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Abbreviation

Definition

Abbreviation

Definition

a/c

air conditioning

intl

international

acc

accounts / accounting

intro

introduction

adv

advanced / advances

mach

machine / machinery

AK

answer key

math

mathematics

Am / Amer

American

mcg

McGraw-Hill

app / appl

applied / application

mech

mechanical / mechanics

auto

automatic / automotive

mfg

manufacture/ manufacturing

B&C

building and classing

mgmt / mgt

management

bldg

building

mkt

market

bus

business

MNL

manual

cap

capital

nat

natural / national

certif

certification

ndt

non destructive testing

chem

chemistry / chemical

o/p / **OP**

out of print

comp

complete / company / comparative

O&G

oil and gas

cont

containment

osi / **osi**

out of stock indefinitely

corp

corporation / corporative

perf

performance (usually)

des / desn /dsgn

design

pet / petro

petroleum

dev or devel

development / devices

pkt / pk

pocket

dic or dict

dictionary

prac / pract

practice / practical

dir

directory

prin

principles

dyn

dynamics

qual

quality

e or ed

edition

quan / qty

quantity

e&p

energy & petroleum / electricity & petroleum / exploration & production

RP

Recommended practice

eco

economics

ref

reference / refrigeration

el&p

electric, light & power

sci

science / scientific

sm

small (usually)

eln

electronics

srces

sources

ency

encyclopedia

stat

statistics, stationary

eng

english / engine / engineering

std stds

standard(s)

est

estimate / estimating

str or struc

structure / structural

fin / finan

financial / finances

sup

supply

fld

field

sus

suspension

fund

fundamental(s)

svc

service