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352 Abbreviations

Use the standard business and address word abbreviations for address data elements whenever necessary. These abbreviations can be found in Appendix G. It is recommended that you only abbreviate the last word. You should not abbreviate words when the name length meets the user's character length requirements.

Sample preferred abbreviation standard.




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