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359 Other Considerations

359.1 Short–Ending Substitution

Substitute short endings on words.

Ending	Substitute
an	= \u2009n
er	=\u2009 r
ial	=\u2009 l
al	=\u2009 l
ies	=\u2009 s
es	=\u2009 s
ed	= \u2009d
ing	= \u2009ng
tion	=\u2009 tn

359.2 Last Word Abbreviations

If the last word of an address line is any of those listed below, first replace the word with the standard abbreviation. If additional compression is still required, remove the word or its standard abbreviation.

Note: This step can be applied only to address lines #6, 7, 8, and 9.

Word	Abbreviations
ADMINISTRATION	ADMN
AGENCY	AGCY
BRANCH	BRNCH, BR
CENTER	CTR
COMPANY	CO
CORPORATION	CORP
DIVISION	DIV
ENTERPRISE	ENTRPRS
GOVERNMENT	GOVT
GROUP	GRP
HEADQUARTERS	HDQTRS
INCORPORATED	INC
LABORATORY	LAB
LIMITED	LTD
MANAGEMENT	MGMT
MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURING	MFR, MFG
MUNICIPAL	MNCPL
NATIONAL	NATL
PARTNERSHIP	PRTNRSHP
SYSTEM	SYS

359.3 Vowel Removal

It is recommended that vowels not be removed if the desired address data element compression can be obtained by first using standard word abbreviations.

From the right side of the address line, beginning with the rightmost word, remove vowels as necessary on a word–by–word basis to achieve desired compression. Leave the last vowel; if the first character of a word is a vowel, do not remove that character. It is also recommended that the vowels not be removed from the leftmost words.