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Accessories-access.
Accommodations-accom.
Accounting-acctg.
Account-acct.
Accounts Payable-A/P
Accounts Receivable-A/R
Acre-ac.
Administration-admin.
Administrative Assistant-Admin. Asst.
After-aft.
Afternoon-pm
Air Conditioning-A/C
Allis Chalmers-AC
Allotment-allot.
Aluminum-alum.
All Wheel Drive-AWD
And-&
Anti-Lock Brake System-ABS
Apartment-apt.
Appliance-appli.
Appointment-appt.
Approximately-approx.
As Soon As Possible-ASAP
Assistant-asst.
Associate/association-assoc.
Attach/attachment-attach.
Attention-attn.
August-Aug.
Automatic-auto.
Automatic Transmission-auto.
Available-avail.
Average-avg.
Avenue-Ave.

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Background-bkgrd.
Basement-bsmt.
Bath-BA
Battery-batt.
Bedroom-br
Black-blk.
Bookkeeper-bkkpr.
Bookkeeping-bkkpg.
Boulevard-Blvd.
Building-bldg.
Burgundy-burg.
Bushel-bu.
Business-bus.

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Capacity-cap.
Carat-ct. (gem)
Carburetor-carb.
Cassette-cass.
Cathedral ceilings-cathedral ceil.
CD Read Only Memory-CD ROM
Center-ctr.
Center Console-CC
Central-cent.
Certified-cert.
Certified Novell Engineer-CNE
Certified Nursing Assistant-CNA
Champion-champ.
Chevrolet-Chevy
Chief Executive Officer-CEO
Chief Financial Officer-CFO
Circle-Cr.
Colonel-Col.
Community-comm.
Compact Disc-CD
Company-co.
Condominium-condo
Construction-const.
Contemporary-contemp.
Convenient-conven.
Conversion (van)-conv.
Convertible-convert.
County-Co.
Court-Ct
Cruise Control-cruise
Cubic Inches-cu. in.
Customer Service Rep-CSR
Cylinder-cyl.

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Dark-dk.
Data Base Administrator-DBA
Data Processing-DP
Dealer-dlr
December-Dec.
Degree-deg.
Delivered-deliv.
Department-dept.
Deposit-dep.
Development-dev.
Dining room-DR
Directions-dir.
Division-div.
Door-dr.
Double-dbl.
Double Overhead Cam-DOHC
Dozen-doz.
Drive-Dr

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Each-ea.
East-E.
Education-educ.
Efficiency-effic.
Electric/Electronics-elec.
Electronic Fuel Injection-EFI
Elementary-elem.
Engine-eng.
Engineer/Engineering-Engr.
Environment-environ.
Equal Opportunity Employer-EOE
Equipment-equip.
Equivalent-equiv.
Established-estab.
Estimate-est.
Et cetera-etc.
Evenings-eves.
Excellent condition-exc. cond.
Executive-exec.
Experience-exper.
Extension-ext.
Exterior/Extended-ext.

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Family Room-FR
February-Feb.
Finance-finan.
Fireplace-FP
Floor-flr.
Foot-ft.
Friday-Fri.
Full Time-F/T
Furnished/Furniture-furn.
4-Wheel Drive-4WD

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Gallon-gal.
Galvanized-galv.
Garage-gar.
Gauge-ga.
General-gen.
Government-Gov't
Graduate-grad.
Guarantee-guar.

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Hardwoods-hrdwds.
Hard Disk/Hard Drive-HD
Harley Davidson-Harley
Hatchback-hatch
Hewlett Packard-HP
High School-HS
Highway-hwy
Home-(h)
Horsepower-hp
Hospital-hosp.
Hours-hrs.
Human Resources-HR

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Immaculate-immac.
Immediate-immed.
Inboard/Outboard-I/O
Inch-in.
Includes/Including-incl.
Incorporated-Inc.
Individual-indiv.
Information-info
Insurance-ins.
Interior-int.
International-Int'l
International Harvester-IH

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January-Jan.
John Deere-JD
Junior-Jr.

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Karat-kt. (gold)
Kitchen-kitc.

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Large-lrg.
Leave Message-lv. msg.
Left-L. (directions only)
License-lic.
Licensed Practical Nurse-LPN
Light-lt.
Limited-Ltd.
Living Room-LR
Located-loc.

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Macintosh-Mac
Mahogany-mahog.
Maintained-maint.
Maintenance-maint.
Male/Female-M/F
Male/Female/Veteran/Handicapped-M/F/V/H
Management-mgmt
Manager-mgr
Manufacturer-mfr.
Manufacturing-mfg.
Marketing-mktg.
Massey Ferguson-MF
Master bath-MBA
Master bed room-Mbr
Mechanic/Mechanical-mech.
Medium-med.
Megabyte-MB
Mercedes Benz-Mercedes
Merchandise-mdse.
Metallic-met.
Microsoft-MS
Miles/Mileage-mi.
Miles Per Gallon-mpg
Miniature-mini.
Minimum-min.
Minute-min.
Miscellaneous-misc.
Monday-Mon.
Month-mo.
Morning-am
Mountain-mtn.

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National-nat'l
Negotiable-nego.
Neighborhood-nbrhood
North-N.
North Carolina-NC
November-Nov.

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October-Oct.
Occupational Therapist-OT
Oldsmobile-Olds
Opportunity-oppty.
Original-orig.
Ounce-oz.
Outboard-OB
Overdrive-OD
Overhead Cam-OHC

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Package-pkg.
Paid-pd.
Part Time-P/T
Passenger-pass.
Payment-pymt.
Permanent-perm.
Personal Computer-PC
Phone-ph.
Physical Therapist-PT
Pickup-P/U
Piece-pc.
Position-pos.
Pounds-lbs.
Power-pwr.
Power Brakes-PB
Power Locks-PL
Power Steering-PS
Power Windows-PW
Preferred-pref'd
Private-priv.
Privileges-privil.
Professional-prof.
Programmer Analyst-P/a
Public Relations-PR

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Quadraplex-Quad.
Quality/Qualifications-qual.
Quality Assurance-QA
Quality Control-QC
Quarter-qtr.
Quarterhorse-QH
Quarterly-qtrly.

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Random Access Memory-RAM
Read Only Memory-(CD) ROM
Reasonable-reas.
Receptionist-recpt.
Recreation-rec.
References-ref's
Refrigerator-refrig.
Registered-regis.
Registered Nurse-RN
Regular-reg.
Representative-rep
Required/Requirements-req'd
Research & Development-R&D
Responsible-resp.
Restaurant-rest.
Return On Investment-ROI
Right-R. (directions only)
Road-Rd
Roommate-rmmate

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Saturday-Sat.
School-sch.
Second-sec.
Secretary-sec'y
Senior-Sr.
September-Sept.
Shipping/Receiving-ship/rec.
Since Major Overhaul-SMOH
Software-S/W
South-S.
Speed-spd
Square Foot-sq. ft.
Stainless Steel-ss
Standard-std.
Street-St
Stock-stk.
Sunday-Sun.
Super Sport-SS
Supervisor-supvr.
System-sys.
Systems Analyst-S/a

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Technician-tech
Telephone-ph
Television-TV
Tennessee Walking Horse-TWH
Thoroughbred-TB
Thursday-Thurs.
Tilt/Trim-T/T
Tilt Wheel-tilt
Townhome-twnhme
Townhouse-twnhse
Trailer-trlr.
Transmission-trans.
Transportation-transp.
Tuesday-Tues.
2 Wheel Drive-2WD

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Unfurnished-unfurn.
Utility-/Utilities-util.

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Vacation-vac.
Valve-V.
Volkswagen-VW

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Wagon-wgn.
Warranty-warr.
Washer/Dryer-W/D
Wednesday-Wed.
Week-wk.
Weekday-wkday
Weekend-wkend
West-W.
With-w/
WordPerfect 5.0/6.0-WP 5.0/6.0
Words Per Minute-wpm
Work-(w)
Worldwide Web-www

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Yard-yd.
Year-yr.

Updated March 2003 | Back to top