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Abbreviations and Letter Symbols


 * S.H.S.—Societatis Historiae Socius, Fellow of the Historical Society
 * s.h.v.—sub hac voce or sub hoc verbo, under this word
 * s.l.a.n.—sine loco, anno, vel nomine, without place, date, or name
 * s.l.p.—sine legitima prole, without lawful issue
 * s.m.p.—sine mascula prole, without male issue
 * s.n.—sine nomine, without name
 * s.p.—sine prole, without issue
 * S.P.A.S.—Societatis Philosophiae Americanae Socius, Fellow of the American Philosophical Society
 * s.p.s.—sine prole superstite, without surviving issue
 * S.R.S.—Societatis Regiae Socius or Sodalis, Fellow of the Royal Society
 * ss—scilicet, namely (in law)
 * S.S.C.—Societas Sanctae Crucis, Society of the Holy Cross
 * stat.—statim, immediately
 * S.T.B.—sacrae theologiae baccalaureus, bachelor of sacred theology
 * S.T.D.—sacrae theologiae doctor, doctor of sacred theology
 * S.T.P.—sacrae theologiae professor, professor of sacred theology
 * sub.—subaudi, understand, supply
 * sup.—supra, above
 * t. or temp.—tempore, in the time of
 * tal. qual.—talis qualis, just as they come; average quality
 * U.J.D.—utriusque juris doctor, doctor of both civil and canon law
 * ult.—ultimo, last month (maybe abbreviated in writing but should be spelled out in printing)
 * ung.—unguentum, ointment
 * u.s.—ubi supra, in the place above mentioned
 * ut diet.—ut dictum, as directed
 * ut sup.—ut supra, as above
 * ux.—uxor, wife
 * v.—versus, against; vide, see; voce, voice, word
 * v. a., vixit  annos—lived [so many] years
 * verb. sap.—verbum [satis] sapienti, a word to the wise suffices
 * v.g.—verbi gratia, for example
 * viz—videlicet, namely
 * vs.—vide supra, see above

If abbreviations are required, use these forms:


 * AARP—Apple Address Resolution Protocol
 * ABLS—Automated Bid List System
 * ABM—asynchronous balanced mode
 * ACES—access certificates for electronic services
 * ACP—Access Content Package
 * ACS—Access Content Storage
 * ACSIS—Acquisition, Classification, and Shipment Information System
 * AES—advanced encryption standard
 * AIFF—audio interchange file format
 * AIP—Archival Information Package
 * AIS—Archival Information Storage
 * ANSI—American National Standards Institute
 * AP—access processor
 * ARK—archival resource key
 * ARP—address resolution protocol
 * ASCII—American Standard Code for Information Interchange