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<li data-nav-id=/welcome/ title=Welcome class=dd-item><a href=/welcome/><b><i class="fas fa-home"></i> </b>Welcome</a><ul></ul></li>
<li data-nav-id=/bcpatterns/ title="BC Patterns" class=dd-item><a href=/bcpatterns/><b><i class="fas fa-clone"></i> </b>BC Patterns</a><ul>
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<li data-nav-id=/bcbestpractices/readability/begin-as-an-afterword/ title="begin as an 'After Word'" class=dd-item><a href=/bcbestpractices/readability/begin-as-an-afterword/>begin as an 'After Word'</a></li>
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<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/posting-routine-select-behavior/ title="Posting Routine - Select Behavior" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/posting-routine-select-behavior/>Posting Routine - Select Behavior</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/product-name/ title="Product Name" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/product-name/>Product Name</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/queries/ title=Queries class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/queries/>Queries</a><ul>
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<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/queries/use-queries-to-detect-duplicate-records/ title="Use Queries to Detect Duplicate Records" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/queries/use-queries-to-detect-duplicate-records/>Use Queries to Detect Duplicate Records</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/queries/use-queries-to-replace-nested-loops/ title="Use Queries to Replace Nested Loops" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/queries/use-queries-to-replace-nested-loops/>Use Queries to Replace Nested Loops</a></li></ul></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/read-once-initialization-and-validation/ title="Read-once Initialization and Validation" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/read-once-initialization-and-validation/>Read-once Initialization and Validation</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/released-entity/ title="Released Entity" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/released-entity/>Released Entity</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/report-selection/ title="Report Selection" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/report-selection/>Report Selection</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/ title=Security class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/>Security</a><ul>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/1-sensitive-data-encapsulation/ title="Sensitive Data Encapsulation" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/1-sensitive-data-encapsulation/>Sensitive Data Encapsulation</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/2-data-encryption/ title="Data Encryption" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/2-data-encryption/>Data Encryption</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/3-single-point-of-access/ title="Single Point of Access" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/3-single-point-of-access/>Single Point of Access</a></li>
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<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/5-ssl-in-nav/ title="SSL in NAV" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/security/5-ssl-in-nav/>SSL in NAV</a></li></ul></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/setup-specificity-fallback/ title="Setup Specificity Fallback" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/setup-specificity-fallback/>Setup Specificity Fallback</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/silent-file-upload-and-download/ title="Silent File Upload and Download" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/silent-file-upload-and-download/>Silent File Upload and Download</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/ title=Singleton class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/>Singleton</a><ul>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/singleton-codeunit/ title="Singleton Codeunit" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/singleton-codeunit/>Singleton Codeunit</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/singleton-table/ title="Singleton Table" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/singleton-table/>Singleton Table</a><ul>
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<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/singleton-table/setup-table/ title="Setup Table" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/singleton/singleton-table/setup-table/>Setup Table</a></li></ul></li></ul></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/standard-journal/ title="Standard Journal" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/standard-journal/>Standard Journal</a></li>
<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/temporary-dataset-report/ title="Temporary Dataset Report" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/temporary-dataset-report/>Temporary Dataset Report</a></li>
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<li data-nav-id=/navpatterns/1-patterns/variant-facade/ title="Variant Facade" class=dd-item><a href=/navpatterns/1-patterns/variant-facade/>Variant Facade</a></li></ul></li>
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<h1>Suggested Abbreviations</h1>
<p>&lt;<em>Created by Microsoft, Described by waldo</em>></p>
<h2 id=description>Description</h2>
<p>Whenever possible, do <strong>not</strong> use abbreviations in variables, functions and objects names.</p>
<p>If there is no other choice, then use the suggestions below.</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>word</th>
<th>Abbreviation</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>absence</td>
<td>Abs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>account</td>
<td>Acc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>accounting</td>
<td>Acc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>accumulated</td>
<td>Accum</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>action</td>
<td>Act</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>activity</td>
<td>Activ</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>additional</td>
<td>Add</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>address</td>
<td>Addr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>adjust</td>
<td>Adj</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>adjusted</td>
<td>Adjd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>adjustment</td>
<td>Adjmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>agreement</td>
<td>Agrmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>allocation</td>
<td>Alloc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>allowance</td>
<td>Allow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>alternative</td>
<td>Alt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>amount</td>
<td>Amt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>amounts</td>
<td>Amts</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>answer</td>
<td>Ans</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>applies</td>
<td>Appl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>application</td>
<td>Appln</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>arrival</td>
<td>Arriv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>assembly</td>
<td>Asm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>assemble to order</td>
<td>ATO</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>assignment</td>
<td>Assgnt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>associated</td>
<td>Assoc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>attachment</td>
<td>Attmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>authorities</td>
<td>Auth</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>automatic</td>
<td>Auto</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>availability</td>
<td>Avail</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>average</td>
<td>Avg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ba db.</td>
<td>BA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>balance</td>
<td>Bal</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bill of materials</td>
<td>BOM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>blanket</td>
<td>Blnkt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>budget</td>
<td>Budg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>buffer</td>
<td>Buf</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>business</td>
<td>Bus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>business interaction management</td>
<td>BIM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>buying</td>
<td>Buy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>calculate</td>
<td>Calc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>calculated</td>
<td>Calcd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>calculation</td>
<td>Calcu</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>calendar</td>
<td>Cal</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>capacity</td>
<td>Cap</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>capacity requirements planning</td>
<td>CRP</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cash flow</td>
<td>CF</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cashflow</td>
<td>CF</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>catalog</td>
<td>ctlg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>category</td>
<td>Cat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Central Processing Unit</td>
<td>CPU</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>center</td>
<td>Ctr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>change</td>
<td>Chg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>changes</td>
<td>Chgs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>character</td>
<td>Char</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>characters</td>
<td>Chars</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>charge</td>
<td>Chrg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>charges</td>
<td>Chrgs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>check</td>
<td>Chk</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>classification</td>
<td>Class</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>collection</td>
<td>coll</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>column</td>
<td>col</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>comment</td>
<td>Cmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>company</td>
<td>Co</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>component</td>
<td>Comp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>completion</td>
<td>Cmpltn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>components</td>
<td>Comps</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>composition</td>
<td>Compn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>compression</td>
<td>Compr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>concurrent</td>
<td>Concrnt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>confidential</td>
<td>Conf</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>confirmation</td>
<td>Cnfrmn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>conflict</td>
<td>Confl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>consolidate</td>
<td>Consol</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>consolidation</td>
<td>Consolid</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>consumption</td>
<td>Consump</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>contact</td>
<td>Cont</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>container</td>
<td>Cntr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>contract</td>
<td>Contr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>contracted</td>
<td>Contrd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>control</td>
<td>Ctrl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>controls</td>
<td>Ctrls</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>conversion</td>
<td>Conv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>correction</td>
<td>Cor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>correspondence</td>
<td>Corres</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>corresponding</td>
<td>Corresp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cost</td>
<td>Cst</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sold</td>
<td>COGS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>credit</td>
<td>Cr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cumulate</td>
<td>Cumul</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>currency</td>
<td>Curr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>current</td>
<td>Crnt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>customer</td>
<td>Cust</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>customer/vendor</td>
<td>CV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>daily</td>
<td>Dly</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dampener</td>
<td>Damp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>database management system</td>
<td>DBMS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>date</td>
<td>D</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>definition</td>
<td>Def</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>demonstration</td>
<td>Demo</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>department</td>
<td>Dept</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>department/project</td>
<td>DP</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>depreciation</td>
<td>Depr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>description</td>
<td>Desc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>detail</td>
<td>Dtl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>detailed</td>
<td>Dtld</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>details</td>
<td>Dtls</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>deviation</td>
<td>Dev</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>difference</td>
<td>Diff</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>dimension</td>
<td>Dim</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>direct</td>
<td>Dir</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>discount</td>
<td>Disc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>discrete</td>
<td>Discr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>distribute</td>
<td>Distr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>distributed</td>
<td>Distrd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>distributor</td>
<td>Distbtr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>distribution</td>
<td>Distrn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>document</td>
<td>Doc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>duplicate</td>
<td>Dupl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>entered</td>
<td>Entrd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>engineering</td>
<td>Engin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>exchange</td>
<td>Exch</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>excluding</td>
<td>Excl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>execute</td>
<td>Exec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expected</td>
<td>Expd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expedited</td>
<td>Exped</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expense</td>
<td>Exp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expression</td>
<td>Expr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expiration</td>
<td>Expir</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>extended</td>
<td>Ext</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>explode</td>
<td>Expl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>export</td>
<td>Expt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>final</td>
<td>Fnl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>finance</td>
<td>Fin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fiscal</td>
<td>Fisc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>finished</td>
<td>Fnshd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>fixed asset</td>
<td>FA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>forward</td>
<td>Fwd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>freight</td>
<td>Frt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>general</td>
<td>Gen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>general ledger</td>
<td>GL</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>group</td>
<td>Gr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>header</td>
<td>Hdr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>history</td>
<td>Hist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>holiday</td>
<td>Hol</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>human resource</td>
<td>HR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>identification</td>
<td>ID</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>import</td>
<td>Imp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>inbound</td>
<td>Inbnd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>including</td>
<td>Incl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>included</td>
<td>Incld</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>incoming</td>
<td>Incmg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>independent software vendor</td>
<td>ISV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>industry</td>
<td>Indust</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>information</td>
<td>Info</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>initial</td>
<td>Init</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Intrastat</td>
<td>Intra</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>interaction</td>
<td>Interact</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>integration</td>
<td>Integr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>interest</td>
<td>Int</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Interim</td>
<td>Intm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>internal protocol</td>
<td>IP</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>inventory</td>
<td>Invt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>inventoriable</td>
<td>Invtbl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>invoice</td>
<td>Inv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>invoiced</td>
<td>Invd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>item tracking</td>
<td>IT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>journal</td>
<td>Jnl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>language</td>
<td>Lang</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ledger</td>
<td>Ledg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>level</td>
<td>Lvl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>line</td>
<td>Ln</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>list</td>
<td>Lt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>local currency</td>
<td>LCY</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>location</td>
<td>Loc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>mailing</td>
<td>Mail</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>maintenance</td>
<td>Maint</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>management</td>
<td>Mgt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>manual</td>
<td>Man</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>manufacturing</td>
<td>Mfg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>manufacturer</td>
<td>Mfr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>material</td>
<td>Mat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>marketing</td>
<td>Mktg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>maximum</td>
<td>Max</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>measure</td>
<td>Meas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>message</td>
<td>Msg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>minimum</td>
<td>Min</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>miscellaneous</td>
<td>Misc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>modify</td>
<td>Mod</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>month</td>
<td>Mth</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>negative</td>
<td>Neg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>non-inventoriable</td>
<td>NonInvtbl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>notification</td>
<td>Notif</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>number</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>numbers</td>
<td>Nos</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>object</td>
<td>Obj</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>operating</td>
<td>Oper</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>opportunity</td>
<td>Opp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>order</td>
<td>Ord</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>orders</td>
<td>Ords</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>original</td>
<td>Orig</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>organization</td>
<td>Org</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>outbound</td>
<td>Outbnd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Outgoing</td>
<td>Outg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>output</td>
<td>Out</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>outstanding</td>
<td>Outstd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>overhead</td>
<td>Ovhd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>payment</td>
<td>Pmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>percent</td>
<td>Pct</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>personnel</td>
<td>Persnl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>physical</td>
<td>Phys</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>picture</td>
<td>Pic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>planning</td>
<td>Plng</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>posted</td>
<td>Pstd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>posting</td>
<td>Post</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>positive</td>
<td>Pos</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>precision</td>
<td>Prec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>prepayment</td>
<td>Prepmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>product</td>
<td>Prod</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>production</td>
<td>Prod</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>production order</td>
<td>ProdOrd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>project</td>
<td>Proj</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>property</td>
<td>Prop</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>prospect</td>
<td>Prspct</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>purchase</td>
<td>Purch</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>purchases</td>
<td>Purch</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>purchaser</td>
<td>Purchr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>purchase order</td>
<td>PurchOrd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>quality</td>
<td>Qlty</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>quantity</td>
<td>Qty</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>questionnaire</td>
<td>Questn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>quote</td>
<td>Qte</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>radio frequency</td>
<td>RF</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>range</td>
<td>Rng</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>receipt</td>
<td>Rcpt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>received</td>
<td>Rcd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>record</td>
<td>Rec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>records</td>
<td>Recs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reconcile</td>
<td>Recncl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reconciliation</td>
<td>Recon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>recurring</td>
<td>Recur</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reference</td>
<td>Ref</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>register</td>
<td>Reg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>registration</td>
<td>Regn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>registered</td>
<td>Regd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>relation</td>
<td>Rel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>relations</td>
<td>Rels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>relationship</td>
<td>Rlshp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>release</td>
<td>Rlse</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>released</td>
<td>Rlsd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>remaining</td>
<td>Rem</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reminder</td>
<td>Rmdr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>replacement</td>
<td>Repl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>replenish</td>
<td>Rplnsh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>replenishment</td>
<td>Rplnsht</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>report</td>
<td>Rpt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>represent</td>
<td>Rep</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>represented</td>
<td>Repd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>request</td>
<td>Rqst</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>required</td>
<td>Reqd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>requirement</td>
<td>Reqt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>requirements</td>
<td>Reqts</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>requisition</td>
<td>Req</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reserve</td>
<td>Rsv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reserved</td>
<td>Rsvd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reservation</td>
<td>Reserv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>resolution</td>
<td>Resol</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>resource</td>
<td>Res</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>response</td>
<td>Rsp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>responsibility</td>
<td>Resp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>retain</td>
<td>Rtn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>retained</td>
<td>Rtnd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>return</td>
<td>Ret</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>returns</td>
<td>Rets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>revaluation</td>
<td>Revaln</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>reverse</td>
<td>Rev</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>review</td>
<td>Rvw</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>round</td>
<td>Rnd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>rounded</td>
<td>Rndd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>rounding</td>
<td>Rndg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>route</td>
<td>Rte</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>routing</td>
<td>Rtng</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>routine</td>
<td>Rout</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sales & receivables</td>
<td>Sales</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>safety</td>
<td>Saf</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>schedule</td>
<td>Sched</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>second</td>
<td>Sec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>segment</td>
<td>Seg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>select</td>
<td>Sel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>selection</td>
<td>Selctn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sequence</td>
<td>Seq</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>serial</td>
<td>Ser</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>serial number</td>
<td>SN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>service</td>
<td>Serv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sheet</td>
<td>Sh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>shipment</td>
<td>Shpt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>source</td>
<td>Src</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>special</td>
<td>Spcl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>specification</td>
<td>Spec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>specifications</td>
<td>Specs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>standard</td>
<td>Std</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>frequency</td>
<td>SF</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>statement</td>
<td>Stmt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>statistical</td>
<td>Stat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>statistics</td>
<td>Stats</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>stock</td>
<td>Stk</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>stockkeeping unit</td>
<td>SKU</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>stream</td>
<td>Stm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>structured query language</td>
<td>SQL</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>subcontract</td>
<td>Subcontr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>subcontracted</td>
<td>Subcontrd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>subcontracting</td>
<td>Subcontrg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>substitute</td>
<td>Sub</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>substitution</td>
<td>Subst</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>suggest</td>
<td>Sug</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>suggested</td>
<td>Sugd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>suggestion</td>
<td>Sugn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>summary</td>
<td>Sum</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>suspended</td>
<td>Suspd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>symptom</td>
<td>Sympt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>synchronize</td>
<td>Synch</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>temporary</td>
<td>Temp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>total</td>
<td>Tot</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>transaction</td>
<td>Transac</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>transfer</td>
<td>Trans</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>translation</td>
<td>Transln</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>tracking</td>
<td>Trkg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>troubleshoot</td>
<td>Tblsht</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>troubleshooting</td>
<td>Tblshtg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>unit of measure</td>
<td>UOM</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>unit test</td>
<td>UT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>unrealized</td>
<td>Unreal</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>unreserved</td>
<td>Unrsvd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>update</td>
<td>Upd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>valuation</td>
<td>Valn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>value</td>
<td>Val</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>value added tax</td>
<td>VAT</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>variance</td>
<td>Var</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>vendor</td>
<td>Vend</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>warehouse</td>
<td>Whse</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>web shop</td>
<td>WS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>worksheet</td>
<td>Wksh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>g/l</td>
<td>GL</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>%</td>
<td>Pct</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3-tier</td>
<td>Three-Tier</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Outlook Synch</td>
<td>Osynch</td>
</tr>
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