| a, (A) | author(s) |
| a.a.d. for | accepted alternative designation for
|
| a.a.d.o. | accepted alternative designation of |
| a.d.o. | alternative designation of |
| a.k.a. | also known as |
| acc. | accompaniment |
| Ad. Int. | ad interim |
| Adm.c.t.a. | administrator(s) or administratrix cum testamento annexo |
| Adm.d.b.n.c.t.a. | Administrator(s) or administratrix de bonis non cum testamento annexo |
| ADTI |
Renewals: additional title(s) |
| anon. | anonymous |
| APAU |
Name(s) of author(s) on application if different from copy |
| appl. | application |
| Appl. author | author, according to the application for registration |
| Appl. cl. | claimant, according to the application for registration |
| Appl. ti. | title, according to the application for registration |
| APTI |
Title(s) on application if difference from copy |
| arr. | arrange, arranged by, arrangement, arrangement by |
| B | bass |
| b&w | black and white (on motion picture and film strip registrations) |
| bar. | baritone |
| bk. | book |
| c | claimant |
| (C) | child (or children) of the author(s) |
| ca. | circa |
| CAST |
Motion pictures: major cast members |
| CFCT |
Copyright facts relating to all issues of the serial
(Application author, application title, new matter, etc.) |
| chap. | chapter(s) |
| CLNA |
Name of claimant(s). If claimant name is preceded by “ac”,
this indicates the claimant is also the author |
| col. | color |
| comp. | compiler, compiled, compilation |
| CONT |
Group renewals and contributions: contributions |
| corr. | corrected |
| corres. | correspondence |
| COTI |
Sound recordings : contents titles |
| CRED |
Motion pictures: credits (director, producer, etc.) |
| d.b.a. | doing business as |
| DFCX |
Mask works: date of first commercial exploitation |
| DCRE |
Date of creation (fixation) according to the application |
| DPUB |
Date of publication according to application |
| DREG |
Effective date of registration |
| (E) | executor(s) or executrix |
| ECIF |
Essential computer information field (machine coding for internal Copyright
Office use.) |
| ed. | edition, editor |
| EDST |
Edition statement |
| EDTE |
Date(s) |
| engr. | engraved |
| enl. | enlarged |
| Esq. | Esquire |
| FATF |
Facts after the title field (additional information related to the serial
title including other title information, authors, and edition statements) |
| f.b.o. | for benefit of |
| for. | foreign |
| fr. | frames |
| front. | frontispiece |
| ft. | feet |
| HLDG |
Holdings (issue information including claimant name and facts of registration) |
| illus. | illustration(s) |
| IMPR |
Imprint information (place of publication; publishers; date of publication
or copyright) |
| INAN |
“In”-analytical (title of the larger work in which the copyrighted
work appears) |
| INND |
Date in copyright notice if different from application |
| INNN |
Name in copyright notice if different from application |
| ISBN |
International Standard Book Number |
| ISSN |
International Standard Serial Number |
| k.a. | known as |
| l. | leaf, leaves |
| LINM |
Limitation(s) on claim, New Matter in claim |
| LP | Limited Partnership |
| m. | music, music by |
| MATH |
Maps: mathematical data (scale, projection) |
| min. | minute(s) (on motion picture registration) |
| MISC |
Miscellaneous information |
| mm. | millimeter(s) (on motion picture registrations�should be spelled out) |
| ms., mss. | manuscript(s) |
| NA | National Association |
| n.d.p. |
nom de plume |
| new ser. | new series |
| (NK) |
next of kin of the deceased author |
| NM |
new matter |
| no. | number(s) |
| NOTE |
Notes describing the deposit copy (Registration) |
| NOTE |
First title and information regarding document as a whole (Recordation) |
| n.p. | no place of publication |
| NT&SA |
National Trust and Savings Association |
| o.b.o. | on behalf of |
| OCLS |
Renewals: old class code |
| ODAT |
Renewals: original date of publication |
| op. | opus |
| p, (p) | page(s) |
| (P) | proprietor of copyright |
| (PCB) | proprietor of a work copyrighted by a corporate body otherwise than as assignee or licensee of the individual author |
| (PCW) | proprietor of the composite work |
| p.f. | pianoforte |
| PHYS |
Physical description of the deposit copy |
| p.k.a. | professionally known as |
| photo(s) | photograph(s) |
| port(s) | portrait(s) |
| (PPW) |
proprietor of the posthumous work |
| pref. | preface |
| prelim. | preliminary |
| prev. | previously |
| PREV |
Information on previously registered related works |
| prev. pub. | previously published |
| print. | printing |
| priv. print | privately printed |
| pseud. | pseudonym |
| pt. | part(s) |
| pub | (1) published, publishing, (spelled out except when it is a part of the registration number) |
| (PWH) |
proprietor of copyright in a work made for hire |
| RDTE |
Date of recordation in the Copyright Office |
| reg. | registered, registration |
| res.no. | reservation number (books entered for copyright reservation under the act of March 3, 1905) |
| rev. | revised |
| rev. ed. | revised edition |
| sd. | sound (on motion picture regs.) |
| ser. | series |
| SEST |
Series title(s) |
| si. | silent (on motion picture regs) |
| SREG |
Registration being supplemented |
| suppl. | supplement |
| T | tenor |
| t.a. | trading as |
| ti. | title |
| TITL |
Title; other title information; authorship if not indicated in CLNA or
APAU |
| t.p. | title page |
| tr. | translator, translated, translation |
| u.a.d. | under the assignment date |
| unacc. | unaccompanied |
| unpub. | unpublished (spelled out except when it is part of the registration number) |
| UTA DTD | under trust agreement dated |
| v., vol. | volume(s) |
| (w) | widow of the author |
| w | words, words by |
| w & m | words and music, words and music by |
| (Wr) |
widower of the author |
| XREF |
Cross reference (s) for and to personal and corporate names |