U.S. Government Printing Office
Style
Manual
An official guide to the form and style of Federal Government printing
2008
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE STYLE MANUAL
IS PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY OF
THE PUBLIC PRINTER OF THE UNITED STATES
Robert C. Tapella
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
STYLE BOARD
M. Michael Abramson, Chairman
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Ernest G. Baldwin
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Kevin M. Lane |
Ex officio
Olivier A. Girod, Managing Director, Plant Operations
John W. Crawford, Production Manager, Plant Operations
Dannie E. Young, Superintendent, Pre-Press Division
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M. Michael Abramson |
Terence D. Collins |
Kenneth C. Puzey |
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
Representative Robert A. Brady, Chairman
Senator Dianne Feinstein, Vice Chairman
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Representative Michael E. Capuano |
Senator Daniel K. Inouye |
Previous printings of the GPO Style Manual: 1894, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914,
1917, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1962, 1967,
1973, 1984, 2000
EXTRACT FROM THE
PUBLIC PRINTING LAW
(TITLE 44, U.S.C.)
§ 1105. Form and style of work for departments
The Public Printer shall determine the form and style in which the printing or binding ordered by a department is executed, and the material and the size of type used, having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and the purposes for which the work is needed.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §216 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 51, 28 Stat. 608).
Chapter Page v ix 1. 1 2. 7 3. 27 4. 43 5. 79 6. 95 7. 109 8. 193 9. 221 - Standard word abbreviations
238 - Standard letter symbols for units of measure
247 - Standard Latin abbreviations
251 - Information technology acronyms and initialisms
255 10. 259 11. 265 12. 269 13. 281 14. 299 15. 303 16. 309 17. 321 - U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents
321 - Most Populous U.S. Cities by State
322 - Principal Foreign Countries
325 - Demonyms: Names of Nationalities
332 - Currency
334 - Metric and U.S. Measures
339 - Common Measures and Their Metric Equivalents
340 - Measurement Conversion
341 18. 343 19. 371 406 20. 417 433
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