| Abbreviation |
Full Name |
Description |
| bw |
black and white |
can apply to any piece literature without color |
| cc |
Color Catalog |
Displays vechicle model(s) in a colored magazine-like brochure with multiple pages |
| cf |
Color Foldout |
Displays vechicle models(s) in a folded, color layout, usually opening out like a poster |
| cs |
Color Sheet |
A single sheet with color printing on one or both sides, usually standard size (8.5" x 11") |
| FL |
Full Line |
All the available models are shown of that car manufacturer during that year(s) |
| FZ |
Full Size |
Vechicle(s) are the full sized models of the car manufacturer's makes |
| nc |
No cover |
This piece of literature is listed without a cover or pouch because another item exactly like it might have one available with it. |
| ncc |
Non Color Catalog |
Still displays vechicle model(s) in a magazine-like brochure with multiple pages, but just without color |
| ncf |
Non Color Folder |
Displays vechicle models(s) in a folded layout, usually opening out like a poster, but without color |
| ncs |
Non Color Sheet |
A single sheet with non colored printing on one or both sides, usually standard size (8.5" x 11") |
| om |
Owner's Manual |
An operating guide that comes with every new vechicle and includes information about operation and upkeep, usually kept in the glovebox |
| p |
Pages |
Total number of pages for that literature |
| pc |
Postcard |
Postcards of varying sizes, can be used to mail or keep and collect |
| pcc |
Partial Color Catalog |
same as a color catalog, except some content is black and white |
| pcf |
Partial Color Folder |
same as a color folder, except some content is black and white |
| pcs |
Partial Color Sheet |
same as a color sheet, except some content is black and white |
| Parts Book |
Parts Book |
Very useful to help interchanging parts: includes information for body, chassis, or both and lists the factory parts numbers |
| repo |
Reproduction |
this item is not the original publication, but reproduced with the same exact content |
| sm |
Shop or Service Manual |
usually a thicker manual diagraming and charting the repair information and procedures of a vechicle(s) in sections, such as: engine, electrical components, transmission, suspension, and the like the like |