Common Abbreviations

Months

Days

Time

Jan.

January

Sun.

Sunday

CDT

central daylight time

Feb.

February

Mon.

Monday

CST

central standard time

Mar.

March

Tues.

Tuesday

DST

daylight saving time

Apr.

April

Wed.

Wednesday

EDT

eastern daylight time

-----

May

Thurs.

Thursday

MDT

mountain daylight time

-----

June

Fri.

Friday

MST

mountain standard time

-----

July

Sat.

Saturday

PDT

pacific daylight time

Aug.

August

 

PST

pacific standard time

Sept.

September

Direction

ST

standard time

Oct.

October

N

north

A.M.

before noon (Latin ante meridiem)

Nov.

November

S

south

P.M.

after noon (Latin post meridiem)

Dec.

December

E

east

A.D.

in the year of the Lord (Latin Anno Domini)

 

W

west

B.C.

before Christ

Metric System

NE

northeast

B.C.E.

before the common era

t

metric ton

NW

northwest

C.E.

common era

kg

kilogram

SE

southeast

 

g

gram

SW

southwest

More Abbreviations

cg

centigram

 

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mg

milligram

Computer & Internet

lc

lower case

kl

kiloliter

CPU

central processing unit

uc

uppercase

l

liter

CD

compact disc

vs.

versus

cl

centiliter

CD-ROM

compact disc read-only-memory

c/o

care of

ml

milliliter

kb

kilobyte

w/o

without

km

kilometer

URL

uniform resource locator

apt.

apartment

m

meter

DVD

digital video disc

Dept.

Department

cm

centimeter

d.p.i.

dots per inch

Jr.

Junior

mm

millimeter

WWW

World Wide Web

M.D.

Doctor of Medicine

 

ISP

Internet service provider

Mr.

Mister

U.S. Weights and Measures

e-mail

electronic mail

Mrs.

married woman

wt.

weight

http

hypertext transfer protocol

Ms.

a woman

lb.

pound

html

hypertext markup language

mtn.

mountain

oz.

ounce

DOS

disk operating system

No.

number

gal.

gallon

   

Rx

prescription

qt.

quart

Additional

Abbreviations

trademark

pt.

pint

ac

alternating current

U.S.

United States

c.

cup

dc

direct current

UK

United Kingdom

tbsp.

tablespoon

AM

amplitude modulation

 

tsp.

teaspoon

FM

frequency modulation

Symbols

fl. oz.

fluid ounce

SS

Social Security

&

and (ampersand)

mi.

mile

ASAP

as soon as possible

¢

cent

rd.

rod

SOS

international distress signal

$

dollar

yd.

yard

Inc.

Incorporated

@

at

ft.

foot

i.e.

that is (Latin id est)

#

number

in.

inch

et al.

and others (Latin Et alii)

© or c

copyright

 

etc.

and others (Latin et cetera)

%

percent

Miscellaneous Measurements

V

volume (of printed material)

*

asterisk

p.s.i.

pounds per square inch

vol.

volume (of printed material)

°

degree of temperature

MPH

miles per hour

ed.

editor or edition

paragraph

MPG

miles per gallon

p.

Page

®

Registered

F

Fahrenheit

pp.

Pages

'

foot

C

Celsius, centigrade

re

with regard to

   

K

Kelvin

cc

copies to

   

kn

knot

e.g.

for example

   

kW

kilowatt

       
           

 

State Postal Abbreviations

State Postal Abbreviations

Other Address Abbreviations

Alabama

AL

Ala.

Montana

MT

Mont.

Alley

ALY

Alaska

AK

-----

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

-----

Expressway

EXPY

Hawaii

HI

-----

Oklahoma

OK

Okla.

Heights

HTS

Idaho

ID

-----

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

-----

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

-----

Utah

UT

-----

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

Degrees

Titles

Trail

TRL

Bachelor of Fine Arts

B.F.A.

Doctor

Dr.

Turnpike

TPKE

Doctor of Philosophy

Ph.D.

Reverend

Rev.

Viaduct

VIA

Master of Arts

M.A.

Senator

Sen.

Village

VLG

Bachelor of Arts

B.A.

Representative

Rep.

   

Master of Science

M.S

General

Gen.

   

Bachelor of Science

B.S.

Colonel

Col.

   

Master of Fine Arts

M.F.A.

Sergeant

Sgt.

   

Certified Public Accountant

CPA

Lieutenant

Lt.