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Abbreviations

Selected Standard Abbreviations | Standard Symbols
based on Abbreviations published by the Construction Specifications Institute, TD-2-4, November 1986

For latest version, see current National CAD Standard

TERM ABBREVIATION

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR AFF
ACOUSTICAL ACOUS
ACOUSTICAL TILE ACOUS TILE
ADJUSTABLE ADJ
AIR CONDITIONING AC
ALTERNATE ALT
ALUMINUM AL
AMOUNT AMT
ANODIZED ANOD
ASSEMBLY ASSY

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
BASEMENT BSMT
BEDROOM BR
BETWEEN BETW
BEVEL BEV
BLOCKING BLKG
BOTH SIDES BS
BOTTOM BOT
BUILDING BLDG
BUILT-UP ROOF BUR

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
CABINET CAB
CARPET CARP
CAST IRON CI
CEILING CLG
CENTER LINE CL
CERAMIC TILE CER TILE
COLUMN COL
COLUMN LINE CLL
CONCRETE CONC
CONCRETE FLOOR CONC FL
CONSTRUCTION CONSTR
CONSTRUCTION JOINT CJ
CORNER CNR
CORNER BEAD CB
CORRIDOR CORR

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
DETAIL DET
DINING ROOM DR
DITTO DO
DIVIDER DIV
DOUBLE GLAZING DBL GLZ
DOWN DN
DRAIN DR
DRAWING DWG
DRINKING FOUNTAIN DF

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
EAST E
ELEVATION EL
ENGINEER ENGR
ENCLOSURE ENCL
ENTRANCE ENTR
EQUALLY SPACED EQL SP
EQUIPMENT EQUIP
ESTIMATE EST
EXISTING EXIST
EXPANSION EXP
EXTERIOR EXT

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
FACE OF CONCRETE FOC
FACE OF FINISH FOF
FACE OF STUDS FOS
FACE TO FACE F/F
FASTENER FSTNR
FAN COIL UNIT FCU
FIBERGLASS FGL
FINISH FIN
FIRE RATING FR
FIREPLACE FPL
FIREPROOFING FPRF
FIXTURE FXTR
FLANGE FLG
FLASHING FL
FLOAT GLASS FLT GL
FLOOR (ING) FLR
FLOOR FINISH FLR FIN
FLUORESCENT FLUOR
FOOTING FTG
FRAME FR
FROM FLOOR ABOVE FFA
FROM FLOOR BELOW FFB
FRONT FRT

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
GAGE (GUAGE) GA
GENERAL GENL
GLASS GL
GLAZING GLZ
GRAD (E)(ING) GR
GROUND GND
GYPSUM BOARD GYP BD

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
HAND RAIL HNDRL
HARDWARE HDWE
HEATER HTR
HEIGHT HGT
HOUR HR

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
INSIDE FACE IF
INSULATION INSUL
INTERIOR INTR

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
JOINT JT
JOIST JST

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
LABEL LBL
LANDING LDG
LIGHT LT
LINEAR LIN
LONGITUDINAL LONG
LOW POINT LPT

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
MARBLE MARB
MASONRY MAS
MATERIAL MATL
MAXIMUM MAX
MEETING MTG
METAL MTL
MINIMUM MIN
MIRROR MIR
MISCELLANEOUS MISC
MOLDING (MOULDING) MLDG

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
NO PAINT NP
NOT APPLICABLE NA
NOT IN CONTRACT NIC
NUMBER NO

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
ON CENTER OC
OPENING OPNG
OPPOSITE OPP
OPTIONAL OPT
OUTSIDE FACE OF
OUTSIDE DIAMETER (DIMENSION) OD

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
PAINT PNT
PAINTED PTD
PARTITION PTN
PLATE PL
PLYWOOD PLYWD
PORTLAND CEMENT PC
PRECAST PRCST
PRELIMINARY PRELIM
PREJECT PROJ
PROPERTY PROP
PROPERTY LINE PL

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
QUANTITY QTY

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
RADIUS RAD
RAILING RLG
RECESSED REC
RECTANGULAR RECT
REGISTER REG
REINFORCED CONCRETE RC
REQUIRED REQD
ROOF DRAIN RD
ROOF VENT (VENTILATOR) RV
ROOFING RFG
ROOM RM
ROUGH OPENING RO

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
SCHEDULE SCHED
SECTION SEC
SHEATHING SHTHG
SHEET SHT
SHEET METAL SM
SIMILAR SIM
SLOPE SLP
SPECIFICATION SPEC
SPRINKLER SPKLR
SQUARE SQ
SQUARE FOOT SQ FT
SQUARE INCH SQ IN
STAINLESS STEEL SST
STANDARD STD
STEEL STL
STREET ST
STRUCTURAL STRUCT
SUSPENDED SUSP
SUSPENDED CEILING SUSP CLG

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
TEMPERED TMPD
TEMPORARY TEMP
THICKNESS THK
THROUGH THRU
TOLERANCE TOL
TONGUE AND GROOVE T&G
TOP OF FINISH FLOOR TFF
TOP OF SLAB TSL
TYPICAL TYP

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
UNEXCAVATED UNEX

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
VAPOR RETARDER VR
VENEER VNR
VERTICAL VERT
VINYL VIN
VINYL BASE VB
VINYL COMPOSITION TILE VCT
VINYL WALL COVERING VWC

A B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z
WAINSCOT WSCT
WATER CLOSET WC
WATERPROOFING WTRPRF
WIDTH WD
WINDOW WDW
WITH W/
WITHOUT W/O
WOOD WD
WORKING POINT WP


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