| Word(s) |
Abbreviation |
Description |
Abbreviate
Abbreviation |
ABRV |
|
| Academic |
ACAD |
|
Accept
Acceptance
Accepted |
ACPT |
|
| Access |
ACCS |
|
| Accident |
ACDNT |
|
Accomplish
Accomplishment
Accomplishments |
ACMP |
|
| Account* |
ACCT* |
|
| Accounting* |
ACCTG* |
|
Accounts Payable
Advanced Placement |
AP |
|
| Accounts Receivable |
AR |
|
| Accredited |
ACRD |
|
| Accrual |
ACRL |
|
| Accumulated* |
ACCUM* |
|
Accumulation
Accumulative |
ACUM |
|
Achieve
Achievement |
ACHV |
|
| Acquisition* |
ACQ* |
|
Act
Active
Activity
American College Test |
ACT |
|
| Action* |
ACTN* |
|
| Actual |
ACTL |
|
Add
Added |
ADD |
|
| Additional* |
ADDL* |
|
| Address* |
ADDR* |
Narrative data which describes a person, place or thing’s location |
| Ad hoc |
ADHC |
|
Adjudicate
Adjudicated
Adjudication |
ADJD |
|
| Adjusted Gross Income |
AGI |
|
| Adjustment* |
ADJ* |
|
Administered
Administrated
Administration |
ADM |
|
Admissible
Admission |
ADMS |
|
Admittance
Admitted |
ADMT |
|
Advanced Placement
Accounts Payable |
AP |
|
| Advice |
ADVC |
|
| Affiliation |
AFFL |
|
| After |
AFT |
|
| Age |
AGE |
|
| Agency |
AGCY |
|
| Agent |
AGNT |
|
| Aid |
AID |
|
| Alien |
ALN |
|
| All |
ALL |
|
Allocate
Allocation* |
ALLOC* |
|
| Alpha |
ALPH |
|
Alter
Alternate |
ALT |
|
Alumni
Alumnus |
ALMN |
|
| AM |
AM |
“Ante Meridiem” (morning) |
American College Test
Act
Active
Activity |
ACT |
|
| Amount* |
AMT* |
Monetary value(s) |
| Analysis |
ANLS |
|
| Annual* |
ANNL* |
|
| Anonymous |
ANON |
|
| Answer |
ANS |
|
| Apartment |
APT |
|
Appeal
Appealed |
APEL |
|
| Applicant* |
APP* |
|
| Application* |
APPL* |
|
| Appointment |
APPT |
|
Approval
Approve |
APRV |
|
| Area |
AREA |
|
| Array |
ARAY |
|
| Arrears |
ARRS |
|
| Ascending |
ASC |
|
Assign
Assigned
Assignment |
ASGN |
|
| Association |
ASSC |
|
| Assumption |
ASMP |
|
Athlete
Athletic |
ATHL |
|
| Attach |
ATCH |
|
| Attempt |
ATMPT |
|
Attend
Attendance |
ATND |
|
| Attention |
ATTN |
|
| Attribute |
ATTR |
|
Audit
Audited |
ADT |
|
Authority
Authorize |
AUTH |
|
| Auxiliary |
AUX |
|
Availability
Available |
AVL |
|
| Average |
AVG |
The mean of two or more numbers |
| Average Cumulative Grade |
ACG |
|
Award
Awarded |
AWRD |
|
| Balance* |
BAL* |
The net value (balance) of an account |
| Bank |
BNK |
|
| Bargain |
BARG |
|
Base
Basic |
BAS |
|
| Batch |
BTCH |
|
| Before |
BEF |
|
Begin
Beginning |
BEGN |
|
| Beginning of Term |
BOT |
|
| Benefits |
BEN |
|
| Bid |
BID |
|
Bill
Billing |
BILL |
|
| Billing and Receivables System |
BRS |
|
| Birth |
BRTH |
|
| Board |
BRD |
|
| Break |
BRK |
|
Budget
Budgetable |
BUD |
|
| Budget Balance Account |
BBA |
|
Build
Building |
BLD |
|
| Business |
BUS |
|
| Business Unit* |
BU* |
|
Buy
Buyer |
BUY |
|
Calculate
Calculated
Calculation* |
CALC* |
|
| Calendar* |
CAL* |
|
| Call |
CALL |
|
| Campaign |
CMPN |
|
| Campus |
CMPS |
|
Cancel
Canceled |
CAN |
|
| Capacity |
CAP |
|
| Capitalization |
CPLZ |
|
| Card |
CRD |
|
| Career |
CAR |
|
| Carrier |
CRIR |
|
| Cartridge |
CART |
|
| Case |
CSE |
|
| Cash |
CSH |
|
| Catalog |
CTLG |
|
| Category* |
CATG* |
|
| Census |
CENS |
|
| Center |
CTR |
|
Certificate
Certification |
CERT |
|
Change
Changed |
CHG |
|
| Chapter |
CHAP |
|
| Charge |
CRG |
|
| Chartfield |
CHARTF |
|
Check
Checked |
CHK |
|
Citizen
Citizenship |
CTZN |
|
| City |
CTY |
|
| Class |
CLAS |
|
Clear
Cleared |
CLR |
|
| CLEP |
CLEP |
|
| Close |
CLO |
|
| Club |
CLB |
|
| COBRA* |
CBR* |
|
| Code* |
CD* |
Data which represents encoded values (translate or code table) |
Collect
Collection |
CLCT |
|
| College |
COLG |
|
| Column |
CLMN |
|
Combination
Combine |
COMB |
|
| Command |
CMD |
|
| Comment |
CMT |
An explanatory, illustrative or critical note, remark or observation |
| Committee |
CMMTTEE |
|
| Company* |
CO* |
|
| Comparative* |
COMPA* |
|
| Competitor |
CPTR |
|
Complete
Completion
Compliance |
CMPL |
|
| Component |
CMPT |
When the meaning is “part”, use abbreviation “PRT”. |
Composite
Compensation |
COMP |
|
| Conditional |
COND |
|
| Confidential |
CNFD |
|
Confirm
Confirmation* |
CONF* |
|
| Constant |
CNST
CST |
Data which is unchanging or invariable |
| Contact |
CTCT |
|
Continue
Continuing
Continuous |
CONT |
|
Contract
Contractor |
CNTR |
|
| Control* |
CNTL* |
|
| Conversation* |
CONVR* |
|
Conversion*
Convert*
Converted |
CNV* |
|
| Correspondence |
CRSP |
|
| Cost |
COST |
|
Count
Counter |
CNT |
A number of people or things that have been “counted”, such as inventory cycle count |
| Country |
CTRY |
|
| County |
CNTY |
|
| Course* |
CRSE* |
|
| Coverage* |
COVRG* |
|
| Create |
CRE |
|
| Credential |
CRDL |
|
| Credit* |
CR*
CRDT |
Use “CR” for field names relating to financial data
Use “CRDT” for field names relating to academic work |
| CREF |
CREF |
|
| Cross |
CRS |
|
Cross List
Cross Listed |
XLST |
|
| Cross Reference |
XREF |
|
| Cumulative |
CUM |
|
| Currency* |
CURR* |
|
| Current* |
CUR* |
|
| Cursor |
CRSR |
|
| Custodian |
CSTN |
|
| Customer* |
CUST* |
|
| Daily |
DLY |
|
| Data |
DATA |
|
| Data Processing |
DP |
|
| Date* |
DT* |
A calendar day, month, and year (including century) |
| Date-Time Stamp |
DTTM |
|
| Day* |
DD*
DY* |
A day of the week (Sunday, Monday, etc.) |
Dead
Death
Deceased |
DEAD |
|
| Debit* |
DR* |
|
| Decimal |
DEC |
|
Deduct
Deduction* |
DED* |
|
| Default* |
DFLT* |
|
| Deficit |
DFCT |
|
| Definition* |
DEFN* |
|
| Degree |
DEG |
|
| Delete |
DEL |
|
Deliver
Delivery |
DLVR |
|
| Demo |
DMO |
|
| Dental |
DNTL |
|
| Department* |
DEPT* |
|
| Department of Motor Vehicles |
DMV |
|
Dependency
Dependent*
Depends |
DEP* |
|
| Deposit |
DPST |
|
| Depreciation* |
DEPR* |
|
| Description* |
DESCR*
DSC |
Narrative data which translates a code or number. When a suffix, use “_DSC” (see Standard Field Name Suffix table). |
| Design |
DSGN |
|
| Destination* |
DEST* |
|
| Detail* |
DETL* |
|
Develop
Development
Deviation |
DEV |
|
Difference
Differential |
DIFF |
|
| Digit |
DGT |
|
Direct
Direction
Directional |
DIR |
|
Disability
Disabled |
DISA |
|
Disbursed
Disbursement |
DSB |
|
| Discount* |
DISC* |
|
| Displacement |
DSPL |
|
| Display |
DISP |
|
| Disposition |
DSP |
|
Distribute
Distribution* |
DIST* |
|
| District |
DSTR |
|
| Division |
DIV |
|
| Division of Continuing Education |
DCE |
|
| Document |
DOC |
|
| Donor |
DONR |
|
| Down |
DN |
|
Drive
Driver |
DRV |
|
| Drop |
DRP |
|
| Due |
DUE |
|
Duplicate*
Duplication |
DUP* |
|
| Each |
EA |
|
| Early |
ERLY |
|
Earn
Earned
Earnings* |
EARN* |
|
| Earned Income Credit |
EIC |
|
Educate
Education |
EDU |
|
Effect
Effective* |
EFF* |
|
| Effective Date* |
EFFDT* |
|
| Effective Date Sequence* |
EFFSEQ* |
|
| Effort |
EFRT |
|
Elect
Elected
Elective |
ELCT |
|
| Electronic Data Interchange |
EDI |
|
| Electronic Funds Transfer |
EFT |
|
| Electronic Mail |
EM |
|
Eligibility*
Eligible |
ELIG* |
|
| Emergency |
EMRG |
|
| Emphasis |
EMPH |
|
| Employee* |
EE*
EMPL |
|
| Employee ID* |
EMPLID* |
|
| Employer* |
ER* |
|
| Employment |
EMPLMT |
|
Encumber
Encumbrance |
ENCB |
|
End
Ending |
END |
|
| End of Term |
EOT |
|
Endorse
Endorsement |
ENDR |
|
| Endorsement |
ENDR |
|
Endow
Endowment |
ENDW |
|
Engineer
Engineering |
ENGN |
|
| English |
ENGL |
|
| Enrichment |
ENRCH |
|
| Enrollment |
ENRL |
|
Enter
Entered
Entry |
ENTR |
|
Entitle
Entitlement |
ENTL |
|
Equal
Equality
Equivalence
Equivalent |
EQ |
|
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Opportunity |
EEO |
|
| Equip |
EQP |
|
| Error |
ERR |
|
| Establishment |
ESTB |
|
| Ethnic |
ETHN |
|
Evaluation
Evaluator |
EVAL |
|
| Event |
EVNT |
|
| Exam |
EXM |
|
| Exception |
EXCP |
|
Exclude
Exclusion |
EXCL |
|
Execute
Execution |
EXEC |
|
Exempt
Exemption |
EXMT |
|
Expect
Expected |
EXPC |
|
| Expected Family Contribution |
EFC |
|
| Expedite |
XPDT |
|
Expense
Export
Express |
EXP |
|
| Experimental |
EXPM |
|
Expiration
Expire |
EXPR |
|
Export
Expense |
EXP |
|
Extend
Extended
Extension |
EXT |
|
| External |
EXTR |
|
| Facility |
FCLT |
|
| Faculty |
FAC |
|
| Family |
FMLY |
|
| Family Eduaction Rights and Privacy Act |
FERPA |
|
| Fast |
FST |
|
| Father |
FATH |
|
| Federal |
FED |
|
| Federal Labor and Security Act |
FLSA |
|
| Fee |
FEE |
|
Feet
Full Time |
FT |
|
| FICA |
FICA |
|
Field
Fields |
FLD |
|
| File |
FILE |
|
| Final |
FNL |
|
| Financial* |
FIN* |
|
| Financial Aid |
FA |
|
| Fine |
FINE |
|
| First |
FRST |
|
| Fiscal |
FISC |
|
| Fiscal Year |
FY |
|
| Fiscal Year to Date |
FYTD |
|
Fix
Fixed |
FIX |
|
| Flag |
FLG
SW |
Data which functions as a flag or indicator. Used with only two possible states/conditions. Data should normally be “Y” or “N”. |
| Flexible Spending Account |
FSA |
|
| Floor |
FLR |
|
| For |
FOR |
|
| Foreign |
FGN |
|
| Foreign Key |
FK |
|
| Form |
FRM |
|
| Format |
FMT |
|
| Former |
FORMR |
|
| Free |
FREE |
|
| Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
FAFSA |
|
| Free on Board |
FOB |
|
Freeze
Frozen |
FRZ |
|
| Frequency* |
FREQ* |
|
Fresh
Freshman |
FRSH |
|
| From |
FR |
|
Fulfill
Fulfilled |
FULF |
|
| Full Time |
FT |
|
| Full Time Equivalent |
FTE |
|
Function
Functional |
FCN |
|
Fund
Funding |
FUND |
|
| Future |
FUT |
|
| Garnishment* |
GARN* |
|
| General |
GENL |
|
| General Education Degree |
GED |
|
| General Ledger |
GL |
|
Geographic
Geography |
GEOG |
|
| Gift |
GFT |
|
| Global |
GLBL |
|
| Government |
GOVT |
|
| Grade |
GDE
GRD |
A value assigned to reflect performance or position on a scale |
| Grade Point Average |
GPA |
|
| Graduate |
GRAD |
|
Grant
Granted |
GRNT |
|
| Gross |
GROS |
|
| Group |
GRP |
|
| Guarantee |
GUAR |
|
| Guaranteed Student Loan |
GSL |
|
| Guest |
GST |
|
Handicap
Handicapped |
HAND |
|
| Head |
HEAD |
|
| Header* |
HDR* |
|
| Health |
HLTH |
|
Held
Hold |
HLD |
|
| Help |
HLP |
|
| Hierarchy |
HIER |
|
| High |
H |
Normally used in conjunction with another word (i.e., High School abbreviated as “HS”). |
| High School |
HS |
|
| High School Services |
HSS |
|
| Higher Education |
HED |
|
| Highway |
HWAY |
|
| Hire |
HIRE |
|
| History |
HST |
|
| Home |
HM |
|
| Honor |
HONR |
|
| Honor Society |
HSC |
|
| Hospital |
HOSP |
|
| Hour |
HH |
A duration of time expressed in hours |
| Hourly |
HRLY |
|
| Hours* |
HRS* |
|
House
Housing |
HSE |
|
| How |
HOW |
|
| Human Resources |
HR |
|
| Human Resource System |
HRS |
|
Identification
Identifier*
Indicator |
ID* |
Alphanumeric data which identifies a person, place, or thing |
| Image |
IMG |
|
Immune
Immunization |
IMUN |
|
| Impact |
IMPC |
|
| Implementation |
IMPL |
|
| Import |
IMP |
|
| Import/Export |
IMPEXP |
|
| Inch |
IN |
|
| Include |
INCL |
|
| Income |
INCM |
|
Increase
Increment |
INCR |
|
| Index |
INDX |
|
| Indicator |
ID
IND |
|
| Individual |
INDV |
|
| Individual Student Information Report |
ISIR |
|
| Information |
INFO |
|
Initial
Initialize |
INIT |
|
| Injury* |
INJ* |
|
| Inoculation |
INOC |
|
| Input |
INPT |
|
| Inquiry |
INQ |
|
| Insert |
ISRT |
|
| Institution |
INST |
|
Instruction
Instructional
Instructor |
ISTR |
|
| Instructional Need Analysis System |
INAS |
|
| Insurance |
INS |
|
| Inter-Unit* |
IU* |
|
| Interest |
INT |
|
| Interface* |
INTFC* |
|
| Internal |
INTR |
|
| International |
INTL |
|
| Interval |
INVL |
|
Interview
Interviewer |
INTV |
|
| Invent |
INVN |
|
| Inventory |
INV |
|
| Investment* |
INVEST* |
|
Invitation
Invite |
INVT |
|
| Invoice |
INVC |
|
Issue
Issued |
ISS |
|
| Item |
ITM |
|
| Job |
JOB |
|
| Journal* |
JRNL* |
|
| Junior |
JR |
|
| Junior Science |
JS |
|
| Key |
KEY |
|
| Label |
LBL |
|
| Labor |
LBR |
|
| Laboratory |
LAB |
|
| Language |
LNG |
|
Last
List |
LST |
|
| Late |
LATE |
|
| Latitude |
LAT |
|
| Layoff |
LAYF |
|
| Leave |
LV |
|
| Lecture |
LCTR |
|
| Ledger* |
LED* |
|
| Legal |
LGL |
|
| Lender |
LNDR |
|
| Length* |
LEN* |
|
| Letter |
LTR |
|
| Level |
LVL |
|
| Liaison |
LISN |
|
| Liberal Education |
LBD |
|
| Library |
LIB |
|
| License |
LIC |
|
| License Plate Number |
LIC_PLTE_NBR |
|
| Life |
LIFE |
|
| Limit* |
LIM* |
|
Line*
Loan |
LN* |
|
Link
Linked |
LNK |
|
| Liquid |
LIQ |
|
List
Last |
LST |
|
| Literal |
LTRL |
|
| Load |
LOAD |
|
Loan
Line* |
LN |
|
Locate
Location* |
LOC* |
|
| Lock |
LK |
|
| Locker |
LKR |
|
| Log |
LOG |
|
| Log on |
LOGON |
|
Long
Longest |
LONG |
|
| Long Term Care |
LTC |
|
| Long Term Disability |
LTD |
|
| Longitude |
LON |
|
| Lot |
LOT |
|
| Low |
LOW |
|
Mail
Mailer
Mailing |
MAIL |
|
| Maintenance* |
MAINT* |
|
| Major |
MJR |
|
| Make |
MK |
|
| Manager |
MGR |
|
| Map |
MAP |
|
| Marital |
MRTL |
|
| Message Agent Server |
MAS |
|
| Mask |
MSK |
|
| Master Academic Records System |
MARS |
|
Match
Matching |
MTCH |
|
| Math |
MTH |
|
Matriculated
Matriculation |
MTRC |
|
| Maximum* |
MAX* |
|
Medical
Medicinal |
MED |
|
Meet
Meeting |
MT |
|
| Member |
MBR |
|
| Membership |
MSHP |
|
Memo
Memorandum |
MMO |
|
| Memorial |
MEMR |
|
| Merchandise |
MERCHNDS |
|
| Merchant |
MERCH |
|
| Merit |
MERT |
|
Message
Messages* |
MSG* |
|
| Meter |
MTR |
|
| Method |
METH |
|
| Microfilm |
MFILM |
|
| Middle |
MID |
|
| Military |
MIL |
|
| Minimum* |
MIN* |
|
| Minor |
MINR |
|
| Minute |
MNT
MM |
A duration of time expressed in minutes |
| Miscellaneous |
MISC |
|
| Mode |
MDE |
|
Modification
Modifier |
MOD |
|
Monetary
Money |
MONY |
|
| Month* |
MM*
MN* |
A calendar month in numeric form (e.g., 01=January) |
| Month-to-Date* |
MTD* |
|
| More |
MORE |
|
| Mother |
MOTH |
|
| Move |
MOVE |
|
| Multiple |
MULT |
|
| Name |
NM
NME |
Word(s) by which a person, place or thing is commonly known |
| National |
NATL |
|
| National Association of College and University Business Officers |
NACUBO |
|
| National Student Loan Direct System |
NSLDS |
Commonly known as the “Perkins Loan” |
| Navigation |
NAV |
|
| New |
NEW |
|
| Next |
NXT |
|
| Next of Kin |
NOK |
|
| No Charge |
NC |
|
| No Credit |
NOCR |
|
| No Print |
NPRT |
|
| Nominal |
NOM |
|
| Non |
NON |
|
| Non-Personal Services |
NPS |
|
| Not |
NOT |
|
| Not Applicable |
NA |
|
Note
Notice
Notification
Notify |
NOTE |
|
Number*
Numeric |
NBR* |
Numeric data which identifies a person, place, or thing |
Object
Objective |
OBJ |
|
| Occupation |
OCP |
|
| Occurs |
OCC |
|
Offer
Offered |
OFFR |
|
| Office |
OFFC |
|
| Officer |
OFCR |
|
| Official |
OFCL |
|
| Old |
OLD |
|
| Online |
ONLN |
|
| Open |
OPN |
|
| Operator* |
OPR* |
|
Option
Optional
Options |
OPT |
|
| Order |
ORDR |
|
Organization
Organize |
ORG |
|
| Orientation |
ORNT |
|
Origin
Original
Origination |
ORIG |
|
| Other |
OTHR |
|
| Out |
OUT |
|
| Over |
OVR |
|
| Overhead |
OH |
|
| Override |
OVRD |
|
| Overtime |
OT |
|
Own
Owned |
OWN |
|
| Owner |
OWNR |
|
| Packaged |
PACK |
|
| Paid |
PAID |
|
| Paper |
PPR |
|
| Parameter* |
PARM* |
|
| Parent |
PAR |
|
Parity
Priority |
PRTY |
|
| Park |
PRK |
|
Part
Partial |
PRT |
|
| Part Time |
PT |
|
| Participation |
PRTP |
|
Pass
Passed |
PASS |
|
| Past |
PAST |
|
| Patron |
PTRN |
|
Pay
Payable
Payment |
PAY |
|
| Payroll |
PYRL |
|
| Pedestrian |
PED |
|
| Pell (Pell Grant) |
PEL |
|
| Pending |
PEND |
|
| Pension |
PENS |
|
Percent*
Percentage
Percentile |
PCT* |
Part of a whole expressed in hundredths |
| Period* |
PD* |
|
| Period-to-Date* |
PTD* |
|
| Perkins Loan |
NSLDS |
Common name for National Student Loan Direct System |
| Permanent |
PERM |
|
| Permit |
PRMT |
|
| Person |
PERS |
|
Personal
Personnel |
PSNL |
|
| Personal Identification |
PIN |
|
| Personnel Action Notification |
PAN |
|
| Phone |
PHN |
|
| Physics |
PHYS |
|
| Place |
PLCE |
|
| Plan |
PLN |
|
| Plate |
PLTE |
|
| Pledge |
PLDG |
|
| PM |
PM |
“Post Meridiem” (afternoon) |
| Point |
PNT |
|
| Policy |
PLCY |
|
| Position* |
POSN* |
|
Post
Posted |
POST |
|
| Postal |
PSTL |
|
| Potential |
POTN |
|
| Predicted |
PRED |
|
Preference
Preferred |
PREF |
|
| Prefix |
PRFX |
|
| Premium |
PREM |
|
| Prerequisite |
PREQ |
|
| Prescribed |
PSCR |
|
| Presentation |
PRST |
|
| President |
PRES |
|
Previous
Prior |
PREV |
|
| Price |
PRC |
|
| Price Level |
PL |
|
| Primary |
PRIM |
|
| Primary Key |
PK |
|
Principal
Principle |
PRIN |
|
| Principal Investigator |
PI |
|
Print
Printed |
PRN |
|
Prior
Previous |
PREV |
|
Priority
Parity |
PRTY |
|
Probation
Problem |
PROB |
|
Procedure
Process |
PROC |
|
Profession
Professional |
PRFS |
|
| Proficiency |
PRFC |
|
| Profile* |
PROF* |
|
| Program |
PROG |
|
Project
Projected |
PROJ |
|
| Promissory |
PRMS |
|
| Promotion |
PROM |
|
| Proposal |
PRPS |
|
| Prospect |
PRSP |
|
| Province |
PRVN |
|
| Purchase |
PUR |
|
| Purchase Order |
PO |
|
| Purge |
PRG |
|
| Purpose |
PURP |
|
Qualitative
Quality |
QAL |
|
Quantitative
Quantity* |
QTY* |
A number of things other than money |
Quantity-to-Date
Quarter-to-Date* |
QTD* |
|
| Quarter |
QTR |
|
| Question |
QSTN |
|
| Race |
RACE |
|
| Range |
RNG |
|
| Rank |
RNK |
Relative standing or position |
| Rate* |
RT* |
Numeric value expressing amount per some unit of coverage |
Read
Reading |
READ |
|
Real
Reallocation |
REAL |
|
| Reason* |
RSN* |
|
| Recall |
RCL |
|
| Receipt |
RCPT |
|
Receive
Received* |
RECV* |
|
| Receiver |
RCVR |
|
| Recharge |
RCHG |
|
Recognition
Recognize |
RECG |
|
| Recommend |
RCMD |
|
| Reconciliation* |
RECON* |
|
| Record* |
REC* |
|
Recreate
Recreation |
RECR |
|
Recruit
Recruiting |
RCRT |
|
Reduce
Reduced
Reduction* |
RED* |
|
Refer
Reference*
Referral
Referred |
REF* |
|
| Refund |
RFND |
|
| Regional |
RGNL |
|
| Registrar |
REGR |
|
| Registration |
REG |
|
Reject
Rejection |
RJCT |
|
Relate
Relation
Relationship |
RLAT |
|
| Release |
RLSE |
|
Religion
Religious |
RELG |
|
| Remaining |
RMNG |
|
| Reminder |
RMDR |
|
| Renewal |
RNWL |
|
Repeat
Repeatable
Repeated |
REPT |
|
Replace
Replaced |
REPL |
|
| Reply |
RPLY |
|
| Report* |
RPT* |
|
Request*
Requested
Require
Required*
Requisition* |
REQ* |
|
| Requirements* |
RQMT* |
|
| Research |
RES |
|
Reserve
Reserved |
RSRV |
|
| Reserve Officers Training Corps |
ROTC |
|
Residence
Residency
Resident |
RSDT |
|
| Resign |
RSGN |
|
| Resource |
RSRC |
|
| Response |
RESP |
|
| Restart |
RST |
|
| Restock |
RSTK |
|
Restrict
Restricted
Restrictions |
RSTR |
|
| Result |
RSLT |
|
Retire*
Retirement* |
RET* |
|
| Retroactive |
RETR |
|
| Return |
RTN |
|
| Revenue |
REV |
|
| Review |
RVW |
|
| Revision |
REVS |
|
| Revoke |
REVK |
|
| Roll |
RL |
|
| Roll up |
RLUP |
|
| Room |
RM |
|
| Route |
ROUT |
|
| Row |
ROW |
|
| RSVP |
RSVP |
French abbreviation meaning “please reply” |
| Run |
RUN |
|
| Run Control |
RUNCTL |
|
| Salary* |
SAL* |
|
| Sale |
SALE |
|
| Salutation |
SLTN |
|
| Same |
SM |
|
| Save |
SAVE |
|
| Scale |
SCAL |
|
Schedule*
Scheduled
Scheduling |
SCHED* |
|
Scholar
Scholarship |
SCHLR |
|
Scholastic
School |
SCHL |
|
| Scholastic Aptitude Test |
SAT |
|
| Science |
SCI |
|
| Score |
SCR |
A number that expresses merit or performance |
| Screen |
SCRN |
|
| Search |
SRCH |
|
| Second |
SCND
SS |
Use “SCND” for field names relating to number two in a countable series
Use “SS” for field names relating to a duration of time expressed in seconds |
| Section |
SCTN |
|
Secure
Security* |
SEC* |
|
| Segment |
SEG |
|
Select*
Selection
Selective |
SEL* |
|
| Semester |
SEM |
|
| Semi Finalist |
SEMF |
|
Senate
Senator |
SEN |
|
| Send |
SND |
|
| Senior |
SR |
|
| Sent |
SNT |
|
| Separate |
SEPR |
|
| Sequence* |
SEQ* |
|
| Serial |
SERL |
|
| Service |
SERV |
|
| Session* |
SESSN* |
|
| Sex |
SEX |
|
| Sharing |
SHR |
|
| Sheet |
SHET |
|
| Shelter |
SHLT |
|
| Shift |
SHFT |
|
| Shipping |
SHIP |
|
| Short |
SHRT |
|
| Sign |
SGN |
|
| Simulated |
SIM |
|
| Site |
SITE |
|
| Size |
SZ |
|
| Skill |
SKL |
|
| Skip |
SKP |
|
Social
Society |
SOC |
|
| Social Security Number |
SSN |
|
| Soft |
SFT |
|
| Solid |
SLID |
|
| Sophomore |
SOPH |
|
| Sort |
SRT |
|
| Source |
SRC |
|
Special
Specialty |
SPCL |
|
Specific
Specification |
SPEC |
|
Sponsor
Sponsored |
SPON |
|
| Sports |
SPRT |
|
| Spouse |
SPSE |
|
| Square |
SQ |
|
| Stack |
STCK |
|
| Staff |
STF |
|
| Stage |
STG |
|
| Stamp |
STMP |
|
| Standard |
STD |
|
| Standard Deviation |
STDV |
|
Start
Starting |
STRT |
|
| State |
ST |
|
| Statement |
STMT |
|
| Static |
STC |
|
| Statistics* |
STAT* |
|
| Status |
STS |
|
| Step |
STP |
|
| Stipend |
STPD |
|
| Stock |
STK |
|
| Stop |
STOP |
|
| Street |
STR |
|
| String |
STRG |
|
| Structure |
STRC |
|
| Student |
STU |
|
| Student Academic Records |
SAR |
|
| Student Credit Hour |
SCH |
|
| Study |
STDY |
|
| Subcampaign |
SCMP |
|
| Subject |
SUBJ |
|
| Subordinate |
SUB |
|
| Subsidiary |
SUBS |
|
| Suffix |
SFX |
|
Summation
Summary* |
SUM* |
|
Supervisor*
Support |
SUP* |
|
Supplement
Supplemental* |
SUPL* |
|
| Survey |
SRVY |
|
| Suspense |
SUSP
SUSPN |
|
| Switch |
FLG
SW |
Data which functions as a flag or indicator. Used with only two possible states/conditions. Data should normally be “Y” or “N”. |
| System |
SYS |
|
Table
Tables |
TBL |
|
| Taken |
TKN |
|
| Tape |
TAPE |
|
| Target |
TRGT |
|
| Taught |
TGHT |
|
Tax
Taxable |
TX |
|
| Tax ID Number |
TIN |
|
| Team |
TEAM |
|
| Temperature |
TEMP |
|
| Template* |
TMPL* |
|
| Temporary |
TMP |
|
| Tenure |
TENR |
|
| Term |
TRM |
|
| Terminal |
TRML |
|
| Terminate |
TRMT |
|
| Test |
TST |
|
| Text |
TXT |
Narrative informational data such as a message or error text |
| Thermidor |
THERM |
13th Month |
| TIAA |
TIAA |
|
| Ticket |
TKT |
|
| Time |
TM |
Hours and minutes. May include seconds, hundredths of seconds. |
| Time keeping |
TMKP |
|
| Time-stamp |
TS |
A system generated Time-stamp |
| Title |
TITL |
|
| Today |
TDY |
|
| Total* |
TOT* |
|
| Tour |
TOUR |
|
| Town |
CTY |
|
Track
Tracking |
TRK |
|
| Traditional |
TRAD |
|
| Training* |
TRN* |
|
Transact
Transaction* |
TRANS* |
|
| Transcript |
TSCP |
|
| Transfer* |
XFER* |
|
Translate
Translation |
XLT |
Meaning “Crosswalk Table” |
Transmit
Transmittal |
XMIT |
|
| Travel |
TRVL |
|
| Tuition* |
TUIT* |
|
| Type |
TYP |
|
| Undergraduate |
UGRD |
|
| Unemployment |
UNEMPL |
|
| Unit |
UNIT |
|
| Unit of Measure* |
UOM* |
|
| Universal |
UNVRSL |
|
| University |
UNIV |
|
| Unpaid |
UNPD |
|
Unsecure
Unsecured |
UNSEC |
|
| Up To |
MAX |
|
Update
Updated |
UPDT |
|
| Upper |
UPR |
|
| US Department of Education |
USDE |
|
Use
Used |
USE |
|
| User |
USR |
|
| Vacation* |
VACN* |
|
| Valedictorian |
VLDC |
|
Valid
Validate
Validation |
VLD |
|
| Value |
VAL |
|
| Variable |
VAR |
|
| Vehicle* |
VEH* |
|
| Vendor |
VEND |
|
| Verbal |
VRBL |
|
Verify
Verified |
VERF |
|
| Veteran |
VET |
|
| Vice President |
VP |
|
| Violation |
VIO |
|
| Visa |
VISA |
|
| Visit |
VST |
|
| Voucher |
VCHR |
|
| W2 |
W2 |
|
| W4 |
W4 |
|
| W9 |
W9 |
|
| Waived |
WVED |
|
Week
Work
Worked
Worker(s) |
WK |
|
| Width |
WID |
|
| With |
W |
Normally used as part of a compound word (i.e., Withdrawl abbreviated as “WDRL”). |
| Withdrawal |
WDRL |
|
Withhold
Withholding |
WHLD |
|
| Women |
WMN |
|
| Worksheet |
WKST |
|
Write
Written |
WRT |
|
| Year* |
YR*
YY* |
A calendar year, including century (e.g., 1997) |
| Year-to-Date* |
YTD* |
|
| Zip |
ZIP |
|
| Zone |
ZN |