abbreviation for location
 

abbreviation for "location"
i don't have a copy of y14.38, but can someone tell me if the proper abbreviation for "location" is loc?
i've been using that for years, but a coworker thinks it's loc'n.
thanks.
-dave
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i don't see an abbreviation for location in y14.38-1999 (addenda a 2002)
locate is lct.
loc is localizer.
kenat,
i guess it depends on what industry your in. in welding and allied processes it means oxygen lance cutting - loc
personally, i would just spell out location
solid edge v20
thanks. i picked up using "loc" from the aerospace industry (p&w).
-dave
everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.
as kenat said, lct is for "locate", and using the syntax rule (asme y14.38 ?3.5), i would say "loc" also applies to "location". however, when in doubt, spell it out.
kenat also correctly said, loc is "localizer" (a noun), so wrong application.

ron, you mean also use lct for locate? might work up to a point but in some applications might be confusing.
i don't think any of the abbreviations & acronyms in 14.38 use an apostrophe so i'd certainly be dubious about using your colleagues version on drawings.
kenat,
yes, i meant it should be correct to use lct for "location" also by the syntax rule, and if that's unclear, then just spell it out.
i typed it wrong, and didn't proof read my post. dumb.
no apostrophes' like loc'n, that's for sure. when y14.38 replaced y1.1 it deleted all characters, slashes, dashes, and such. i guess to accommodate computers. some of my favorites went away, like f/d (field of drawing) and p/o (part of).

so i guess "a/r" for "as required" is no longer valid, if slashes are out (another carry over from my p&w days).
i really need to get a copy of that spec...
thanks.
-dave
everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.
yep, it's now ar.
kenat,
qth = location (amateur radio)
i agree with the others. but, i never abbreviate "location", it has been confusing for other departments and vendors.
chris
solidworks 08, catia v5
in the old mil-std-12d, the abbreviation for location is given as lctn.