Abbreviations dictionary. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dean Stahl, Karen Kerchelich ; originated by Ralph De Sola.
• Other Names: Stahl, Dean; Kerchelich, Karen; De Sola, Ralph, 1908-1993
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; How to Use this Book; A to Z; Abbreviations; Acronyms; Anonyms; Appellations; Computer Terminology; Contractions; Criminalistic and Data-Processing Terms; Genealogical Terms; Geographical Equivalents; Government Agencies; Historical, Musical, and Mythological Characters; Initialisms; Legal, Medical, Military, and Scientific Terms; Short Forms; Signs and Symbols; Slang; Airlines of the World; Air-Pollution Index; Airports of the World; American States and Capitals; Astronomical Constellations, Stars, and Symbols; Bafflegab Divulged; Bell Code from Bridge or Pilothouse to Engine Room; Birthstones-Ancient and Modern; British Counties Abbreviated; Canadian Provinces; Capitals of Nations, Provinces, Places, and States; C-B (Citizens' Band) Radio Frequency Short-Wave Call Signs; Chemical Element Symbols, Atomic Numbers, and Discovery Data; Civil and Military Time Systems Compared; Climatic Region Symbols; Corrections Facilities and Criminalistic Terms; Currencies of the World; Diacritical and Punctuation Marks; Dysphemistic Place-Names; Earthquake Data (Richter Scale); Eponyms, Nicknames, and Geographical Names; Fishing Port Registration Symbols (Great Britain and Ireland); Greek Alphabet; International Civil Aircraft Markings; International Conversions Simplified; International Radio Alphabet and Code; International Vehicle License Letters; International Yacht Racing Union Nationality Codes; Inventions and Inventors; Irish Counties Abbreviated; Mexican State Names and Abbreviations; Musical Nicknames and Superlatives; National Capitals; National Holidays; National Parks; Numbered Abbreviations; Numeration; Oldest American Settlements; Phobias; Ports of the World; Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States; Principles, Laws, Rules, Theories, and Doctrines; Proofreaders' Marks; Railroad Conductors' Cord-Pull Signals Plus Engineers' Whistle Signals; Railroads of the World; Roman Numerals; Rules of the Road-at Sea; Russian Alphabet; Ship's Bell Time Signals; Signs and Symbols Frequently Used (including Emoticons); States, Nations, and Territories; Steamship Lines; Superlatives; U.S. Naval Ship Symbols; Vehicle Registration Symbols (Index Markers); Weather Symbols (Beaufort Scale); Wedding Anniversary Symbols; Winds and Rains of the World; Zip-Coded Automatic Data-Processing Abbreviations; Zodiacal Signs
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 1529 pages)
• Subjects: 423/.1; Abbreviations, English; Signs and symbols -- Dictionaries; Acronyms; Abréviations anglaises; Signes et symboles -- Dictionnaires anglais; Sigles; REFERENCE; Abbreviations, English; Acronyms; Signs and symbols; Afkortingen; Acroniemen; Engels; Abkürzung; Wörterbuch; Abbreviations as Topic; Electronic books; Dictionaries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420036640; 1420036645
• Related ISBNs: 0849390036; 9780849390036
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.