The British Organ Archive
| General | ||
| A/C | Account | |
| ad | advertisement | |
| adds | additions | |
| alts | alterations | |
| anon | anonymous | |
| Ave | Avenue | |
| bk | book | |
| BVM | Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| cf | confer; compare | |
| Ch | Choir | |
| Co | Company | |
| Col | Colonel | |
| comp peds | composition pedals | |
| DOO | Dictionary of Organs & Organsts | 1912=1st ed; 1921=2nd ed |
| Dr | Doctor | |
| ed | edition | |
| el | electric | |
| est | estimate | |
| ET | Equal Temperament | |
| Gt | Great | |
| Ho | House | |
| info | information | |
| m | manual | as in 1m, 2m, 3m, etc |
| M/C | Manchester | |
| Mr | Mister | |
| n.b. | note book | |
| n.d. | no date | |
| ob | organ builder | |
| OL | Old Ledger | |
| op | opus | |
| ord | order | |
| org | organ | |
| PC | Parish Church | |
| Ped | Pedal | |
| Pl | Place | |
| pn/pneu | pneumatic | |
| poss | possible, possibly | |
| prob | probable, probably | |
| publ | publicity | |
| qv | quod vide: which see | cross reference |
| Rd | Road | |
| reb | rebuild | |
| reconstr | reconstructed | |
| ref | reference | |
| rep(s) | repair(s) | |
| res | residence | |
| rest | restored | |
| St | Saint | |
| Str | Street | |
| Sw | Swell | |
| temp | temporary | |
| Terr | Terrace | |
| Tpt | Trumpet | |
| Trin | Trinity |