MANAB: Manual of Word Abbreviations (4th edition)

Fourth Edition, December 2021

MANAB is a manual of abbreviations authorized for use in transmissions over Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) Telecommunication Networks. This edition supersedes, on December 2, 2021, all previous versions of MANAB.

Originating Authority:

Prediction Services Directorate

Issued under the authority of the Assistant Deputy Minister

Meteorological Service of Canada

Crown Copyrights Reserved

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Author: Government of Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada

Language of Document: Bilingual - English/French

Document Type: Manual

Pages: 178

Year: 2021

Foreword

MANAB is a manual of abbreviations authorized for use in transmissions over Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) Telecommunication Networks.

Most of the approved abbreviations which may appear in ECCC's Telecommunication Network are included in MANAB; however, the manual is not a complete reference for encoding or decoding abbreviations used in Canada.

Excluded from MANAB are:

Standard dictionary abbreviations such as A.M., P.M., etc.
Standard metric abbreviations such as DAM (for decametre), etc.
Standard WMO approved data designators such as SM, SI, UX, etc.
In addition to the above, any other term may be used provided that they are:
- spelled out fully; and
- well understood by users.

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