ACCEPTABLE ABBREVIATION LIST

Effective January 1st 2005

AKC – American Kennel Club CPA – Certified Public Accountant

A/P – accounts payable Cruise – cruise control
A/R – accounts receivable Ct – court
AA/EOE – Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Cu ft – cubic feet
Employer Cu yd – cubic yard
AC/DC – electrical Cyl - cylinder
Air or AC – air conditioning
Am – time (9 am) Dba – doing business as
AM/FM – radio DOE – depending on experience
Ammo – ammunition DOQ – depending on qualifications
Amp – ampere or amplifier Dbl – double
Approx – approximately Deli – delicatessen
Appt – appointment Demo – demonstrator
APR – annual percentage rate Dep – deposit
Apt – apartment Dept – department
Assoc – Association/Associate Dir – directions
ATV – all terrain vehicle DJ – disc jockey
Auto – automatic transmission Dk – dark
Avail – available DLR – dealer
Ave – avenue Dr – door
AWD – all wheel drive Dr – drive
Awn – awning
e-mail – electronic mail
BBQ – barbecue ea – each
Bd ft – board feet EDP – Electronic Data Processing
Bdrm – bedroom EFA – Electric Forced Air
Bldg – building EKG – electrocardiogram
Bldr – builder EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer
BLM – Bureau of Land Management EPA – Mileage estimate only
Blvd – Boulevard Equip – equipment
BFOQ – Bona Fide Occupation Qualification ER – emergency room
BTU – British Thermal Units Est – estimated
Eve – evening
C – carat, weight of gems Exp – experience
Cam – camera Ext – extension
Carb – carburetor Ext – extended
Cass – cassette
CAT – Caterpillar 4WD & 2WD – four wheel drive & 2 wheel drive
CB – citizen band 4x4 – four wheel drive
Cc – cubic centimeter F/C – full cycle
CD – compact disc F/T – full time
CETA – Certified Employment Training Act Fridge – refrigerator
Cid – cubic inch displacement FSC – fully self contained
Cm – centimeter Ft – foot
Co-op – cooperative
Co – Company G/L – general ledger
Coin-op – coin operated Gal – gallon
Cond – condition Gen – generator
Condo – condominium GMAC – General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Corp – Corporation GPM – gallons per minute
GVW – gross vehicle weight
 OAC – on approved credit
H or HH – hands (high) OBO - or best offer
Hp – horsepower ODL – Oregon driver’s license
OR – operating room/Oregon
HOW – Home Owners Warranty Orig – original
Hts – heights Oz – ounce
Hwy – highway
PS – power seats
I/O - inboard/outboard PO – post office
ICU – Intensive Care Unit P/T – part time
IED – Intermediate Education District PA – public address
In – inch Pass – passenger
Inc – Incorporated PB – power brakes
Info – information PBX – public business exchange
Int/ext – interior/exterior Pd – paid
Int’l – International PDL – power door locks
Pkg – package
Jr – junior Pm – time (10 pm)
POA – Ponies of America
K – karat purity of gold Pr – pair
K – 1,000’s (32K miles) Prep – preparation
KOA – Kampgrounds of America Pro – professional
Kw – kilowatt Prop – propeller
PS – power steering
Lbs – pound Pt – pint
Lg – large PTO – power take off
Lin ft – lineal foot PUD – Planned Unit Development, Public Utility District
LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse PW – power windows
Lt – light
Ltd – limited QH – Quarter Horse

M-F – Monday through Friday Rd – road

M/F/H/V – Male/Female/Handicapped/Veteran RFD – range directional finder
MAI appraised – Master Appraisers Institute Rec – recreation
Max – maximum Ref – references
MBF – thousand board feet Refrig – refrigerator
Med – medical Reg – regular
Med – medium Rep – representative
Mfg – manufacturing/manfacture Rhodies – rhododendrons
Mgmt – management RN – Registered Nurse
Mgr – manager RPM – revolutions per minute
Mhz – Megahertz RV – recreational vehicle
Mi – mile
Min – minimum S/C – self contained
Mike – microphone S4S – surfaced 4 sides
Misc – miscellaneous Sax – saxophone
Mm – millimeter Sm – small
Mo – month Spd – speed
Mpg – miles per gallon sq. ft. – square foot
MS – Microsoft sq. in. – square inch
Msg – message sq. mi. – square mile
Mt – mount sq. yd .- square yard
Sr – senior
NCR – no carbon required St – street
No – number Stk. – stock
SUV – Sports Utility Vehicle
Tach – tachometer Directions: N, S, E, W, NW, SW, NE, SE, etc
TB – throughbred
Tech – technician Government agencies: VA, FHA, USN, etc
Thru – through
Tilt – tilt wheel States – Days of Week – Month of Year
TLC – tender loving care
Trans. – transmission Time Periods such as hr., wk., mo., yr.
TV – television

U-haul – you haul

Uke – ukulele

VCR – video cassette recorder

Vet – veteran or veterinarian

W/ - with
Wknds - weekends
WPM – words per minute
WW - World War

Yd – yard

COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS:
CPS – characters per second
CPU – central processing unit
DS HD – double sided, high density
DS DD – double sided, double density
HD – hard drive
I/O ports – input-output ports
640K RAM – 640,000 bytes of random access
memory
Meg. – megabyte
Mhz – megahertz
MS DOS & PC DOS – disk operating system
RAM – random access memory

All zonings – R-1, R-2, etc

Employment Ads – Job title descriptions, licenses,

etc. that applicants must understand to be qualified
for work are acceptable in employment ads.

Designations for educational and professional

degrees, such as Dr., MD, PhD, BA, MA, etc

Common lodges, clubs: B.P.O.E., BPW, F.O.E.,

etc.

Common titles, Mr., Ms., Mrs., Rev; military: Sgt.

Capt., etc.; also Pres., Sec., VP, etc.

Animal Associations: AKC, CFA, AQHA, POA, etc

Shortened words in general use: Chev, Chevy, Olds,

VW, T-Bird, Cad, grad, steno, repo, etc