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Abbreviation

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                                              STANDARD ABBREVIATION LIST

 

These abbreviations are to be used when registering patrons.

 

Enter names in these formats:      LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME

                                                          LAST NAME  SUFFIX, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME

 

Enter information with the keyboard in LOCK. This will capitalize all letters but numbers will be entered normally.

 

TITLE:  MR    (Do not enter a                                SUFFIX: JR   

              MRS    period after a                                               SR  

              MS       title)                                                               ESQ

              DR                                                                             III

                                                                                                 IV

 

ADDRESS:                                                               USE:

            APARTMENT                                               APT

            AVENUE                                                       AVE

            BOULEVARD                                               BLVD

            BOX                                                                BX (When used with Route)

            CIRCLE                                                         CIR

            COURT                                                          CT

            DRIVE                                                            DR

            LANE                                                             LN

            PLACE                                                           PL

            POST OFFICE BOX                                    POBX (No spaces between letters)

            ROAD                                                            RD

            ROUTE                                                          RT

            SQUARE                                                       SQ

            STREET                                                        ST

            TERRACE                                                     TER

            TRAIL                                                             TR

 

ROANOKE AREA GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS:

            NE                  (No spaces between letters)

            NW

            SE

            SW

 

NAMES WITH AN APOSTROPHE:

 

            OCONNER   (Enter with no apostrophe and no spaces between

            ODONNELL  the letters)

            ONEILL

 

NAMES BEGINNING WITH ST:

            ST CLAIR      (Enter with one space between the ST and the rest

            ST JAMES     of the name.)

 

NUMBERED STREETS:

1ST     (Enter with no spaces between the number and the letters.

2ND     For others not listed, use the Postal Service Zip Code

3RD     Directory.)

 

 

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