DIRECTIONAL ABBREVIATIONS
| DESCRIPTION | ABBREVIATION |
| NORTH | N |
| SOUTH | S |
| EAST | E |
| WEST | W |
| NORTHEAST | NE |
| NORTHWEST | NW |
| SOUTHEAST | SE |
| SOUTHWEST | SW |
BUSINESS WORD ABBREVIATIONS
| COMMON PRESENTATION | ABBREVIATION | COMMON PRESENTATION | ABBREVIATION | |
| ACCOUNT | ACCT | INTERPRETATION | INTRPRTN | |
| ACQUISITION | ACQSTN | LABORATORY | LAB | |
| ADMINISTRATION | ADMIN | MANAGEMENT | MGMT | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE | ADMINSTRV | MANAGER | MGR | |
| AFFAIRS | AFFRS | MOUNTAIN | MTN | |
| AGENCY | AGCY | NATIONAL | NATL | |
| AGENT | AGNT | NORTHERN | NRTHRN | |
| ASSISTANCE | ASSTNCE | OCCUPATIONAL | OCCUPTNL | |
| ASSISTANT | ASSIST | OFFICE | OFC | |
| BASIN | BSN | OPERATIONS | OPRNS | |
| BIOLOGICAL | BIOL | PARTNERSHIP | PRTNRSHP | |
| BRANCH | BR | PAYMENT | PYMT | |
| CENTER | CTR | PENINSULA | PEN | |
| CIVIL | CVL | PRESERVE | PRSV | |
| CIVILIAN | CVLN | PRODUCTION | PRODN | |
| COMMUNICATION | COMMCTN | PROGRAM | PRGM | |
| COMPENSATION | CMPNSTN | PROJECT | PROJ | |
| COMPLEX | COMPLX | PROPERTY | PROP | |
| CONSERVATION | CONSERV | PUBLICATION | PUBLCTN | |
| CONTROL | CNTRL | RECOVERY | RECVY | |
| COOPERATIVE | COOP | RECREATIONAL | RCRTNL | |
| COORDINATION | COORD | REFUGE | RFG | |
| COORDINATOR | COORDNTR | REGIONAL | RGNL | |
| COUNCIL | CNCL | REPOSITORY | REPSTRY | |
| DEVELOPMENT | DEV | RESEARCH | RSRCH | |
| DIRECTOR | DIR | RESIDENT | RES | |
| DISTRIBUTION | DISTRB | RESOURCE | RESRC | |
| DISTRICT | DIST | RESTORATION | RESTOR | |
| DIVISION | DIV | RIVER | RIV | |
| ECOLOGICAL | ECOL | SATELLITE | SAT | |
| EDUCATION | EDUC | SENIOR | SR | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | ENVIRON | SERVICE | SVC | |
| EVALUATION | EVAL | SOUTHERN | STHRN | |
| FACILITY | FACLTY | SPECIAL | SPEC | |
| FOUNDATION | FNDTN | STATION | STA | |
| GENERAL | GEN | SUBOFFICE | SUBOFC | |
| GROUP | GRP | SUPERVISOR | SUPRVSR | |
| HABITAT | HAB | SUPPORT | SPPRT | |
| HATCHERY | HTCHY | TRAINING | TRNG | |
| HEADQUARTERS | HDQTRS | VISITOR | VSTR | |
| INFORMATION | INFO | WATERFOWL | WTRFWL | |
| INTEGRITY | INTGRTY | WHITE | WHT | |
| INTEREST | INTRST | WILDLIFE | WILDL | |
| INTERNATIONAL | INTERNATL |