Common Abbreviations
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Months |
Days |
Time |
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Jan. |
January |
Sun. |
Sunday |
CDT |
central daylight time |
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Feb. |
February |
Mon. |
Monday |
CST |
central standard time |
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Mar. |
March |
Tues. |
Tuesday |
DST |
daylight saving time |
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Apr. |
April |
Wed. |
Wednesday |
EDT |
eastern daylight time |
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May |
Thurs. |
Thursday |
MDT |
mountain daylight time |
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June |
Fri. |
Friday |
MST |
mountain standard time |
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July |
Sat. |
Saturday |
PDT |
pacific daylight time |
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Aug. |
August |
PST |
pacific standard time |
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Sept. |
September |
Direction |
ST |
standard time |
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Oct. |
October |
N |
north |
A.M. |
before noon ( Latin ante meridiem) |
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Nov. |
November |
S |
south |
P.M. |
after noon ( Latin post meridiem) |
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Dec. |
December |
E |
east |
A.D. |
in the year of the Lord (Latin Anno Domini) |
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W |
west |
B.C. |
before Christ |
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Metric System |
NE |
northeast |
B.C.E. |
before the common era |
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t |
metric ton |
NW |
northwest |
C.E. |
common era |
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kg |
kilogram |
SE |
southeast |
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g |
gram |
SW |
southwest |
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cg |
centigram |
R.S.V.P. |
please reply |
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mg |
milligram |
Computer & Internet |
lc |
lower case |
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kl |
kiloliter |
CPU |
central processing unit |
uc |
uppercase |
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l |
liter |
CD |
compact disc |
vs. |
versus |
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cl |
centiliter |
CD-ROM |
compact disc read-only-memory |
c/o |
care of |
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ml |
milliliter |
kb |
kilobyte |
w/o |
without |
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km |
kilometer |
URL |
uniform resource locator |
apt. |
apartment |
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m |
meter |
DVD |
digital video disc |
Dept. |
Department |
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cm |
centimeter |
d.p.i. |
dots per inch |
Jr. |
Junior |
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mm |
millimeter |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
M.D. |
Doctor of Medicine |
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ISP |
Internet service provider |
Mr. |
Mister |
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U.S. Weights and Measures |
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electronic mail |
Mrs. |
married woman |
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wt. |
weight |
http |
hypertext transfer protocol |
Ms. |
a woman |
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lb. |
pound |
html |
hypertext markup language |
mtn. |
mountain |
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oz. |
ounce |
DOS |
disk operating system |
No. |
number |
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gal. |
gallon |
Rx |
prescription |
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qt. |
quart |
Additional |
Abbreviations |
™ |
trademark |
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pt. |
pint |
ac |
alternating current |
U.S. |
United States |
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c. |
cup |
dc |
direct current |
UK |
United Kingdom |
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tbsp. |
tablespoon |
AM |
amplitude modulation |
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tsp. |
teaspoon |
FM |
frequency modulation |
Symbols |
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fl. oz. |
fluid ounce |
SS |
Social Security |
& |
and (ampersand) |
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mi. |
mile |
ASAP |
as soon as possible |
¢ |
cent |
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rd. |
rod |
SOS |
international distress signal |
$ |
dollar |
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yd. |
yard |
Inc. |
Incorporated |
@ |
at |
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ft. |
foot |
i.e. |
that is (Latin id est) |
# |
number |
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in. |
inch |
et al. |
and others (Latin Et alii) |
© or c |
copyright |
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etc. |
and others (Latin et cetera) |
% |
percent |
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Miscellaneous Measurements |
V |
volume (of printed material) |
* |
asterisk |
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p.s.i. |
pounds per square inch |
vol. |
volume (of printed material) |
° |
degree of temperature |
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MPH |
miles per hour |
ed. |
editor or edition |
¶ |
paragraph |
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MPG |
miles per gallon |
p. |
Page |
® |
Registered |
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F |
Fahrenheit |
pp. |
Pages |
' |
foot |
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C |
Celsius, centigrade |
re |
with regard to |
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K |
Kelvin |
cc |
copies to |
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kn |
knot |
e.g. |
for example |
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kW |
kilowatt |
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State Postal Abbreviations
State Postal Abbreviations
Other Address Abbreviations
Alabama
AL
Ala.
Montana
MT
Mont.
Alley
ALY
Alaska
AK
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Nebraska
NE
Neb.
Annex
ANX
Arizona
AZ
Ariz.
Nevada
NV
Nevada
Avenue
AVE
Arkansas
AR
Ark.
New Hampshire
NH
N.H.
Boulevard
BLVD
California
CA
Calif.
New Jersey
NJ
N.J.
Center
CTR
Colorado
CO
Colo.
New Mexico
NM
N.M.
Circle
CIR
Connecticut
CT
Conn.
New York
NY
N.Y.
Court
CT
Delaware
DE
Del.
North Carolina
NC
N.C.
Drive
DR
Florida
FL
Fla.
North Dakota
ND
N.D.
Estates
EST
Georgia
GA
Ga.
Ohio
OH
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Expressway
EXPY
Hawaii
HI
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Oklahoma
OK
Okla.
Heights
HTS
Idaho
ID
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Oregon
OR
Oreg.
Highway
HWY
Illinois
IL
Ill.
Pennsylvania
PA
Pa.
Island
IS
Indiana
IN
Ind.
Rhode Island
RI
R.I.
Lake
LK
Iowa
IA
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South Carolina
SC
S.C.
Lane
LN
Kansas
KS
Kans.
South Dakota
SD
S.D.
Lodge
LDG
Kentucky
KY
Ken.
Tennessee
TN
Tenn.
Mount
MT
Louisiana
LA
La.
Texas
TX
Tex.
Parkway
PKY
Maine
ME
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Utah
UT
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Place
PL
Maryland
MD
Md.
Vermont
VT
Vt.
Plaza
PLZ
Massachusetts
MA
Mass.
Virginia
VA
Va.
River
RIV
Michigan
MI
Mich.
Washington
WA
Wash.
Road
RD
Minnesota
MN
Minn.
West Virginia
WV
W. Va.
Square
SQ
Mississippi
MS
Miss.
Wisconsin
WI
Wis.
Station
STA
Missouri
MO
Mo.
Wyoming
WY
Wyo.
Street
ST
District of Columbia
DC
D.C.
Terrace
TER
Trace
TRCE
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Degrees |
Titles |
Trail |
TRL |
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Bachelor of Fine Arts |
B.F.A. |
Doctor |
Dr. |
Turnpike |
TPKE |
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Doctor of Philosophy |
Ph.D. |
Reverend |
Rev. |
Viaduct |
VIA |
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Master of Arts |
M.A. |
Senator |
Sen. |
Village |
VLG |
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Bachelor of Arts |
B.A. |
Representative |
Rep. |
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Master of Science |
M.S |
General |
Gen. |
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Bachelor of Science |
B.S. |
Colonel |
Col. |
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Master of Fine Arts |
M.F.A. |
Sergeant |
Sgt. |
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Certified Public Accountant |
CPA |
Lieutenant |
Lt. |
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