Abbreviations and Acronyms

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The Abbreviations and acronyms is intended to be a mainstream list for Waze, but it is currently being updated offline.

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UPDATE NOTE: The newest (July 2015) TTS voices now allow per-country standard abbreviation lists. This list will be provided to Waze so that TTS can be set to reflect this list.

State abbreviations

Currently, the State field is not set for use in Australia. Therefore, where a state or territory abbreviation is required to distinguish between the same suburb (city) name in two different states, only the following abbreviations should be used, with the specified capitalisation.

State/territory name	Standard abbreviation
Australian Capital Territory	ACT
New South Wales	NSW
Northern Territory	NT
Queensland	QLD
South Australia	SA
Tasmania	TAS
Victoria	VIC
Western Australia	WA

Do not use fullstops afterwards (e.g. Qld.) or inside (e.g. N.S.W.) these abbreviations. Do not use mixed-case capitalisation (e.g. Tas).

Measurement Suffix Abbreviations

Suffix name	Standard abbreviation
Kilometre/ kilometer	km
Metre/ meter	m

Standard Suffix Abbreviations

Notes:

1. Only abbreviate suffixes.

• "The Avenue", "The Green ", and etc. should not be abbreviated.
• "Circuit Avenue Road" would be abbreviated to Circuit Avenue Rd and not "Cct Ave Rd"
• A road named "Service way" should not be abbreviated, while "Pipeline Service way" should be.

2. Suffix abbreviations do not contain any punctuation, such as "." (Full-stops) or "-" (Hyphens).

3. In the event that the original suffix is a plural (i.e contains a "s" at the end) and only its singular form is present as an abbreviation, simply add an "s" to the end of the abbreviation.

4. If no abbreviation is given in this table, then spell out the word in full.

Suffix name	Standard abbreviation	Comment
A
Access	Accs
Alley	Ally
Alleyway	Alwy
Amble	Ambl
Approach	App
Arcade	Arc
Artery	Art
Avenue	Ave
B
Basin	Basn
Beach	Bch
Block	Blk
Bluff	Blf	Unofficial?
Boulevard	Bvd
Brace	Brce
Branch	Br	Unofficial?
Break	Brk
Bridge	Bdge
Broadway	Bdwy
Bypass	Bypa
Byway	Bywy
C
Canyon	Cyn	Unofficial?
Causeway	Caus
Centre/ Center	Ctr
Centreway/ Centerway	Cnwy
Chase	Ch
Circle	Cir
Circlet	Clt
Circuit	Cct
Circus	Crcs
Close	Cl
Colonnade	Clde
Common	Cmmn
Concourse	Con
Copse	Cps
Corner	Cnr
Corso	Cso
Course	Crse	Unofficial?
Court	Ct
Courtyard	Ctyd
Creek	Crk	Unofficial?
Crescent	Cres
Crest	Crst
Crossing	Crsg
Crossroad	Crd
Crossway	Cowy
Cruiseway	Cuwy
Cul-De-Sac	Cds
Cutting	Cttg
D
Deviation	Devn
Distributor	Dstr
Divide	Dv	Unofficial?
Drive	Dr
Driveway	Drwy
E
Entrance	Ent
Esplanade	Esp
Estate	Est
Expressway	Exp
Extension	Extn
F
Fairway	Fawy
Fire Track	Ftrk
Firetrail	Fitr
Follow	Folw
Footway	Ftwy
Foreshore	Fshr
Formation	Form
Freeway	Fwy
Front	Frnt
Frontage	Frtg
G
Garden	Gdn
Gardens	Gdns
Gate	Gte
Gates	Gtes
Glade	Gld
Grange	Gra
Green	Grn
Ground	Grnd
Grove	Gr
Gully	Gly
H
Heights	Hts
Highroad	Hrd
Highway	Hwy
I
Interchange	Intg
Intersection	Intn
J
Junction	Jnc
K
L
Landing	Ldg
Lane	Lane	Ln is deprecated by IP Australia
Laneway	Lnwy
Little	Lt
Lookout	Lkt
Lower	Lwr
M
Meadow	Mdw	Unofficial?
Meander	Mndr
Motorway	Mwy
Mount	Mt
Mountain	Mtn	Unofficial?
N
O
Orchard	Orch	Unofficial?
Outlook	Otlk
Overpass	Opas	Unofficial?
P
Parade	Pde
Park	Park	Pk deprecated by IP Australia
Parklands	Pkld
Parkway	Pkwy
Passage	Psge	Unofficial?
Piazza	Piaz
Pike	Pke	Unofficial? Remove?
Place	Pl
Plain	Pln	Unofficial?
Plateau	Plat
Plaza	Plza
Pocket	Pkt
Point	Pnt
Promenade	Prom
Q
Quadrangle	Qdgl
Quadrant	Qdrt
Quay	Qy
Quays	Qys
R
Radial	Radl	Unofficial? Is this needed?
Ramble	Rmbl
Ranch	Rnch	Unofficial?
Range	Rnge
Rapid	Rpd	Unofficial?
Reach	Rch
Reserve	Res
Retreat	Rtt
Ridge	Rdge
Ridgeway	Rgwy
Right Of Way	Rowy
River	Rvr
Riverway	Rvwy
Riviera	Rvra
Road	Rd
Roadside	Rdsd
Roadway	Rdwy
Ronde	Rnde
Rosebowl	Rsbl
Rotary	Rty
Round	Rnd
Route	Rte
S
Service Way	Swy
Shoal	Shl	Unofficial?
Shore	Shr	Unofficial?
Skyway	Skwy	Unofficial?
Siding	Sdng
Slope	Slpe
Sound	Snd
Spur	Spur
Square	Sq
Stairs	Strs
Station	Sta
State Highway	Shwy
Steps	Stps
Strand	Stra
Stream	Strm	Unofficial?
Street	St
Strip	Strp
Subway	Sbwy
Summit	Smt	Unofficial? Is this needed?
T
Terrace	Tce
Thoroughfare	Thor
Throughway	Thwy	Unofficial?
Tollway	Tlwy
Towers	Twrs
Track	Trk
Trafficway	Trfy	Unofficial? Is this needed?
Trail	Trl	Trl
Trailer	Trlr
Triangle	Tri
Trunkway	Tkwy
Tunnel	Tunl	Unofficial?
Turnpike	Tpk	Unofficial? Is this needed?
U
Underpass	Upas
Upper	Upr
V
Valley	Vly	Unofficial?
Viaduct	Vdct
Villa	Vll
Village	Vlg	Unofficial?
Villas	Vlls
Vista	Vsta
W
Walkway	Wkwy
Water	Wtr	Unofficial?
Wharf	Whrf
X
Y
Z

Other Abbreviations

Prefixes, directional abbreviations and other (non-suffix) abbreviations should not be used, except for state/ territory abbreviations & country abbreviations; under ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.

1. Prefix abbreviations such as Mount (Mt.) Note: Mount (Mt.) is not the same as Mountain (Mtn.).

• Although they are common, can cause issues as variation and overlap exists between naming, usage, and prefix standards (I.e. What words to, and how to, abbreviate).
• Therefore a lake named "Lake Clair" would not be abbreviated, while if its documented name was "Clair Lake" it would be.
• "St " at the start of a suburb name is part of the legal name. It should not be expanded to "Saint".
• "St " (meaning "Saint") as part of the street name should be shown as "St. " with the trailing full stop to cause it to be correctly pronounced by the TTS.

2. Directional abbreviations include: East (E), South West (SW), Central (CN), Upper (UP), and Lower (LR).

• These abbreviations should not be abbreviated.
• In addition to not being abbreviated, directions should only be included when they are a part of the documented name, and not a suffix or prefix added at a later stage to describe location or orientation/ direction.
• The street type should still be abbreviated e.g. "Smith Rd East" is correct; "Smith Road East" or "Smith Rd E" are not.

3. Other abbreviations include: Island (Is.), Quay (Qy), Reserve (Res) and Tunnel (Tunl).

• These are acceptable to be used when they are a suffix, but not acceptable when they are place names.
• Therefore "King-Tunnel Road" should have tunnel spelt in full, as it refers to a tunnel. While "Queen Tunnel-Road" could have tunnel abbreviated, as tunnel refers to the type of roadway, and is a part of the suffix.
• Likewise an Island named "Island Island" would be abbreviated to Island Is.

Further Reading

Please refer to the following Waze forum for a "Work in progress" list of abbreviations that are being tested, currently available, and proposed:

http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15178