Common Abbreviations

Throughout the application and/or the Help documentation, relatively common abbreviations may be encountered. While the following is not an exhaustive list, it attempts to clarify the meaning of some typical abbreviations. Where possible, abbr. terms may also appear.

Common Abbreviations and Their Meaning
AbbreviationMeaning
AdrAddress
ARAngle Right
AvgAverage
AzAzimuth
BkBack
CalcCalculate
CharCharacter
ChkCheck
cmCentimeter
Coord(s)Coordinate(s)
crdCoordinate File
crdbCoordinate File Database
CtrlControl
DescDescription
DevDeviation
DiffDifference
DistDistance
ElElevation
FstFast
ftFoot
FwdForward
GNSSGlobal Navigation Satellite System
GPSGlobal Positioning System
HDHorizontal Distance
HIHeight of Instrument
HorizHorizontal
HtHeight or Height of Antenna with GNSS
HTHeight of Target
IDIdentifier
iftInternational Foot
inInch
InstInstrument
IntInterval
jdbJob Database
LLeft
mMeter
mmMillimeter
NoNumber
OSOffset
PrevPrevious
PtPoint ID
PtsPoints
RRight
RdgReading
RTSRobotic Total Station
SDSlope Distance
StaStation
StdStandard
TSTotal Station
VertVertical
ZEZenith