ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
This page contains acronyms and abbreviation commonly used in pulp, paper printing, packaging and forest product industries.
- A
- Acid Wash Treatment (stage in bleaching sequence)
- AA
- Active Alkali
- AAC
- Allowable Annual Cut
- ABB
- Asea Brown Boveri
- ABS
- Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
- AC
- Alkali Cellulose
- ACFM
- Actual Cubic Feet per Minute
- AD
- Air Dry
- ADF
- Acid Detergent Fiber
- ADMT
- Air Dry Metric Ton
- AFH
- Away From Home
- AFPA
- Alberta Forest Product Association
- AF & PA
- American Forest and Paper Association
- AHQ
- AnthraHydroQuinone, C6H4(OH)2,the reduced form of anthraquinone
- AIChE
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- AICC
- Association of Independent Corrugated Converters
- AKD
- Alkyl Ketene Dimer
- A/M
- Automatic/Manual
- ANK
- All Natural Kraft
- ANSI
- American National Standard Institute
- AOX
- Adsorable Organic Halogen
- AOEO
- Alternative Offset and Equal Offset
- AP
- Alkyl Phenol
- APE
- Alkyl Phenol Etoxylates
- APMP
- Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulping
- APPITA
- Technical Association of Australian & New Zealand Pulp & Paper Industry
- APP
- Ammonium Poly Phosphate, Asia Pulp & Paper, Alkaline Peroxide Pulp
- AQ
- AnthraQuinone
- AQL
- Acceptable Quality Level
- AR
- Adhesive Ratio
- ARL
- Average Run Length
- ASA
- Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride
- ASB
- Aerated Stabilization Basin
- ASL
- Above Sea Level
- AST
- Activated Sludge Treatment
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Material
- ATFS
- American Tree Farm System
- ATP
- Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
- AVF
- Annual Vegetable Fibers
- AZC
- Ammonium Zirconium Carbonate
- BAT
- Best Available Technology
- BACT
- Best Available Control Technology
- BC
- Boise Cascade
- BCT
- Box Compression Test
- BCMP
- Bisulfite Chemi Mechanical Pulp
- BCTMP
- Bleached Chemo Thermo Mechanical Pulp, Bi-sulfate Chemo Thermo Mechanical Pulp
- BD
- Bone Dry
- BDS
- Bone Dry Solids
- BEKP
- Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp
- BF
- Bold Face, Burst Factor
- BKP
- Bleached Kraft Pulp
- BHP
- Brake Horse Power, Boiler Horse Power
- BHR
- Blow Heat Recovery
- B/L or BL
- Black Liquor, Bleach Loss
- BLS
- Black Liquor Solids
- BMC
- Box Manufacturer Certificate.
- BMI
- Book Manufacturers Institute, Inc.
- BMT
- Best Management Practice
- BOD
- Biological Oxygen Demand
- BPBMA
- British Paper & Board Makers Association
- BRE
- Business Reply Envelope
- BSV
- Bond Strength Value
- BSW
- Brown Stock Washer
- BTU
- British Thermal Unit
- B/W or BW
- Back Water, Basis Weight
- BY
- Bleached Yield
- C
- Chlorination (stage in bleaching sequence)
- C1S
- Coated 1 Side
- C2S
- Coated 2 Side
- CAA
- Clean Air Act
- CB
- Coated Back
- CBS
- Coated Book Stock
- CC
- Corrugated Containers
- CCSP
- Cold Caustic Soda Pulping
- CD
- Cross Direction, Compact Disk
- CDAS
- Cationic DiAldehyde Starch
- CDM
- Clean Development Mechanism
- CDT
- Corrected Drainage Time
- CEPI
- Confederation of European Paper Industries
- CED
- CupriEthyleneDiamine
- CER
- Certified Emission Reduction
- CF
- Coated Front, Chlorine Factor
- CFB
- Coated Front & Back
- CFM
- Cubic Feet per Minute
- CGS
- Coated Groundwood Section
- CGW
- Chemi Ground Wood
- CHP
- Combined Heat & Power
- CI
- Continuous Improvement
- CKB
- Coated Kraft Back
- CLS
- Canadian Lumber Standard
- CLT
- Concora Liner Test, Cross Laminated Timber
- CMC
- Carboxy Methyl Cellulose
- CMD
- Cross Machine Direction
- CMMS
- Computerized Maintenance Management System
- CMP
- Chemi Mechanical Pulp
- CMT
- Corrugated Medium Test, Concora Medium Test
- COC
- Chain Of Custody
- COD
- Chemical Oxygen Demand
- COF
- Coefficient of Friction
- CPO
- Computer Print Out
- CPPA
- Canadian Pulp & Paper Association
- CPPRI
- Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute
- CRB
- Chemical Recovery Boiler
- CRMP
- Chemi Refiner Mechanical Pulp
- CS
- Cast Steel
- CSF
- Canadian Standard Freeness
- CSP
- Cold Soda Pulping
- CSWO
- Cold Set Web Offset
- CTLF
- Chemically Treated Long Fiber
- CTMP
- Chemo Thermo Mechanical Pulp
- CUK
- Coated Unbleached Kraft
- CW
- Compression Wood
- CWC
- Coated Wood Containing
- CWF
- Coated Wood Free
- CWSN
- Critical Wax Strength Number
- CY
- Cubic Yard
- D
- Chlorine Dioxide (stage in bleaching sequence)
- DAF
- Dissolved Air Flotation
- DC
- Direct Contact, Direct Current
- DCE
- Direct Contact Evaporator
- DCM
- Dissolved and Colloidal Materials
- DCS
- Distributed Control System, Data Collection System, Dissolved and Colloidal Substances.
- DDA
- Dynamic Drainage Analyzer, Dihydro Dihydroxy Anthracene
- DDC
- Direct Digital Control
- DDJ
- Dynamic Drainage Jar
- DDR
- Double Disc Refiner
- DF
- Dilution Factor
- DFR
- Dried Formed Reel
- DIP
- De Inked Pulp
- DLK
- Double Lined Kraft
- DMAP
- Di Methyl Amino Pyridine
- DO
- Dissolved Oxygen
- DP
- Degree of Polymerization, Dissolving Pulp
- DPI
- Dots Per Inch
- DR
- Displacement Ratio
- DS
- Dissolved Solid, Degree of Substitution
- DTPA
- Diethylene Triamine Penta Acetate
- DWB
- Doubled Walled Board
- E
- Alkaline Extraction (stage in bleaching sequence)
- EA
- Effective Alkali
- EAA
- Ethylene Acrylic Acid
- EBA
- Equivalent Black Area
- ECCSA
- Effective Capillary Cross Sectional Area
- ECF
- Elemental Chlorine Free
- ECO
- Energy Conservation Opportunities
- ECT
- Edge Crush Test
- EDTA
- Ethylene Diamine Tetra acetic Acid
- EECF
- Enhanced Elemental Chlorine Free
- EEM
- Environmental Effect Monitoring
- EEP
- Energy Efficiency Program
- EHS
- Environmental, Health & Safety
- EIA
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- EIS
- Environmental Impact Statement
- EMC
- Equilibrium Moisture Content
- EMCC
- Extended Modified Continuous Cooking
- EMS
- Environmental Management System
- ENP
- Extended Nip Press
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- EPAT
- Environmental Paper Assessment Tools
- EPD
- Environmental Product Declaration
- EPP
- Environmentally Preferable Paper
- ERIC
- Effective Residual Ink Concentration
- ERU
- Emission Reduction Unit
- ERW
- Electric Resistance Welding
- ESCC
- External Stress Corrosion Cracking
- ESFPA
- Empire State Forest Products Association
- ESP
- Electro Static Precipitator
- EVA
- Ethyl Vinyl Acetate
- F
- Formamidine Sulfinic Acid Stage in Bleaching
- FAT
- Factory Approved Test
- FBK
- Fully Bleached Kraft
- FD
- Forced Draft
- FDI
- Flotation Deinked
- FEP
- Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
- FFE
- Falling Film Evaporator
- FPAC
- Forest Products Association of Canada
- FPR
- First Pass Retention
- FPAR
- First Pass Ash Retention
- FPFR
- First Pass Fine Retention
- FPM
- Feet Per Minute
- FRP
- Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester or Plastic
- FSA
- Formamidine Sulfinic Acid
- FSC
- Forest Stewardship Council
- FSP
- Fiber Saturation Point
- FTU
- Formosin Turbidity Unit
- FW
- Fresh Water
- FWA
- Fluorescent Whitening Agents
- GATF
- Graphic Art Technical Foundation
- GCC
- Ground Calcium Carbonate
- GED
- Good Engineering Practice
- GHG
- Greenhouse Gas Emission
- GJ
- Giga Joules
- GL or G/L
- Green Liquor
- GMP
- Good Manufacturing Practice
- GP
- Georgia Pacific
- GPL
- Grams Per Liter
- GPM
- Gallon Per Minute
- GRI
- Gravure Research Institute
- GSM
- Grams per Square Meter
- GWP
- Ground Wood Pulp
- H
- Hypo chlorite (stage in bleaching sequence)
- HAP
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
- HB
- Head Box
- HC
- High Consistency
- HD
- High Density
- HDPE
- High Density PolyEthylene
- HE
- Heat Exchanger
- HEN
- Heat Exchange Network
- HFPI
- Hardwood Fiber Price Index
- HP
- High Pressure, Horse Power
- HSWO
- Heat Set Web Offset
- HVAC
- Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- HVLC
- High Volume Low Concentration
- HW or H/W
- Hard Wood
- HWEC
- Hard White Envelope Cutting
- HYS
- High Yield Sulfite
- ICC
- Industrial Corrugated Container
- ID
- Inner Diameter, Inside Diameter, Induced Draft
- IGPM
- Imperial Gallon Per Minute
- IGT
- Institut for Graphische Technik
- IOD
- Immediate Oxygen Demand
- IP
- International Paper
- IPMA
- Indian Paper Manufacturers Association
- IPPC
- Integrated Pollution Prevention Control
- IPPTA
- Indian Pulp & Paper Technical Association
- IR
- Infra - Red
- IRD
- Infra Red Dryer
- IRT
- Insect Resistant Treatment
- ISO
- International Standard Organization
- JPPS
- Journal of Pulp and Paper Science
- KPI
- Key Performance Indicators
- KW
- Kilo Watt
- KWH
- Kilo Watt Hour
- KZC
- Potassium Zirconium Carbonate
- LAS
- Liquid Application System
- LCA
- Life Cycle Analysis
- LCC
- Life Cycle Cost
- LCR
- Low Consistency Refining
- LD
- Low Density
- LDPE
- Low Density PolyEthylene
- LIPS
- Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy
- LP
- Low Pressure
- LPB
- Liquid Packaging Board
- LPBK
- Light Printed Bleached Kraft
- LPI
- Lines Per Inch
- LSC
- Low Solid Cooking
- LSP
- Low Sludge Production
- LTE
- Long Tube Evaporator
- LVHC
- Low-Volatility HydroCarbons, Low Volume High Concentration
- LVL
- Laminated Veneer Lumber
- LWC
- Light Weight Coated
- M
- Chlorine Monoxide or Hypochlorous Acid (stage in bleaching sequence)
- MAWP
- Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
- MBBR
- Moving Bed Bio Reactor
- MBF
- Moving Belt Former, Thousand Board Feet, Million Board Feet
- MC
- Medium Consistency, Moisture Content
- MCC
- Modified Continuous Cooking, Motor Control Center, Micro Crystalline Cellulose
- MCL
- Manifold Colored Ledger
- MD
- Machine Direction
- MDC
- Maximum Detectable Concentration
- MDF
- Medium Density Fiberboard
- MDQ
- Maximum Detectable Quantity
- MDPE
- Medium Density PolyEthylene
- MEE
- Multi Effect Evaporator
- MEN
- Mass Exchange Network
- MF
- Machine Finish
- MFC
- Machine Finished Coated
- MFP
- Machine Finished Pigmentized
- MFR
- Melamine Formaldehyde Resin
- MG
- Machine Glazed, Mono Glazed
- MIC
- Minimal Inhibitory Concentration
- MICR
- Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
- MM
- Milli Meter, One Million
- MO
- Make an Order
- MOW
- Mixed Office Waste
- MP
- Melting Point
- MIP
- Modified Inorganic Particles
- MRA
- Moisture Resistance Adhesive
- MRC
- Metering Roll Coater
- MRF
- Material Recovery Facility
- MS
- Mild Steel
- MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- MSL
- Mean Sea Level
- MSP
- Metering Size Press
- MSW
- Municipal Solid Waste
- MT
- Metric Tonne
- MTH
- Metric Tonne per Hour, Mixed Tropical Hardwood
- MUA
- Make Up Air
- MUFR
- Melamine Urea Formaldehyde Resin
- MVC
- Multi Variable Conrol
- MVR
- Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor
- MVT
- Multi Variable Testing
- MVTR
- Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate
- MW
- Mega Watt
- MWC
- Medium Weight Coated
- MWL
- Manifold White Ledger
- N
- Nitrogen Compound (stage in bleaching sequence)
- NAA
- Newspaper Association of America
- NASTA
- National Association of State Textbook Administration
- NBHKP
- Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp
- NBSKP
- Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp
- NCC
- Nano Crystalline Cellulose
- NCG
- Non Condensable Gases
- NCE
- Non Contact Evaporator
- NCR
- No Carbon Required
- NDF
- Neutral Detergent Fiber
- NDT
- None Destructive Testing
- NIR
- Near InfraRed
- NLT
- No Less Than
- NMT
- No More Than
- NOx
- Nitrogen Oxide
- NPA
- National Paperbox Association
- NPE
- Nony Phenol Ethoxylates, Non Process Elements
- NPRI
- National Pollutant Release Inventory
- NPTA
- National Paper Trade Association
- NSSC
- Neutral Sulfite Semi Chemical
- NTS
- Not To Scale
- NTU
- Nephlometric Turbidity Unit
- NWR
- Narrow Width Roll
- O
- Oxygen (stage in bleaching sequence)
- OBA
- Optical Brightening Agent
- OCC
- Old Corrugated Container
- OCR
- Optical Character Recognition
- OCS
- Outside Chip Storage
- OD
- Oven Dry, Outer Diameter, Outside Diameter
- ODMT
- Oven Dry Metric Tonne
- ODST
- Oven Dry Short Ton
- OMG
- Old MaGazine
- ONP
- Old News Print
- ORP
- Oxidation Reduction Potential
- OSB
- Oriented Strand Board
- P
- Peroxide (stage in bleaching sequence)
- PAC
- Poly Aluminum Chloride
- PAM
- PolyAcrylaMides
- PAPRICAN
- Pulp & Paper Research Institute of CANada
- PAPRO
- Pulp And Paper Research Organization
- PAPTAC
- Pulp & Paper Technical Association of Canada
- PBK
- Printed Bleached Kraft
- PC
- Programmable Controller
- PCA
- Paper Chemical Association
- PCC
- Precipitated Calcium Carbonate
- PCF
- Post Consumer Fiber, Processed Chlorine Free
- PCP
- Parts Per Million, PentaChloroPhenol
- PDM
- Personal Care Products
- PFA
- PerFlooro Alkyoxy
- PEFC
- Program for Endorsement of Forest Certifications
- PEG
- PolyEthylen Glycol
- PEI
- PolyEthylenImines
- PEO
- PolyEthylene Oxide
- PG
- Procter & Gamble
- PGA
- Pam Guide Actuator
- PGW
- Pressurized Ground Wood
- PIA
- Printing Industries of America
- PIMA
- Paper Industry Management Association
- PITA
- Paper Industry Technical Association
- PLC
- Programmable Logic Controller, Public Limited Company
- PLI
- Pounds per Linear Inch
- PM
- Paper Machine, Paper Mill, Pulp Mill, Preventive Maintenance, Pulp Machine
- PO
- Per Oxide (stage in bleaching sequence)
- POP
- Persistent Organic Pollutant
- POS
- Partially Oxidized Sulfur
- PP
- PolyPropylene
- PPB
- Parts Per Billion
- PPC
- PolyPhthalate Carbonate
- PPD
- Pulsed Drainage Device
- PPI
- Pulp and Paper International, Page Per Inch
- PPIC
- Pulp and Paper Information Center
- PPM
- Parts Per Million
- PPMAA
- Pulp & Paper Manf. Association of Australia
- PPO
- PolyPhenylene Oxide
- PPS
- Parker Print Surf (A smoothness Test)
- PPSA
- Pulp & Paper Safety Association
- PRMP
- Pressurized Refiner Mechanical Pulping
- PRV
- Pressure Reducing Valve
- PSI
- Pounds per Square Inch
- PSIA
- Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
- PSIG
- Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
- PSR
- Product Specific Requirement
- PTFC
- PolyTetraFluoro Chloride
- PTFE
- PolyTetraFluoro Ethylene
- PTFF
- PolyTetraFluoro Fluoride
- Q
- Chelatin (stage in bleaching sequence)
- QA
- Quality Assurance
- QCS
- Quality Control System
- QFIA
- Quebec Forest Industry Association
- RBA
- Relative Bonded Area
- RC
- Residual Carbonate
- RCC
- Reinforced Concrete Cement
- RCF
- Recycled Cellulose Fiber
- RCT
- Ring Crush Test
- RDH
- Rapid Displacement Heating
- REA
- Residual Effective Alkali
- REED
- Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation
- RFE
- Rising Film Evaporator
- RH
- Relative Humidity
- RI
- Refractive Index
- RPC
- Returnable Plastic Containers
- RMP
- Refiner Mechanical Pulp
- RPM
- Revolution Per Minute
- RRF
- Relative Response Factor
- RST
- Rotary Screen Thickener
- RTM
- Routine Test Methods
- RTO
- Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer
- SAP
- Super Absorbent Polymer, Semi Alkaline Pulp
- SBK
- Semi Bleached Kraft
- SBR
- Sequencing Batch Reactor, Styrene-Butadiene Resin,
- SBS
- Solid Bleached Sulphite
- SC
- Super Calender, Super Calendered Self Contained
- SCAN
- Scandinavian Pulp, Paper & Board Testing Committee
- SCC
- Stress Corrosion Cracking
- SCFM
- Standard Cubic Feet per Minute
- SCMP
- Semi Chemical Mechanical Pulping
- SCWO
- Super Critical Water Oxidation
- SDT
- Short Dwell Time
- SEC
- Size Exclusion Chromatography
- SFIA
- Swedish Forest Industry Federation
- SFI
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- SFPI
- Softwood Fiber Price Index
- SG
- Specific Gravity
- SGW
- Stone Ground Wood
- SL
- Spent Liquor
- SAA
- Styrene Acrylic Acid
- SMA
- Styrene Maleic Acid
- SMA
- Styrene Acrylic Emulsion
- SOS
- Self-Opening Sack
- SOW
- Sorted Office Waste
- SPB
- Sodium PerBorate
- SPC
- Statistical Process Control
- SQC
- Statistical Quality Control
- SR
- Schopper Riegler
- SS
- Stainless Steel
- SSA
- Small Sample Adapter
- SSB
- Support Shute Binder
- SSC
- Sized and Super Calendered
- SSL
- Spent Sulfite Liquor
- ST
- Short Ton
- STE
- Short Tube Evaporator
- STP
- Secondary Treatment Plant, Standard Temperature & Pressure
- SV
- Specific Volume
- SW or S/W
- Soft Wood
- SWL
- Sorted White Ledger
- SY
- Screened Yield
- SZ
- Soaking Zone
- T4S
- Trimmed Four Sides
- TA
- Total Alkali
- TAD
- Through Air Drying
- TAED
- TetraAcetyl EthyleneDiamine
- TAPPI
- Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry
- TC
- Thermo Compressor, Thermo Couple
- TCDD
- TetraChloroDiabenzo-p-Dioxins (Dioxins)
- TCDF
- TetraChloroDibenzoFuran
- TCF
- Totally Chlorine Free
- TCMP
- Thermo Chemical Mechanical Pulping
- TCZ
- Temperature in Cooking Zone
- TDH
- Total Delivered Head
- TDS
- Total Dissolved Solid
- TEA
- Tensile Energy Absorption
- TEF
- Totally Effluent Free, Toxicity Emission Factor
- TEFC
- Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled
- TGW
- Thermo Ground Wood
- THC
- Total HydroCarbon
- TIE
- Toxicity Identification Evaluation
- TIP
- Technical Information Paper
- TMC
- Test Method Committee
- TMDI
- Total Maximum Daily Load
- TMP
- Thermo Mechanical Pulp
- TOC
- Total Oxygen Carbon
- TOD
- Total Oxygen Demand
- TPA
- Tons Per Annum
- TPD
- Tons Per Day
- TPY
- Tons Per Year
- TRC
- Total Residual Chlorine
- TRS
- Total Reduced Sulfur
- TSI
- Tensile Stiffness Index
- TSPP
- Tetra Sodium Pyro Phosphate
- TSS
- Total Suspended Solid
- TTA
- Total Titratable Alkali
- TVS
- Total Volatile Solids
- TW
- Tension Wood
- UBSK
- UnBleached Softwood Kraft
- UF
- Ultra Filtration
- UHMWPE
- Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly Ethylene
- USGPM
- United State Gallon Per Minute
- UTM
- Under The Machine
- UV
- Ultra Violet
- VER
- Verified Emission Reduction
- VFD
- Variable Frequency Drive
- VIP
- Variable Information Printing
- VNP
- Dutch Paper & Board Association
- VOC
- Volatile Organic Compound
- VRC
- Virtual Residual Carbonate
- VRE
- Vapor Recompression Evaporator
- VS
- Variable Speed
- VSF
- Viscose Staple Fiber
- VSS
- Volatile Suspended Solids
- VTT
- Vacuum Tail Transfer
- W
- Watt, Wash (stage in bleaching sequence)
- WAS
- Waste Activated Sludge
- WBLO
- Weak Black Liquor Oxidation
- WF
- Water Finished
- WFC
- Woof -Free Coated
- W/L or WL
- White Liquor
- WLC
- White Ledger Cutting
- WNB
- White News Blank
- WPA
- Water Proof Adhesive
- WRA
- Water Resistance Adhesive
- WRV
- Water Retention Value
- WTE
- Waste-to-Energy Conversion
- WW, W/W
- White Water
- X
- Xylanase (stage in bleaching sequence)
- Y
- Dithionite, Hydrosulfite (stage in bleaching sequence)
- Z
- Ozone Stage (bleaching sequence)
- ZP
- Zeta Potential
- Abbrev
- Abbreviated; Abbreviation
- Abs
- Absolute
- Ad
- Advertisement
- Allow.
- Allowance
- Amal
- Amalgam
- Amp
- Ampere
- Amt
- Amount
- Apprx
- Approximate; Approximately
- App'd
- Approved
- Aq
- Aqueous
- Art.
- Article
- Assoc.
- Association
- Atm.
- Atmosphere
- Attn.
- Attention
- Avg. or Ave
- Average
- bbl
- barrels
- Bld.
- Bleached
- Cal.
- Calorie
- Cat.
- Catalog (Catalogue)
- Cdn
- Canadian
- Chkd
- Checked
- Circum.
- Circumference
- Cir
- Circle
- Coex
- Coextrusion
- Conc.
- Concentration or Concentrated
- Corp.
- Corporation
- Csy. or Cy.
- Consistency
- Ctn
- Carton
- Cu
- Cubic
- Deg.
- Degree
- Dia.
- Diameter
- Div.
- Division
- do
- Ditto (same as above)
- doz
- Dozen
- Drg or Dwg
- Drawing
- dwt
- Deadweight
- Ea
- Each
- Edn.
- Edition
- Encl.
- Enclosed
- Eng.
- Engineer
- Engg.
- Engineering
- Env
- Envelope
- Etc.
- Et cetera (and so forth)
- Ext
- Extensible
- Fax
- Facsimile
- Fan
- Fanatic
- Fig.
- Figure
- Ft
- Foot, Feet
- Ga
- Gauge
- gal
- Gallon
- Galv
- Galvanized
- gm
- Gramm or Gram
- gr.
- Grade
- Hr.
- Hour
- Hrs.
- Hours
- Hz
- Hertz (cycles per second)
- Ibid or ib
- Ibidem (in the same place)
- Id
- Identification
- Imp
- Impregnated
- In
- Inch
- Inc
- Incorporated, Incorporation
- Incl.
- Included
- Ind
- Industry
- Info
- Information
- kg
- Kilogram
- Lab
- Laboratory
- Lb
- Libra (Pound)
- Mat'l
- Material
- Max.
- Maximum
- Meas.
- Measurement
- Mech
- Mechanical
- Memo.
- Memorandum
- Mfg.
- Manufacturing
- Mftr. or mfr.
- Manufacturer
- Min.
- Minute, minimum
- Misc.
- Miscellaneous
- Mkt
- Market or Marketing
- Nt. Wt
- Net Weight
- Oz
- Ounce
- Pat
- Patent
- pc
- Piece
- pkg
- Package
- pref
- Prefecture; Preference; Preferred
- Pri
- Primary
- Prodn
- Production
- Pt
- Point
- Ptg
- Printing
- Qlty
- Quality
- qt
- Quart
- qtr
- Quarter
- Qty
- Quantity
- rad
- Radian
- Recirc.
- Recirculation
- Ref
- Reference
- Reg
- Registered; Registration; Regular
- Rev
- Revision
- Sec
- Second or Secondary
- Sp.
- Specific
- Spec
- Specification
- Sq.
- Square
- Stat.
- Statistics
- Std.
- Standard
- Tech
- Technology
- Temp.
- Temperature
- Unbld
- Unbleached
- vol
- Volume
- vs
- Versus
- Wt
- Weight
- Wtg
- Writing
- Yd
- Yard
- Yr
- Year
- Yrs
- Years