Common Abbreviations

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
abbr.	abbreviation(s), abbreviated
Acad.	Academy
alt.	altitude
AM	amplitude modulation
Assn.	Association
at. no.	atomic number
at. wt.	atomic weight
Aug.	August
Ave.	Avenue
AWOL	absent without leave
b.	born, born in
B.A.	Bachelor of Arts
B.C.	Before Christ
b.p.	boiling point
B.S.	Bachelor of Science
Btu	British thermal unit(s)
BTW	By The Way
C	Celsius
c.	circa
cal	calorie(s)
Capt.	Captain
cent.	century, centuries
cm	centimeter(s)
co.	county
Col.	Colonel & Colossians
Comdr.	Commander
Corp.	Corporation
Cpl.	Corporal
cu	cubic
d.	died, died in
D.C.	District of Columbia
Dec.	December
dept.	department
dist.	district
div.	division
Dr.	doctor
E	east, eastern
ed.	edited, edition, editor(s)
est.	Established & estimated
F	Fahrenheit
Feb.	February
floz	fluid ounce(s)
FM	frequency modulation
ft	foot, feet
gal.	gallon(s)
Gen.	General, Genesis
GMT	Greenwich mean time
GNP	gross national product
GOP	Grand Old Party
Gov.	governor
grad.	graduated, graduated at
GR8	Great
H	hour(s)
Hon.	the Honorable
hr	hour(s)
in.	inch(es)
inc.	incorporated
Inst.	Institute, Institution
IRA	Irish Republican Army
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
Jan.	January
Jr.	Junior
K	Kelvin
kg	kilogram(s)
km	kilometer(s)
lat.	latitude
lb	libra [pound], librae [pounds]
Lib.	Library
long.	longitude
Lt.	Lieutenant
Ltd.	Limited
LOL	Laughing out loud
m	meter(s)
M	minute(s)
M.D.	Medicinae Doctor
mg	milligram(s)
mi	mile(s)
min	minute(s)
mm	millimeter(s)
mph	miles per hour
Mr.	Mister
Mrs.	Mistress
Msgr	Monsignor
mt.	Mount, Mountain
mts.	mountains
Mus.	Museum
N	North& Newton(s)
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NE	northeast
no.	number
Nov.	November
OAS	Organization of American States
Oct.	October
Op.	Opus
oz	ounce(s)
OMG	Oh My God
pl.	plural
pop.	population
pseud.	pseudonym
pt.	part(s)
pt	pint(s)
pub.	Published& publisher
qt	quart(s)
Rev.	Revelation& the Reverend
rev.	revised
R.N.	registered nurse
rpm	revolution(s) per minute
RR	railroad
S	south
S	second(s)
SEATO	Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission
sec	second(s)& secant
Sept.	September
Ser.	Series
Sgt.	Sergeant
sq	square
Sr.	Senior
SSR	Soviet Socialist Republic
St.	Saint & Street
THX	Thanks
UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
uninc.	unincorporated
Univ.	University
U.S.	United States
USA	United States Army
USAF	United States Air Force
USCG	United States Coast Guard
USMC	United States Marine Corps
USN	United States Navy
USSR	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
VFW	Veterans of Foreign Wars
VISTA	Volunteers in Service to America
vol.	volume(s)
vs.	versus
W	West & watt(s)
WHO	World Health Organization
wt.	weight
yd	yard(s)