A L

A - Ampere L - Steel Angle

A/C - Air Conditioning LAN - Local Area Network

A/H - After Hours LGX - Line Group Cross (Connector, fibre

optical cable)
AB - As Built
LH - Left Hand
AEC - Architecture, Engineering, and
Construction LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas

AFL - Above Floor Level LT - Laundry Trough

AFL - Above Finished Level M

AG - Agricultural pipe drain m - Metres (English) or Meters

AGL - Above Ground Level MAX - Maximum

AHD - Australian Height Datum MDF - Main Distribution Frame

(Telecommunications)
AHU - Air Handler Unit
MFR - Manufacturer
APPROX - Approximately
MHz - Megahertz
AS - Australian Standard
Micky Mouse - A toy project, of very low
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information
quality.
Interchange
MIN - Minimum
ATF - Along Top Flange
MISC - Miscellaneous
B
M.J. - Movement Joint
B - Basin or Bottom
mm - Millimetres
BLDG - Building
MS - Mild Steel
BNS - Business Network Services
N
BOT - Bottom
NC - Normally Closed
BQ - Bendable Quality
NET - Network
BSP - British Standard Pipe
No. - Number
BT - Bath Tub
BT - Boundary Trap NOM - Nominal

BTM - Bottom NS - Near Side

BW - Both Ways N.S.O.P. - Not Shown On Plan

C NTS - Not To Scale

C - C shaped steel purlin NZS - New Zealand Standard

C/C - Cross Centres O

C.J. - Control Joint (or Construction Joint) OA or O/A - Overall

CAD - Computer Aided Design. Less commonly OD - Outside Diameter

use is Computer Assisted Drafting.
OPT - Optional
CCTV - Closed Circuit TeleVision
P
CFW - Continuous Fillet Weld
PCD - Pitch Circle Diameter
CHS - Circular Hollow Section
PFC - Parallel Flange Channel
CL - Center Line
PL - Plate
CLG - Control Joint
PT - Pressure Tapping
CLR - Clearance
PVC - Ploy Vinyl Chloride
CMU - Cement Masonry Unit
Q
CNJ - Construction Joint
QTY - Quantity
COL - Column
R
COMMS - Communications
R - Radius
CONN - Connection
RAD - Radius or radial
CONT - Continuous
REF - Reference
CS - Cleaners Sink
REINF - Reinforcement
CT - Controller
REQ'D - Required
CTR(S) - Centre/S
REV - Revision
CTRL - Control
RH - Right Hand
CTRS - Centers
RHS - Rectangular Hollow Section
CU - Dental Cuspidor
CVR - Cover RL - Reduced Level or Relative Level

°C - Degrees Celsius S

D S - Sink

DAR - Dressed All Round SAN - Sanitary

DD - Design Drawing SDU - Sanitary Disposal Unit

DIA - Diameter SF - Strip Footing

DIM - Dimension SHR - Shower

DN - Diameter Nominal SHS - Square Hollow Section

DP - Down Pipe SIM - Similar

DR - Dryer SQ - Square

DW - Dishwasher SS or S/S - Stainless Steel

DWG - Drawing SL - Structural Level

DWG(S) - Drawing/S SSL - Structural Slab Level

E STD - Standard

EA - Equal Angle (steel) T

EF - Each Face T - Top

EL - Elevated Level TB - Tie Beam

EL - Elevation TEMP - Temperature

ELEC - Electrical TFC - Taper Flange Channel

EQ - Equal THK - Thick

EQUIP - Equipment TO or T.O. or T.OFF - Top Off

EW - Each Way TR - Laundry Trough

EWB - Electric Water Boiler TUN - Tundish

EWC - Electric Water Cooler TYP - Typical

F U

FB - Footing Beam U/S - Under Side

F'c - Characteristic Concrete Strength UA - Unequal Angle (steel)

FCU - Fan Coil Unit UB - Universal Beam (steel)

FFL - Finished Floor Level UC - Universal Column (steel)

FL - Floor Level UNO - Unless Noted Otherwise (UON is

prefered)
FOC - Fibre Optic Cable
UON - Unless Otherwise Noted
FS - Far Side
UR - Urinal
FSBL - Full Strength Butt Weld
V
FTG - Footing
VER - Vertical
FTP - Fibre Termination Panel (fibre optical
cable) VERT - Vertical

FW - Fillet Weld W

FWF - From Web Face (steel) WAN - Wide Area Network

G WB - Welded Beam (steel)

GALV - Galvanized WC - Welded Column (steel)

GCI - Galvanized corrugated iron. WC - Water Closet (toilet)

GIS - Graphic Information System WC(P) - Water Closet With 'P' Trap

GSM - Global System of Moblie or "Groupe WC(S) - Water Closet With 'S' Trap
Speciale Mobile" in French
WD - Working Drawing
H
WM - Washing Machine
H - Prewash Hose Reel
WP - Water Proof or Work Point
HOR - Horizontal
X
HORIZ - Horizontal
X - By. Example, "N12 x 1200 long" also
HP - High Pressure means "N12 by 1200 long".

HWB - Hair Wash Basin Y

I Z

ID - Inside Diameter Z - Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)

IE - Invert Elevation Z - Z shaped steel purlin

IL - Invert Level Special Characters

IO - Inspection Opening °C = Degrees Celsius

IP - Intersection Point Ø = Diameter

ISO - International Standard Organisation '# = Number

JIS - Japanese Industry Standard

kHz - Kilohertz

K.J. - Key Joint

KS - Kitchen Sink

KWh - Kilo Watt Hour (metre)