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LEXICONABBREVIATIONS – LETTER A

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You are, of course, free to visit the other part of the Lexicon, the Dictionary.

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When you put a lot of these abbreviations on a drawing, it is good practice to send along a sheet identifying all the abbreviations you used.  That sheet is appropriately identified as a "Key"  or "Legend" or even simply "Abbreviations." 

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A

A

AMP/AMPS (or ANGLE in nonelectrical applications)

AB

ANCHOR BOLT

ABS

ABSOLUTE

ABV

ABOVE

AC

ALTERNATING CURRENT

A/C

AIR CONDITIONING

ACC

ACCESS

ACPL

ACOUSTICAL PLASTER

ACT

ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE

AD

AREA DRAIN for building; AUTO DAMPER for electrical

ADD

ADDENDUM

ADH

ADHESIVE

ADJ

ADJACENT

ADJT

ADJUSTABLE

A/E

ARCHITECT/ENGINEER

AFCB ARC FAULT CIRCUIT BREAKER
AFCI ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (conventionally meaning a receptacle)

AFF

ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR

AHJ

AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION

ALT

ALTERNATE

AMD AMEND
ANG ANGLE
APX APPROXIMATELY
ASP ASPHALT
ASPS ASPHALT SHINGLE
ASYM ASYMMETRICAL
ATS AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH

AUF

ABOVE UNFINISHED FLOOR

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