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What are the abbreviation rules?

For the abbreviation of words contained in the names of objects, you should preferably use the rule defined in the document “Brazilian Government – ​​Electronic Government Executive Committee – Data Standards Catalog” contained in the bibliography. The rules contained in this document are as follows:

• give preference to:
• acronym and abbreviations must be at least 2 characters long;
• the abbreviation must be no more than two thirds of the size of the original word;
• only those with a total of more than 8 characters can be abbreviated;
• if the word, term, or name does not have a known acronym/acronym, use the guidelines below to construct the abbreviation:
• prepositions should not be used, and if you need to use verbs, use the present tense;
• whenever possible, avoid the use of abbreviations/acronyms, as they impair understanding;
  • abbreviations commonly used in Portuguese to business abbreviations;
  • business abbreviations for information technology terms;
  • terms of information technology to the creation of new ones;
• create abbreviations avoiding ambiguity;
• rule of thumb for creating new abbreviations for word:
• write the first syllable and the first letter of the second syllable, eg grammar=gram; portuguese=port; numeral=num;
• if the second syllable starts with two consonants, write both, eg construction=constr; secretary=secret;
• if the resulting abbreviation matches an existing one or suggests ambiguity, write the full second syllable and include the first letter of the third syllable, eg professional=profiss;
• any new abbreviations must be submitted to AD.