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2.1

Priority 2 Item 5

Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs. Providing the expansion in the main body of the document also helps document usability.

Specifying abbreviations and acronyms

Landon State Office Bldg.
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka KS 66612-1220

 
Landon State Office <abbr title="Building">Bldg.</abbr>
900 <acronym title="Southwest">SW</acronym> 
Jackson <abbr title="Street">St.</abbr>
66612-1220

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Marking up abbreviations and acronyms - WAI recommended technique.

View WAI Checkpoint 4.2 - Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs.