoiselleMme., madamMmes., mesdamesmo., monthMOS, military occupational

specialtyMPEG, Motion Pictures Experts

GroupM.P., Member of ParliamentMP, military policeMr., mister (plural, Messrs.)MRI, magnetic resonance imagingMrs., mistressMs., coined feminine title (plural,

Mses.)M.S., master of scienceMS., MSS., manuscript,

manuscriptsMSC, Military Sealift CommandMsgr., monsignorm.s.l., mean sea levelMSNBC, Microsoft, National

Broadcasting Co.MTN, multilateral trade

negotiationsN., northNA, not available; not applicableNACo., National Association of

CountiesNAFTA, North American Free

Trade AgreementNAS, National Academy of ScienceNASA, National Aeronautics and

Space AdministrationNAT, network address translation

moduleNATO, North Atlantic Treaty

OrganizationNCUA, National Credit Union

AdministrationNE., northeastn.e.c., not elsewhere classifiedn.e.s., not elsewhere specifiednet wt., net weightN.F., National FormularyNFAH, National Foundation on

the Arts and the HumanitiesNIH, National Institutes of HealthN–ISDN, Narrowband ISDNNIST, National Institute of

Standards and Technologyn.l., natural log or logarithmNLRB, National Labor Relations

BoardNNTP, Network News Transfer

ProtocolNo., Nos., number, numbersNOAA, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration

n.o.i.b.n., not otherwise indexed byname

n.o.p., not otherwise provided (for)n.o.s., not otherwise specifiedNOVS, National Office of Vital

StatisticsNPS, National Park ServiceNRC, Nuclear Regulatory

CommissionNS, nuclear shipNSA, National Shipping AuthorityNSC, National Security CouncilNSF, National Science Foundationn.s.k., not specified by kindn.s.p.f., not specifically provided

forNW., northwestOAPEC, Organization of Arab

Petroleum Exporting CountriesOAS, Organization of American

StatesOASDHI, Old-Age, Survivors,

Disability, and HealthInsurance Program

OASI, Old-Age and SurvivorsInsurance

OCD, Office of Civil DefenseOCR, optical character recognitionOD, officer of the dayOD, overdose; ODd, overdosedO.D., doctor of optometryOECD, Organization for Economic

Cooperation and DevelopmentOK, OKed, OKing, OKsOMB, Office of Management and

BudgetOp. Atty. Gen., Opinions of the

Attorney Generalop. cit. (opere citato), in the work

citedOPEC, Organization of Petroleum

Exporting CountriesOSD, Office of the Secretary of

DefenseOTC, Organization for Trade

CooperationPA, public address systemPac., Pacific Reporter; P.2d,

Pacific Reporter, second seriesPAC, political action committee

(plural, PAC’s)Passed Asst. Surg., passed

assistant surgeonPBS, Public Building ServicePC, personal computerPCV, Peace Corps VolunteerPDF, Adobe Acrobat Portable

Document FormatPDL, Page Description LanguagePet., Peters (U.S. Supreme Court

Reports)Ph, phenylPhar.D., doctor of pharmacyPh.B. or B.Ph., bachelor of

philosophyPh.D., or D.Ph., doctor of

philosophy



Ph.G., graduate in pharmacyPHS, Public Health ServicePIN, personal identification

numberPING, Packet Internet GroperPl., placep.m. (post meridiem), after noonP.O. Box (with number); but post

office box (in general sense)POP, Point of Presence; Post

Office ProtocolPOW, prisoner of war (plural,

POWs)PPP, Point-to-Point ProtocolPPTP, Point-to-Point Tunneling

ProtocolPTSD, post-traumatic-stress

syndromePERL, practical extraction and

report languagePrivate Res. (with number),

private resolutionProf., professorpro tem (pro tempore), temporarilyP.S. (post scriptum), postscript;

public school (with number)PTA, parent-teachers’ associationPublic Res. (with number), public

resolutionPX, post exchangeQT, on the quietracon, radar beaconradar, radio detection and rangingRAID, redundant array of

inexpensive disksRAM, Random-Access MemoryR&D, research and developmentrato, rocket-assisted takeoffRd., roadRDT&E, research, development,

testing, and evaluationREA, Rural Electrification

AdministrationRev., reverendRev. Stat., Revised StatutesRF, radiofrequencyR.F.D., rural free deliveryRh, Rhesus (blood factor)RIF, reduction(s) in force; RIFed,

RIFing, RIFsR.N., registered nurseROTC, Reserve Officers’ Training

CorpsRPC, remote procedure callRR., railroadRRB, Railroad Retirement BoardRt. Rev., right reverendRTF, Rich Text FormatRy., railwayS., south; Senate bill (with

number)SAC, Strategic Air CommandSAE, Society of Automotive

EngineersS&L(s), savings and loan(s)SALT, strategic arms limitation

talks

SAR, Sons of the AmericanRevolution

SBA, Small BusinessAdministration

sc. (scilicet), namely (see also ss)s.c., small capsS. Con. Res. (with number),

Senate concurrent resolutions.d. (sine die), without dateSDI, Strategic Defense InitiativeS. Doc. (with number), Senate

documentSE., southeastSEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty

OrganizationSEC, Securities and Exchange

Commissionsec, secantsech, hyperbolic secant2d, 3d, second, thirdSGML, Standard Generalized

Markup LanguageSHF, superhigh frequencyshoran, short range (radio)SI, Systeme International

d’Unitessic, thussin, sinesinh, hyperbolic sineS.J. Res. (with number), Senate

joint resolutionSLIP, Serial Line Internet

ProtocolSMTP, Simple Mail Transfer

ProtocolSNMP, Simple Network

Management Protocolsonar (no period), sound,

navigation, and rangingSOP, standard operating

procedureSOS, wireless distress signalSP, shore patrolSPAR, Coast Guard Women’s

Reserve (semper paratus—always ready)

sp. gr., specific gravitySq., square (street)Sr., seniorS. Rept. (with number), Senate

reportS. Res. (with number), Senate

resolutionSS, steamshipss (scilicet), namely (in law) (see

also sc.)SSA, Social Security

AdministrationSSL, Secure Sockets LayerSSS, Selective Service SystemSt., Ste., SS., Saint, Sainte, SaintsSt., streetStat., Statutes at LargeSTP, standard temperature and

pressureSup. Ct., Supreme Court Reporter


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Supp. Rev. Stat., Supplement tothe Revised Statutes

Supt., superintendentSurg., surgeonSurg. Gen., Surgeon GeneralSW., southwestS.W.2d, Southwestern Reporter,

second seriesSWAIS, Simple Wide Area

Information SystemSWAT, special weapons and

tactics (team)T., Tps., township, townshipstan, tangenttann, hyperbolic tangentTB, tuberculosisTCP/IP, Transmission Control

Protocol/Internet ProtocolT.D., Treasury DecisionsTDMA, Time Division

Multiplexing AccessTDY, temporary dutyTer., terraceTIFF, Tagged Image File Formatt.m., true meanTNT, trinitrotoluolTV, televisionTVA, Tennessee Valley Authority2,4-D (insecticide)uc., uppercaseUDP, User Datagram ProtocolUHF, ultrahigh frequencyUMTA, Urban Mass

Transportation AdministrationU.N., United NationsUnesco, United Nations

Educational, Scientific, andCultural Organization(copyrighted form)

UNICEF, United NationsChildren’s Fund

URL, Uniform Resource LocatorURN, Uniform Resource Name/

NumberU.S., U.S. Supreme Court ReportsU.S.A., United States of AmericaUSA, U.S. ArmyUSAF, U.S. Air ForceUSB, universal serial busU.S.C., United States CodeU.S.C.A., United States Code

AnnotatedU.S.C. Supp., United States Code

SupplementUSCG, U.S. Coast GuardUSDA, U.S. Department of

AgricultureUSES, U.S. Employment ServiceU.S. 40, U.S. No. 40, U.S.

Highway No. 40

USGS, U.S. Geological SurveyUSIA, U.S. Information AgencyUSMC, U.S. Marine CorpsUSN, U.S. NavyUSNR, U.S. Naval ReserveU.S.P., United States

PharmacopeiaUSPS, U.S. Postal ServiceU.S.S., U.S. Senate; U.S. shipU.S.S.R., Union of Soviet Socialist

Republicsv. or vs. (versus), againstVA, Department of Veterans

AffairsVAT, value added taxVCR, video cassette recorderVHF, very high frequencyVIP, very important personviz (videlicet), namelyVLAN, virtual LANVLF, very low frequencyVRML, Virtual Reality Modeling

LanguageVTR, video tape recordingW., westWAC, Women’s Army Corps; a

Wacw.a.e., when actually employedWAF, Women in the Air Force; a

WafWAIS, Wide Area Information

ServerWall., Wallace (U.S. Supreme

Court Reports)WAN, wide area networkWAVES, women accepted for

volunteer emergency service; aWave

wf, wrong fontWheat., Wheaton (U.S. Supreme

Court Reports)WHO, World Health OrganizationWIPO, World Intellectual Property

OrganizationWMAL, WRC, etc., radio stationsw.o.p., without payWORM, write once, read manyWWW, World Wide WebWYSIWYG, What you see is what

you get.Yale L.J., Yale Law JournalZIP Code, Zone Improvement Plan

Code (Postal Service)ZIP+4, 9-digit ZIP Code

ItalicGPO AccessCBDNet



Standard letter symbols for units of measure

9.62. The same form is used for singular and plural senses.A, ampereÅ, angstroma, area, atto (prefix, one-quintillionth)aA, attoampereabs, absolute (temperature and

gravity)ac, alternating currentAF, audiofrequencyAh, ampere-hourA/m, ampere per meterAM, amplitude modulationasb, apostilbAt, ampere-turnat, atmosphere, technicalatm, atmosphereat wt, atomic weightau, astronomical unitsavdp, avoirdupoisb, barnB, belb, bitbbl, barrelbbl/d, barrel per dayBd, baudbd. ft., board foot (obsolete); use

fbmBe, BaumeBev (obsolete); see GeVBhn, Brinell hardness numberbhp, brake horsepowerbm, board measurebp, boiling pointBtu, British thermal unitbu, bushelc, ¢, ct; cent(s)c, centi (prefix, one-hundredth)C, coulomb°C, degree Celsiuscal, calorie (also: calIT,

International Table; calth,thermochemical)

cd/in2, candela per square inchcd/m2, candela per square metercg, centigramcd•h, candela-hourCi, curiecL, centilitercm, centimeterc/m, cycles per minutecm2, square centimetercm3, cubic centimetercmil, circular milcp, candlepowercP, centipoisecSt, centistokescwt, hundredweightD, darcyd, dayd, deci (prefix, one-tenth)d, penceda, deka (prefix, 10)dag, dekagram

daL, dekaliterdam, dekameterdam2, square dekameterdam3, cubic dekameterdB, decibeldBu, decibel unitdc, direct currentdg, decigramdL, deciliterdm, decimeterdm2, square decimeterdm3, cubic decimeterdol, dollardoz, dozendr, dramdwt, deadweight tonsdwt, pennyweightdyn, dyneEHF, extremely high frequencyemf, electromotive forceemu, electromagnetic uniterg, ergesu, electrostatic uniteV, electronvolt°F, degree FahrenheitF, faradf, femto (prefix, one-quadrillionth)fbm, board foot; board foot

measurefc, footcandlefL, footlambertfm, fentometerFM, frequency modulationft, footft2, square footft3, cubic footftH2O, conventional foot of waterft•lb, foot-poundft•lbf, foot-pound forceft/min, foot per minuteft2/min, square foot per minuteft3/min, cubic foot per minuteft-pdl, foot poundalft/s, foot per secondft2/s, square foot per secondft3/s, cubic foot per secondft/s2, foot per second squaredft/s3, foot per second cubedG, gaussG, giga (prefix, 1 billion)g, gram; acceleration of gravityGal, gal cm/s2

gal, gallongal/min, gallons per minutegal/s, gallons per secondGB, gigabyteGb, gilbertg/cm3, gram per cubic centimeterGeV, gigaelectronvoltGHz, gigahertz (gigacycle per

second)gr, grain; grossh, hecto (prefix, 100)


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H, henryh, hourha, hectareHF, high frequencyhg, hectogramhL, hectoliterhm, hectometerhm2, square hectometerhm3, cubic hectometerhp, horsepowerhph, horsepower-hourHz, hertz (cycles per second)id, inside diameterihp, indicated horsepowerin, inchin2, square inchin3, cubic inchin/h, inch per hourinH2O, conventional inch of waterinHg, conventional inch of

mercuryin-lb, inch-poundin/s, inch per secondJ, jouleJ/K, joule per kelvinK, kayserK, kelvin (use without degree

symbol)k, kilo (prefix, 1,000)k, thousand (7k=7,000)kc, kilocycle; see also kHz

(kilohertz), kilocycles per secondkcal, kilocalorykeV, kiloelectronvoltkG, kilogausskg, kilogramkgf, kilogram-forcekHz, kilohertz (kilocycles per

second)kL, kiloliterklbf, kilopound-forcekm, kilometerkm2, square kilometerkm3, cubic kilometerkm/h, kilometer per hourkn, knot (speed)kΩ, kilohmkt, kiloton; caratkV, kilovoltkVA, kilovoltamperekvar, kilovarkW, kilowattkWh, kilowatthourL, lambertL, literlb, poundlb ap, apothecary poundlb, avdp, avoirdupois poundlbf, pound-forcelbf/ft, pound-force footlbf/ft2, pound-force per square footlbf/ft3, pound-force per cubic footlbf/in2, pound-force per square

inch (see psi)lb/ft, pound per footlb/ft2, pound per square footlb/ft3, pound per cubic foot

lct, long calcined tonldt, long dry tonLF, low frequencylin ft, linear footl/m, lines per minutelm, lumenlm/ft2, lumen per square footlm/m2, lumen per square meterlm•s, lumen secondlm/W, lumen per wattl/s, lines per secondL/s, liter per secondlx, luxM, mega (prefix, 1 million)M, million (3 M=3 million)m, meterm, milli (prefix, one-thousandth)M1, monetary aggregatem3, cubic meterm2, square meterµ, micro (prefix, one-millionth)µm, micrometermA, milliampereµA, microampereMB, megabytembar, millibarµbar, microbarMc, megacycle; see also MHz

(megahertz), megacycles persecond

mc, millicycle; see also mHz(millihertz), millicycles persecond

mD, millidarcymeq, milliquivalentMeV, megaelectronvoltsmF, millifaradµF, microfaradmG, milligaussmg, milligramµg, microgramMgal/d, million gallons per daymH, millihenryµH, microhenryMHz, megahertzmHz, millihertzmi, mile (statute)mi2, square milemi/gal, mile(s) per gallonmi/h, mile(s) per hourmil, milmin, minute (time)µin, microinchmL, millilitermm, millimetermm2, square millimetermm3, cubic millimeterµm2, square micrometerµm3, cubic micrometerµµ, micromicron (use of compound

prefixes obsolete; use pm,picometer)

µµf, micromicrofarad (use ofcompound prefixes obsolete; usepF)

mmHg, conventional millimeter ofmercury



MΩ, megohmmo, monthmol, mole (unit of substance)mol wt, molecular weightmp, melting pointms, millisecondµs, microsecondMt, megatonmV, millivoltµV, microvoltMW, megawattmW, milliwattµW, microwattMWd/t, megawatt-days per tonMx, maxwelln, nano (prefix, one-billionth)N, newtonnA, nanoamperenF, nanofaradN•m, newton meterN/m2, newton per square meternmi, nautical mileNp, neperns, nanosecondN•s/m2, newton second per square

meternt, nitod, outside diameterOe, oersted (use of A/m, amperes

per meter, preferred)oz, ounce (avoirdupois)p, pico (prefix, one-trillionth)P, poisePa, pascalpA, picoamperepct, percentpdl, poundalpF, picofarad (micromicrofarad,

obsolete)pF, water-holding energypH, hydrogen-ion concentrationph, phot; phasepk, peck,p/m, parts per millionps, picosecondpsi, pounds per square inchpt, pintpW, picowattqt, quartquad, quadrillion (1015)°R, rankine

°R, roentgenR, degree rankineR, degree reaumurrad, radianrd, radrem, roentgen equivalent manr/min, revolutions per minuterms, root mean squarer/s, revolutions per seconds, second (time)s, shillingS, siemenssb, stilbscp, spherical candlepowers•ft, second-footshp, shaft horsepowerslug, slugsr, steradiansSf, standard saybolt furalsSu, standard saybolt universalstdft3, standard cubic foot (feet)Sus, saybolt universal second(s)T, tera (prefix, 1 trillion)Tft3, trillion cubic feetT, teslat, tonne (metric ton)tbsp, tablespoonfulthm, thermton, tontsp, teaspoonfulTwad, twaddellu, (unified) atomic mass unitUHF, ultrahigh frequencyV, voltVA, voltamperevar, varVHF, very high frequencyV/m, volt per meterW, wattWb, weberWh, watthourW/(m•K), watt per meter kelvinW/sr, watt per steradianW/(sr•m2), watt per steradian

square meterx, unknown quantity (italic)yd, yardyd2, square yardyd3, cubic yardyr, year


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Standard Latin abbreviations

9.63. When Latin abbreviations are used, follow this list.a., annus, year; ante, beforeA.A.C., anno ante Christum, in

the year before ChristA.A.S., Academiae Americanae

Socius, Fellow of the AmericanAcademy [Academy of Arts andSciences]

A.B., artium baccalaureus,bachelor of arts

ab init., ab initio, from thebeginning

abs. re., absente reo, thedefendant being absent

A.C., ante Christum, before ChristA.D., anno Domini, in the year of

our Lorda.d., ante diem, before the dayad fin., ad finem, at the end, to

one endad h.l., ad hunc locum, to this

place, on this passagead inf., ad infinitum, to infinityad init., ad initium, at the

beginningad int., ad interim, in the

meantimead lib., ad libitum, at pleasuread loc., ad locum, at the placead val., ad valorem, according to

valueA.I., anno inventionis, in the year

of the discoveryal., alia, alii, other things, other

personsA.M., anno mundi, in the year of

the world; Annus mirabilis, thewonderful year [1666]; a.m.,ante meridiem, before noon

an., anno, in the year; ante, beforeann., annales, annals; anni, yearsA.R.S.S., Antiquariorum Regiae

Societatis Socius, Fellow of theRoyal Society of Antiquaries

A.U.C., anno urbis conditae, aburbe conolita, in [the year from]the building of the City [Rome],753 B.C.

B.A., baccalaureus artium,bachelor of arts

B. Sc., baccalaureus scientiae,bachelor of science

C., centum, a hundred; condemno,I condemn, find guilty

c., circa, aboutcent., centum, a hundredcf., confer, compareC.M., chirurgiae magister, master

of surgerycoch., cochlear, a spoon, spoonfulcoch. amp., cochlear amplum, a

tablespoonfulcoch. mag., cochlear magnum, a

large spoonful

coch. med., cochlear medium, adessert spoonful

coch. parv., cochlear parvum, ateaspoonful

con., contra, against; conjunx, wifeC.P.S., custos privati sigilli,

keeper of the privy sealC.S., custos sigilli, keeper of the

sealcwt., c. for centum, wt. for weight,

hundredweightD., Deus, God; Dominus, Lord; d.,

decretum, a decree; denarius, apenny; da, give

D.D., divinitatis doctor, doctor ofdivinity

D.G., Dei gratia, by the grace ofGod; Deo gratias, thanks to God

D.N., Dominus noster, our LordD. Sc., doctor scientiae, doctor of

scienced.s.p., decessit sine prole, died

without issueD.V., Deo volente, God willingdwt., d. for denarius, wt. for

weight pennyweighte.g., exempli gratia, for exampleet al., et alibi, and elsewhere; et

alii, or aliae, and othersetc., et cetera, and others, and so

forthet seq., et sequentes, and those

that followet ux., et uxor, and wifeF., filius, sonf., fiat, let it be made; forte, strongfac., factum similis, facsimile, an

exact copyfasc., fasciculus, a bundlefl., flores, flowers; floruit,

flourished; fluidus, fluidf.r., folio recto, right-hand pageF.R.S., Fraternitatis Regiae

Socius, Fellow of the RoyalSociety

f.v., folio verso, on the back of theleaf

guttat., guttatim, by dropsH., hora, hourh.a., hoc anno, in this year; hujus

anni, this year’shab. corp., habeas corpus, have

the body—a writh.e., hic est, this is; hoc est, that ish.m., hoc mense, in this month;

huius mensis, this month’sh.q., hoc quaere, look for thisH.R.I.P., hic requiescat in pace,

here rests in peaceH.S., hic sepultus, here is buried;

hic situs, here lies; h.s., hocsensu, in this sense



H.S.S., Historiae Societatis Socius,Fellow of the Historical Society

h.t., hoc tempore, at this time; hoctitulo, in or under this title

I, Idus, the Ides; i., id, that;immortalis, immortal

ib. or ibid., ibidem, in the sameplace

id., idem, the samei.e., id est, that isimp., imprimatur, sanction, let it

be printedI.N.D., in nomine Dei, in the name

of Godin f., in fine, at the endinf., infra, belowinit., initio, in the beginningin lim., in limine, on the

threshold, at the outsetin loc., in loco, in its placein loc. cit., in loco citato, in the

place citedin pr., in principio, in the

beginningin trans., in transitu, on the wayi.q., idem quod, the same asi.q.e.d., id quod erat

demonstrandum, what was to beproved

J., judex, judgeJ.C.D., juris civilis doctor, doctor

of civil lawJ.D., jurum or juris doctor, doctor

of lawsJ.U.D., juris utriusque doctor,

doctor of both civil and canonlaw

L., liber, a book; locus, a place£, libra, pound; placed before

figures, thus £10; if l., to beplaced after, as 401.

L.A.M., liberalium artiummagister, master of the liberalarts

L.B., baccalaureus literarum,bachelor of letters

lb., libra, pound (singular andplural)

L.H.D., literarum humaniorumdoctor, doctor of the morehumane letters

Litt. D., literarum doctor, doctor ofletters

LL.B., legum baccalaureus,bachelor of laws

LL.D., legum doctor, doctor of lawsLL.M., legum magister, master of

lawsloc. cit., loco citato, in the place

citedloq., loquitur, he, or she, speaksL.S., locus sigilli, the place of the

seall.s.c., loco supra citato, in the

place above cited£ s. d., librae, solidi, denarii,

pounds, shillings, pence

M., magister, master; manipulus,handful; medicinae, of medicine;m., meridies, noon

M.A., magister artium, master ofarts

M.B., medicinae baccalaureus,bachelor of medicine

M. Ch., magister chirurgiae,master of surgery

M.D., medicinae doctor, doctor ofmedicine

m.m., mutatis mutandis, with thenecessary changes

m.n., mutato nomine, the namebeing changed

MS., manuscriptum, manuscript;MSS., manuscripta, manuscripts

Mus. B., musicae baccalaureus,bachelor of music

Mus. D., musicae doctor, doctor ofmusic

Mus. M., musicae magister,master of music

N., Nepos, grandson; nomen,name; nomina, names; noster,our; n., natus, born; nocte, atnight

N.B., nota bene, mark wellni. pri., nisi prius, unless beforenob., nobis, for (or on) our partnol. pros., nolle prosequi, will not

prosecutenon cul., non culpabilis, not guiltyn.l., non licet, it is not permitted;

non liquet, it is not clear; nonlonge, not far

non obs., non obstante,notwithstanding

non pros., non prosequitur, hedoes not prosecute

non seq., non sequitur, it does notfollow logically

O., octarius, a pintob., obiit, he, or she, died; obiter,

incidentallyob. s.p., obiit sine prole, died

without issueo.c., opere citato, in the work citedop., opus, work; opera, worksop. cit., opere citato, in the work

citedP., papa, pope; pater, father;

pontifex, bishop; populus,people; p., partim, in part; per,by, for; pius, holy; pondere, byweight; post, after; primus, first;pro, for

p.a., or per ann., per annum,yearly; pro anno, for the year

p. ae., partes aequales, equal partspass., passim, everywherepercent., per centum, by the

hundredpil., pilula, pillPh. B., philosophiae baccalaureus,

bachelor of philosophyP.M., post mortem, after death


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p.m., post meridiem, afternoonpro tem., pro tempore, for the time

beingprox., proximo, in or of the next

[month]P.S., postscriptum, postscript;

P.SS., postscripta, postscriptsq.d., quasi dicat, as if one should

say; quasi dictum, as if said;quasi dixisset, as if he had said

q.e., quod est, which isQ.E.D., quod erat

demonstrandum, which was tobe demonstrated

Q.E.F., quod erat faciendum,which was to be done

Q.E.I., quod erat inveniendum,which was to be found out

q.l., quantum libet, as much asyou please

q. pl., quantum placet, as much asseems good

q.s., quantum sufficit sufficientquantity

q.v., quantum vis, as much as youwill; quem, quam, quod vide,which see; qq. v., quos, quas, orquae vide, which see (plural)

R., regina, queen; recto, right-hand page; respublica,commonwealth

), recipe, takeR.I.P., requiescat, or requiescant,

in pace, may he, she, or they,rest in peace

R.P.D., rerum politicarum doctor,doctor of political science

rr., rarissime, very rarelyR.S.S., Regiae Societatis Sodalis,

Fellow of the Royal SocietyS., sepultus, buried; situs, lies;

societas, society; socius orsodalis, fellow; s., semi, half;solidus, shilling

s.a., sine anno, without date;secundum artem, according toart

S.A.S., Societatis AntiquariorumSocius, Fellow of the Society ofAntiquaries

sc., scilicet, namely; sculpsit, he,or she, carved or engraved it

Sc. B., scientiae baccalaureus,bachelor of science

Sc. D., scientiae doctor, doctor ofscience

S.D., salutem dicit, sendsgreetings

s.d., sine die, indefinitelysec., secundum, according tosec. leg., secundum legem,

according to lawsec. nat., secundum naturam,

according to nature, or naturally

sec. reg., secundum regulam,according to rule

seq., sequens, sequentes,sequentia, the following

S.H.S., Societatis Historiae Socius,Fellow of the Historical Society

s.h.v., sub hac voce or sub hocverbo, under this word

s.l.a.n., sine loco, anno, velnomine, without place, date, orname

s.l.p., sine legitima prole, withoutlawful issue

s.m.p., sine mascula prole, withoutmale issue

s.n., sine nomine, without names.p., sine prole, without issueS.P.A.S., Societatis Philosophiae

Americanae Socius, Fellow ofthe American PhilosophicalSociety

s.p.s., sine prole superstite,without surviving issue

S.R.S., Societatis Regiae Socius orSodalis, Fellow of the RoyalSociety

ss, scilicet, namely (in law)S.S.C., Societas Sanctae Crucis,

Society of the Holy Crossstat., statim, immediatelyS.T.B., sacrae theologiae

baccalaureus, bachelor of sacredtheology

S.T.D., sacrae theologiae doctor,doctor of sacred theology

S.T.P., sacrae theologiae professor,professor of sacred theology

sub., subaudi, understand, supplysup., supra, abovet. or temp., tempore, in the time oftal. qual., talis qualis, just as they

come; average qualityU.J.D., utriusque juris doctor,

doctor of both civil and canonlaw

ult., ultimo, last month (may beabbreviated in writing butshould be spelled out inprinting)

ung., unguentum, ointmentu.s., ubi supra, in the place above

mentionedut dict., ut dictum, as directedut sup., ut supra, as aboveux., uxor, wifev., versus, against; vide, see; voce,

voice, wordv. —— a., vixit —— annos, lived

[so many] yearsverb. sap., verbum [satis] sapienti,

a word to the wise sufficesv.g., verbi gratia, for exampleviz, videlicet, namelyv.s., vide supra, see above


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