On 20 Jan 99, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I have an old Military Standard Abbreviations For Use On Drawings, And In
> Specifications, Standards, and Technical Documents, Mil-Std-12D dated 15
> June 1968.  I use this all the time.
>
> However, it is probably REALLY outdated, and replaced with some other
> standard.
>
> Can someone point me to the latest, most popular specification which gives
> the recommended abbreviations for todays items.

Good question Mike! We don't have an "official" list of abbreviations here and
the only thing consistant here is inconsistancy! I also use MIL-STD-12 (my
personal copy) when I need an abbreviation. Unfortunately alot of the
terminology we use is not covered in that spec. I create my own using 12D as
a guideline.

Is there something else? I'm still trying to drag this department into 1989. (Who
needs Y2K problems when I have a Y2K-10 problem!)

Thanks again!

JoAnn L. Amerson
Design Librarian
Red Lion Controls, Inc.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Voice: (717) 767-6961 ext 6308


Thought for the day:
  Be like a postage stamp--stick to one thing till you get there.
     -Josh Billings

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