Abbreviations

The following abbreviations may be used in copy. If an abbreviation for a word is not shown below, spell out the word.

GENERALLY, DO NOT ABBREVIATE – carton, case, count, each, gallon, pack, parts, volt, watt

[Note: OK to abbreviate if space is an issue - see entry]

USE HYPHEN WITH ABBREVIATIONS WHEN USED AS MODIFIER

CORRECT: 5-amp drill

INCORRECT: 5 amp drill

A

Air Conditioning AC

Ampere(s) amp(s)

Ampere hours Ah  

B

Barbeque BBQ

British Thermal Unit(s) BTU(s)

C

Carton ctn

Case cs

Celsius (centigrade) ºC

Centimeter cm

Count ct.

Cubic feet per minute cfm

Cubic cu.

Cubic foot/feet cu. ft.

D

Decibel dB

Decibel adjusted dBA

Degrees º [do not use º symbol in DAX copy]

Department dept.

Diameter dia.

Dozen doz.

Dots per inch dpi

E

Each ea

F

Fahrenheit ºF

Foot ft. or '   [DAX use ft.; print, OLA use ']

Foot-Pounds ft.-lb.

G

Gallon gal

Gigabit Gb

Gigabyte Gb

Gigahertz GHz

Gallons per flush GPF

Gallons per hour GPH

H

Horsepower hp

Hour(s) hr.

Heating ventilation air conditioning HVAC

Hertz hz

I

Inch in. or " [DAX use in.; print, OLA, use "]

K

Karat K

Kilobit kb

Kilobits per second Kbps

Kilobyte kB

Kilohertz Khz

Kilometer km

L

Latitude Lat.

Light-Emitting  Diode LED

Linear lin.

Linear foot lin. ft.

Liquid propane LP

Limited ltd.

M

Meter(s) m

Millimeter(s) mm Note: for thickness, use mil(s)

Minute(s) min.

Minimum min.

Megabit Mb

Megabits per second mbps

Megabyte MB

Megabytes per second MB/sec.

Megahertz MHz

Miles per hour MPH

O

Ounce oz.

P

Pack pk.

Piece pc.

Pound lb.

Pound-Feet [do not use; see Foot-Pounds above]

Pounds per square inch PSI

Pint(s) pt.

Polyvinyl chloride PVC

Q

Quart qt.

R

Revolutions per minute RPM

S

Second(s) sec.

Square foot/feet sq. ft.

T

Terabyte TB

V

Vacuum - Vac

Volt V

Volume vol.

Versus vs.

U

United States US

United States Virgin Islands USVI

W

Watt W

Y

Yard yd.

Notes

-some of DNA list is abbreviated in other channels – channel exceptions?