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Key:short name
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short_name
Description
A recognizable, commonly used short version of the main name.
Group:
names
Used on these
elements
Requires
name
=*
See also
sorting_name
=*
Status:
de facto
short_name
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info
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This key is set to the feature's
short name
, usually a shortened form of the
primary name
. In English, it may be an abbreviation, acronym, or initialism, or it may be a version of the name with unimportant words omitted. Shortened forms in other languages may follow different practices.
As with
other name keys
, subkeys of this key indicate the language that uses the name, for example
short_name:es
=*
for the abbreviated name in Spanish.
Contents
Rationale
When to use
How to map
Examples
See also
Rationale
Generally speaking,
names should not be abbreviated
, because abbreviations are often ambiguous when taken out of context. However, in some languages such as English, there are many idiosyncratic abbreviations that a data consumer would be unable to guess based on the full name alone. Tagging these abbreviations can make it possible for a search engine to understand a common user query, help a renderer display a label that fits in the allotted space, or help navigation software announce a street name in the allotted time.
When to use
Use this key if the abbreviation is not obvious enough for a data consumer to generate it from the full name using conventional techniques, such as
a lookup table of common abbreviations
Short names are related to the concept of a
reference
. The two may match in many cases. However, a short name is generally better suited for display to the user, whereas a reference is less likely to have duplicates or ambiguity.
If the spelled-out name is much more obscure than the short name and should not appear in software output, put the short name in
name
=*
and relegate the spelled-out name to
alt_name
=*
or
official_name
=*
. Many
brand names
started out as initialisms but no longer stand for anything, so tagging the historic full spelling as the main name would be pedantic.
Use
alt_name
=*
or
loc_name
=*
for an informal nickname that a data consumer should not normally present to the user.
How to map
Set
short_name
=*
to the abbreviation, respecting the default language's rules on capitalization and punctuation. As with
name
=*
, subkeys like
short_name:en
=*
and
short_name:fr
=*
are also possible.
For some kinds of features, such as the provinces of a country, there may be multiple customary sets of abbreviations but one that is preferred in OSM. Clarify the abbreviation set using
source
short_name
=*
Examples
name
Martin Luther King Junior Avenue
short_name
MLK Jr. Ave.
name
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
short_name
CDC
name
Pret a Manger
short_name
Pret
name
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
short_name
Tp. HCM
See also
abbr_name
More details at tag
info
abbr_name
=*
If you know
places with this tag
, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are
strongly discouraged
unless
you really know what you are doing
name:abbr
More details at tag
info
name:abbr=*
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places with this tag
, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are
strongly discouraged
unless
you really know what you are doing
name:abbreviation
More details at tag
info
name:abbreviation=*
If you know
places with this tag
, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are
strongly discouraged
unless
you really know what you are doing
name:short
More details at tag
info
name:short=*
If you know
places with this tag
, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are
strongly discouraged
unless
you really know what you are doing
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Categories
Key descriptions for group "names"
Key descriptions
Key descriptions with status "de facto"
Names
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