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 |
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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 |