Is there such a thing?
I'm looking to translate something like "mfg"=>"manufacturing" or . I figure that I'd need a database of mappings. However, I can't seem to find one. I'm don't know a lot about lexical translations and the budget doesn't call for a lot of research, so are there any quick 'n dirty tools out there?
Here's a start: http://www.aresearchguide.com/comabb.html
but you'll have to do some editing
I've never seen a ready-made sql dump of abbreviations. Youll have to build one yourself. It shouldnt take too long to take a screen scraping and turn it into whatever format you need.
I took the list from cookre and modified it. It's a start and it's mostly for my use, but it might help someone else:
<?php
$abb = array();
$abb['abbr'] = "abbreviation";
$abb['abr'] = "abridged";
$abb['acad'] = "academy";
$abb['adj'] = "adjective";
$abb['adm'] = "administration";
$abb['agr'] = "agricultural";
$abb['agri'] = "agricultural";
$abb['agric'] = "agricultural";
$abb['anon'] = "anonymous";
$abb['app'] = "appended";
$abb['approx'] = "approximately";
$abb['assn'] = "association";
$abb['bact'] = "bacteria";
$abb['bib'] = "Bible";
$abb['bibliog'] = "bibliography";
$abb['biog'] = "biographer";
$abb['biol'] = "biology";
$abb['bk'] = "bank";
$abb['bkg'] = "banking";
$abb['bldg'] = "building";
$abb['blvd'] = "boulevard";
$abb['bot'] = "botanical";
$abb['bp'] = "bishop";
$abb['brig'] = "brigade";
$abb['bur'] = "bureaus";
$abb['ca'] = "chartered accountant";
$abb['cal'] = "calendar";
$abb['cap'] = "capital";
$abb['capt'] = "captain";
$abb['cath'] = "capital";
$abb['cent'] = "central";
$abb['ch'] = "church";
$abb['chem'] = "chemist";
$abb['chm'] = "chairman";
$abb['chron'] = "chronology";
$abb['cit'] = "citizen";
$abb['civ'] = "civil";
$abb['clk'] = "clerk";
$abb['co'] = "biographer";
$abb['col'] = "collected";
$abb['com'] = "committee";
$abb['comdr'] = "commander";
$abb['cond'] = "conductor";
$abb['conf'] = "conference";
$abb['cong'] = "congress";
$abb['consol'] = "consolidated";
$abb['constr'] = "construction";
$abb['cont'] = "continued";
$abb['corp'] = "corporation";
$abb['cp'] = "compare";
$abb['cr'] = "credit";
$abb['ct'] = "court";
$abb['dep'] = "department";
$abb['der'] = "derivative";
$abb['diag'] = "diagram";
$abb['dial'] = "dialect";
$abb['dict'] = "dictionary";
$abb['dipl'] = "diplomatic";
$abb['dir'] = "director";
$abb['disc'] = "discount";
$abb['dist'] = "district";
$abb['distr'] = "distribution";
$abb['div'] = "division";
$abb['doc'] = "document";
$abb['dpt'] = "department";
$abb['dr'] = "doctor";
$abb['dup'] = "duplicate";
$abb['ea'] = "each";
$abb['ecol'] = "ecology";
$abb['econ'] = "economic";
$abb['ed'] = "editor";
$abb['elec'] = "electrician";
$abb['elect'] = "electrical";
$abb['eng'] = "engineer";
$abb['ency'] = "encyclopedia";
$abb['encyc'] = "encyclopedia";
$abb['encycl'] = "encyclopedia";
$abb['est'] = "estimate";
$abb['entom'] = "entomologist";
$abb['exch'] = "exchange";
$abb['exec'] = "executive";
$abb['fac'] = "facsimile";
$abb['fax'] = "facsimile";
$abb['fed'] = "federal";
$abb['ff'] = "following";
$abb['fin'] = "finance";
$abb['fl'] = "fluid";
$abb['ft'] = "foot";
$abb['fwd'] = "foreword";
$abb['gal'] = "gallon";
$abb['gall'] = "gallon";
$abb['gaz'] = "gazette";
$abb['geog'] = "geographer";
$abb['geol'] = "geologic";
$abb['geom'] = "geometry";
$abb['gloss'] = "glossary";
$abb['gov'] = "governor";
$abb['govt'] = "government";
$abb['gram'] = "grammar";
$abb['hist'] = "history";
$abb['her'] = "heraldry";
$abb['hort'] = "horticulture";
$abb['hr'] = "hour";
$abb['ht'] = "height";
$abb['illus'] = "illustrator";
$abb['in'] = "inch";
$abb['inc'] = "incorporated";
$abb['ins'] = "insurance";
$abb['inst'] = "institution";
$abb['intl'] = "international";
$abb['international'] = "introduction";
$abb['is'] = "island";
$abb['jour'] = "journal";
$abb['jr'] = "junior";
$abb['jud'] = "judicial";
$abb['lab'] = "laboratory";
$abb['lang'] = "language";
$abb['lat'] = "latitude";
$abb['lib'] = "library";
$abb['lieut'] = "lieutenant";
$abb['lt'] = "lieutenant";
$abb['lit'] = "literature";
$abb['ltd'] = "limited";
$abb['mach'] = "machinist";
$abb['mag'] = "magazine";
$abb['maj'] = "major";
$abb['math'] = "mathematics";
$abb['mech'] = "mechanics";
$abb['med'] = "medical";
$abb['mfg'] = "manufacturing";
$abb['mfr'] = "manufacturer";
$abb['mgr'] = "manager";
$abb['misc'] = "miscellaneous";
$abb['mo'] = "month";
$abb['mod'] = "modern";
$abb['ms'] = "manuscript";
$abb['mt'] = "mountain";
$abb['mus'] = "museum";
$abb['narr'] = "narrator";
$abb['natl'] = "national";
$abb['nav'] = "naval";
$abb['neg'] = "negative";
$abb['no'] = "number";
$abb['obit'] = "obituary";
$abb['obj'] = "object";
$abb['orch'] = "orchestra";
$abb['orig'] = "original";
$abb['p'] = "page";
$abb['par'] = "paragraph";
$abb['pat'] = "patent";
$abb['pct'] = "percent";
$abb['perf'] = "performer";
$abb['philos'] = "philosopher";
$abb['phys'] = "physician";
$abb['prod'] = "production";
$abb['prin'] = "principal";
$abb['psych'] = "psychologist";
$abb['pt'] = "port";
$abb['pub'] = "publisher";
$abb['qr'] = "quarter";
$abb['ques'] = "question";
$abb['quot'] = "quotation";
$abb['rec'] = "receipt";
$abb['ref'] = "referee";
$abb['reg'] = "region";
$abb['rev'] = "review";
$abb['rel'] = "release";
$abb['rpt'] = "reprint";
$abb['s'] = "south";
$abb['sc'] = "scene";
$abb['sch'] = "school";
$abb['sci'] = "scientist";
$abb['sculp'] = "sculptor";
$abb['sec'] = "secretary";
$abb['secy'] = "secretary";
$abb['sect'] = "section";
$abb['ser'] = "series";
$abb['serg'] = "sergeant";
$abb['sergt'] = "sergeant";
$abb['sing'] = "singular";
$abb['sol'] = "solicitor";
$abb['sp'] = "secretary";
$abb['sub'] = "suburb";
$abb['subj'] = "subject";
$abb['sup'] = "supply";
$abb['supt'] = "superintendent";
$abb['surg'] = "surgeon";
$abb['sym'] = "symbol";
$abb['t'] = "town";
$abb['tel'] = "telephone";
$abb['temp'] = "temperature";
$abb['terr'] = "territory";
$abb['theol'] = "theology";
$abb['topog'] = "topographical";
$abb['trans'] = "translator";
$abb['tr'] = "translator";
$abb['treas'] = "treasurer";
$abb['treas'] = "treasury";
$abb['twp'] = "township";
$abb['ult'] = "ultimate";
$abb['univ'] = "university";
$abb['usu'] = "usually";
$abb['var'] = "variant";
$abb['vet'] = "veteran";
$abb['vol'] = "volume";
$abb['vp'] = "vice president";
$abb['writ'] = "writer";
$abb['wt'] = "weight";
$abb['yd'] = "yard";
$abb['yr'] = "year";
?>