All information is to be entered using uppercase/lower case letters. Never use all uppercase or lowercase letters, unless that is the legal form for a nonperson/vendor. Maximum length is 55.
Hyphens may be used to separate double names.
Apostrophes may be used.
The period is allowed.Example: A. G. Edwards
Spaces are permitted between multiple names.
The ampersand (&) is used only when part of a legal name; use "and" in all other cases.
Example:AT&T
Abbreviations are allowed.( See attached list.)
** The pound sign (#) is never used in this field.
Acronyms will not be used unless that is the only way the company is identified or if space is limited.
Examples: ITT, AT&T
Slashes are allowed if they are part of the legal name.
Generally organization names should be spelled out, unless an abbreviation is the legally or commonly used format, or if the name needs to be shortened to fit in the field.
Acceptable abbreviations include:
Academy |
Acad. |
Air Force Base |
AFB |
American |
Am. |
Architect |
Arch. |
Associate(s) |
Assoc. |
Association |
Assn. |
Attention |
Attn. |
Attorney |
Atty. |
Auxiliary |
Aux. |
Board |
Bd. |
Bureau |
Bur. |
Business |
Bus. |
Center |
Ctr. |
Chamber of Commerce |
C. of C. |
College |
Coll. |
Committee |
Com. |
Company |
Co. |
Conference |
Conf. |
Corporate/Corporation |
Corp. |
Council |
Coun. |
County |
Cty. |
Department |
Dept. |
District |
Dist. |
Division |
Div. |
Ecological |
Ecol. |
Economic |
Econ. |
Education |
Educ. |
Educational |
Ednl. |
Electrical |
Elec. |
Elementary |
Elem. |
Environmental |
Environ. |
Executive |
Exec. |
Federal |
Fed. |
Federation |
Fedn. |
Foreign |
Fgn. |
Foundation |
Fndn. |
Fund |
Fnd. |
Government |
Govt. |
Government |
Govt. |
Group |
Grp. |
Headquarters |
Hdqs. |
High School |
H.S. |
Historical |
Hist. |
Hospital |
Hosp. |
House |
Hse. |
Incorporated |
Inc. |
Independent |
Ind. |
Industrial |
Indsl. |
Institution |
Instn. |
Insurance |
Ins. |
International |
Intl. |
Laboratory |
Lab. |
Language |
Lang. |
Library |
Lib. |
Licensed/License |
Lic. |
Limited |
Ltd |
Magazine |
Mag. |
Management |
Mgmt. |
Manager |
Mgr. |
Managing |
Mgng. |
Manufacturer |
Mfr. |
Manufacturing |
Mfg. |
Marketing |
Mktg. |
Mechanical |
Mech. |
Medical |
Med. |
Member |
Mem. |
Memorial |
Meml. |
Merchandise |
Mdse. |
Metropolitan |
Met. |
Municipal |
Mcpl. |
Museum |
Mus. |
National |
Natl. |
North America |
N.A. |
Number |
No. |
Office |
Ofc. |
Operations |
Ops. |
Organization |
Org. |
Preparatory |
Prep. |
Principal |
Prin. |
Private |
Pvt. |
Publication |
Publ. |
Publishers/Publishing |
Pub. |
Representative |
Rep. |
Scholarship |
Schlp. |
School |
Sch. |
Seminary |
Sem. |
Service (s) |
Svc./Svcs. |
Society |
Soc. |
Technology |
Tech. |
Township |
Twp. |
University |
Univ. (or U.) |
United States Air Force |
USAF |
Volunteer |
Vol. |
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