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Listing of Abbreviations Used in Accounting Materials*
(Fund, Object, Dept and Object lists)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

Abbreviation
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Description
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- A -

A/P

Administrative/Professional

A/R

Accounts Receivable

A.P.S.

Animal And Plant Sales

ABACCR

Absences Accrual - (As In Compensated

 

Absences Accrual)

ABATE

Abatement

ABS

Absences - As In Compensated Absences

AC

Air Conditioner

ACAD

Academic

ACCID

Accident

ACCR

Accrued

ACCT.

Accounting

ACT

Activity

ADD'L

Additional

ADJ

Adjustment

ADM

Administrative Charges

ADMIN

Administrative

ADMIS

Admission

ADT

Auditing

AES

Agriculture Extension Service

AFD

Allowance For Depreciation

AFF

Available Funds File

AFFRS

Affairs

AG

Agriculture

AGR.

Agriculture/Agreement

AID

Agency For International Development

ALL./ALLOW

Allowance

AM

American

AMS

Agricultural Marketing Service

AN

Animal

ANAL

Analysis

APC/APD

Amended Payroll Certification/Distribution

APPROP

Appropriations

ARA

Administrative Report Access

ARP

Ag Research Programs

ARS

Agricultural Research Service

ART

Artists

AS

Accounting Services

ASM

Aerospace Structural Metals

ASMH

Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook

ASS

Association

ASST./AST

Assistants

ATM

Automatic Teller Machine

AUX

Auxiliary

AV

Audio Visual

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- B -

B & C

Bonds And Coupons

BA

Bank Adjustments

BAL

Balance

BAL SH

Balance Sheet

BC or B/C

Budgetary Control

BCDF

Budgetary Control Document File

BCHM

Biochemistry

BEN/BENF

Benefit(s)

BILL

Billiards

BLDG

Building

BO

Business Office

BOWL

Bowling

BSG

Building, Services and Grounds

BUDG

Budgeted

BUILD

Building

BUS./BSN

Business

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- C -

C+MV

Cost Plus Market Value

C/S

Cost Sharing

CAP.

Capital

CAR

Centralized Accounts Receivable

CARR.

Carriers

CD

Certificates Of Deposits

CEA

Continuing Education Administration

CERT.

Certificate

CES

Co-Operative Extension Service

C&FS

Consumer & Family Sciences

CFAH

Composites Failure Analysis Handbook

CH/CHG/CHRG

Charge

CHANC

Chancellor

CHEM

Chemical

CIS

Center For Instructional Services

CLER.

Clerical

CLS

Class

CMS

Central Machine Shop

CNTR

Center

CO

Company

COMM.

Commercial

COMP

Compensation/Compensated

COMPL

Complement

CONF

Conference

CONSTR

Construction

CONT./CONTIN

Continuous/Continuing

CONTR.

Contractual/Contributed/Construction

CONVO

Convocations

COPA

Cost Of Program Allowance

CRC

Cash Receipts Clearing

CSRS

Co-Operative State Research Service

CS

Central Stores

CTL

Control

CTR

Center

CULT.

Cultural

CUR

Current

CURR

Currency

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- D -

DAN

Dance

DCC

Day Care Center

DEC

Decorations

DED

Deduction

DEHYD

Dehydration

DEL

Delicious

DEP

Deposit / Dependent

DEPR

Depreciation

DEPT

Department

DEV.

Development

DEVELOP

Development

DHHS

Department Of Health And Human Services

DIAGNOS

Diagnosis

DISC

Discount

DISP

Disposable

DISTR

Distribution

DOD

Department Of Defense

DOE

Department Of Energy

DOI

Department Of Interior

DOS

Dean Of Students

DOT

Department Of Transportation

DOUBT.

Doubtful

DREF

Departmental Reference Code

DTDH

Damage Tolerant Design Handbook

DUP/DUPL

Duplication

DUPLIC

Duplication

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- E -

EC

Entry Code

ED

Education

EDF

Encumbrance Document File

EE

Employee

EM

Electron Microscope

EMBRAPA

National Agriculture Research Affairs

ENC

Encumbrance

ENDOW/END

Endowment

ENG/ENGR

Engineer/Engineering

ENS

Ensemble

ENT/ENTER

Enterprises

ENTER

Enterprises

ENVIR.

Environmental

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EQ/EQP/EQUIP

Equipment

EQT

Equipment

ER

Employer

EXCH

Exchange

EXH

Exhibit

EXP/EX

Expense

EXT

External / Extension

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- F -

F&A

Facilities and Administrative costs (previously called Indirect Costs or overhead)

FABR

Fabrication

FAC

Faculty / Facilities

FAST

Fastening

FBU

Fringe Benefits - University

FD

Fund

FED

Federal

FELL.

Fellowships

FEST

Festival

FIAA

Financial Information Account Attribute

FIN/FINAN

Financial

FLOC

Fund Location

FMIS

Financial Management Information System

FNC

Functional

(FOR)

Foreign

FRIN/FR

Fringe

FS

Food Service

FSI

Food Stores Issues

FTBALL

Football

FUNCT

Functions

FURN

Furniture

FW

Fort Wayne

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- G -

GEN./GENRL

General

GL or G/L

General Ledger

GOVT

Government

GRAD

Graduate

GSF

General Service Fee

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- H -

HAPPEN.

Happening

HFS

Housing And Food Service

HLMC

Hall Of Music

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HOSP

Hospital

HPTLTY

Hospitality

HRS

Hours

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

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- I -

I B

Incidental Billing

I-U

Inter-Unit/ Indiana University

IDC

Indirect Cost

INC/INCO

Income

IND

Indiana

INFO

Information

INS

Insurance

INSP.

Inspiration

INST/INSTR

Instruction

INT

Internal / Interest

INT'L

International

INTRNTNL

International

INVEST

Investment

IPIA

International Programs In Agriculture

IPS

International Parcel Service

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- J -

JEOL

Jeol Scope

JTRP

Joint Transportation Research Project

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- K -

K-REG.

Kitchen Regular

K-STUD.

Kitchen Student

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- L -

LA

Lower Arena

LAF

Lafayette

LARS

Laboratory For Applications Of Remote Sensing

LB1

Lockbox 1

LECT.

Lecture

LIAB

Liability

LIC

License

LIM

Limit

LT

Long Term

LTD

Life To Date/Long Term Disability

LTFS

Long Term Field Staff

LUBR

Lubricants

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- M -

M.A.I.L.

Local Mailing Service

MACH

Machine

MAINT

Maintenance

MARR

Married

MAT/MATL

Material

MED

Medical/Medicine

MEM

Memorial

MERCH.

Merchandise

MFG

Manufacturing

MGMT

Management

MI

Medical Illustrations

MISC

Miscellaneous

MMAD

Materials Management Distribution

MN

Merchants National

MSH

Married Student Housing

MSO

Mechanical Systems Operations

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- N -

NAT

National

NASA

National Aeronautical Space Administration

NBE

Not Budgeted Elsewhere

NO F&A

Not chargeable for F&A (see F&A)

NCENTRAL

North Central

NEWSLET

Newsletter

NON RES

Non Resident

NON-RFNDBLE

Non-Refundable

NSF

National Science Foundation

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- O -

OBL

Obligations

OCGBA

Office of Contract and Grant

 

Business Affairs

OFC

Office

O/H

Overhead

OP&TECH

Operational And Technical

OPER

Operations

ORG

Organization

OSP

Other Sponsored Programs

OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health Admin.

OTH

Other

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- P -

P P

Physical Plant / Plant Pathology

PAI

Personal Accident Insurance

PAP

Paper

PAR

Professional Activity Report

PARK

Parking

PAV

Pavement

PDC

Payroll Distribution Charge

PEP

Purdue Enrichment Program

PERF

Public Employees Retirement Fund

PERS

Personal

PF

Physical Facilities

PHAR/PHARM

Pharmacy

PHY PL

Physical Plant

PL

Parking Lots

PLT

Plant

PLUMB

Plumbing

PMT

Payment

PMU

Purdue Memorial Union

PO

Purchase Order

POS

Position

PREM

Premium

PREP.

Preparation

PRES

President

PREVENT.

Preventive

PRF

Purdue Research Foundation

PRNT

Printing

PROC.

Process/Procedure

PROD/-P

Production

PROF.

Professional

PROG

Program

PROJ

Project

PROP

Property

PST

Purdue Statewide Technology

PSU

Purdue Student Union

PU

Purdue University

PUBS

Publications

PUCC

Purdue University Computing Center

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- Q -

- R -

RC

Regional Campus

RCHG/RECH

Recharge

RCPT

Reception

REC

Receivable

RECR

Recreation

RECV

Recovery

REFERRA

Referral

REFRIG

Refrigerator

REFUN

Refund

REG

Regular

REGIST

Registration

REGULAT

Regulatory

REHAB

Rehabilitation

REINV

Reinvestment

REM

Radiological And Environmental Management

REM.

Remit

REN

Renewal

RENOV

Renovations

REP

Repair

REPL/R

Replacement

RES

Research/Reserve/Resident

RESFOR

Reserve For

REST

Restricted

RESURF

Resurfacing

RET

Retirement

REV

Revenue

REVIS

Revision

RHI

Restaurant, Hotel & Institutional Mgmt.

RM&ML

Room And Meals

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- S -

S & E

Supplies And Expense

S & W

Salaries And Wages

SAH

Structural Alloys Handbook

SAL.

Salaries

SALV.

Salvage

SANIT.

Sanitation

SCH

School

SCHEDUL./SCHED

Schedule

SCI

Scientific

SEB

State Egg Board

SECT

Sectioning

SEP

Separately

SER/SERV

Service

SFO

Supervised Flight Operations

SH

Sheet

SHAR

Share/Sharing

SINGL

Single

SOC

Societies

SP

Sponsored

SPEC.

Specialized

SPON

Sponsored

SS

Social Security

SSF

Specialized Service Facilities

ST

Student/State/Short Term

STA

Station

STFS

Short Term Field Staff

STFUNCT

Student Functions

STU/STUD/STDT

Student

SUBJ

Subject

SUM

Summer

SUP /SUPP

Supplies

SURG/SUR

Surgery

SVC

Services

SYS

System

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- T -

TCKT/TI

Tickets

TECH

Technology

TELECOM

Telecommunications

TEMP

Temporary

TERM.

Terminal

TIF

Temporary Investment Fund

TOURN

Tournament

TP

Ticket Price

TPA

Third Party Administrator

TRANSC

Transcripts

TRANSF.

Transfers

TRANSP./TRANS

Transportation

TRAV/TRA

Travel

TREAS/TR

Treasurer

TRVL

Travel

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- U -

UNAM

Unamortized

UNAMORT

Unamortized

UND.GRAD

Undergraduate

UNDIST.

Undistributed

UNEMP

Unemployment

UNIV

University

UNR

Unrestricted

UNRED.

Unredeemed

UNREST.

Unrestricted

UPS

United Postal Service

US

United States

US.R

United States Resident

USDA

United States Department Of Agriculture

UTIL

Utilities

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- V -

VCS

Voluntary Cost Sharing

VEH

Vehicle

VEND

Vending

VENT

Ventilation

VET

Veterinary

VIS

Visitor

VIT

Vitamin

VP

Vice President

VTE

Vocational Technical Education

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- W -

WITH

Withholding

WIP

Work In Process (Physical Plant)

WL

West Lafayette

WS

Work Study

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- Y -

YTD

Year To Date

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* FOR OTHER ABBREVIATIONS, PLEASE SEE 'LEGEND FOR YTD/LTD, B. SHEET ATTRIBUTES' UNDER FUND LISTING AND 'LEGEND FOR DOCUMENT NUMBER' UNDER ENTRY CODE.