程式設計的英文縮寫，一般在程式設計中我們經常會為了減小識別符號的長度而採用縮寫，這通常是透過去掉一些母音字母完成的，但更多的時候我們使用一些常用、通用的縮寫，如下表所示。

第一行是全稱

第二行是縮寫

address

addr

administrator

adm

application

app

argument

arg

assemble

asm

asynchronization

asyn

average

avg

back

bk

bitmap

bmp

button

btn

buffer

buf

calculate

calc

character

char

change

chg

click

clk

color

clr

command

cmd

compare

cmp

column

col

coordinates

coord

copy

cpy

control

ctl/ctrl

current

cur

cylinder

cyl

database

DB

debug

dbg

double

dbl

decrease

dec

default

def

delete

del

destination

dest/dst

device

dev

dictionary

dict

different

diff

directory

dir

display

disp

divide

div

dialog

dlg

document

doc

driver

drv

dynamic

dyna

environment

env

error

err

extend

ex/ext

execute

exec

flag

flg

frame

frm

function

func/fn

group

grp

horizontal

horz

index

idx/ndx

image

img

implement

impl

increase

inc

initial/initialize/initialization

init

insert

ins

instance

inst

interrupt

int/intr

length

len

library

lib

link

lnk

logical

log

list

lst

maximum

max

memory

mem

manage/manager

mgr/man

middle

mid

minimum

min

message

msg

multiply

mul

number

num

object

obj

offset

ofs

origin/original

org

parameter

param

Package

pkg

picture

pic

point

pnt/pt

position

pos

previous

pre/prev

program

prg

print

prn

process/procedure

proc

properties

prop

password

psw

pointer

ptr

public

pub

rectangle

rc

reference

ref

register

reg

request

req

resource

res

return

ret

region

rgn

screen

scr

second

sec

segment

seg

select

sel

source

src

standard

std

stream

stm

string

str

subtract

sub

summation

sun

server

svr

synchronization

sync

system

sys

table

tab

temporary

temp/tmp

translate/transation/transparent

tran/trans

test

tst

text

txt

unknown

unk

update

upd

upgrade

upg

utility

util

variable

var

version

ver

vertical

vert

virus

vir

windows

wnd