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Chapter 9.

SI—Systeme International d'Unités
sic—thus
sin—sine
sinh—hyperbolic sine
S.J. Res. (with number)—Senate joint resolution
sonar—sound, navigation, and ranging (no period)
SOP—standard operating procedure
SOS—wireless distress signal
SP—shore patrol
SPAR—Coast Guard Women's Reserve (semper paratus—always ready)
sp. gr.—specific gravity
Sq.—square (street)
Sr.—senior
S. Rept. (with number)—Senate report
S. Res. (with number)—Senate resolution
SS— steamship
ss—(scilicet) namely (in law) (see also sc.)
SSA—Social Security Administration
SSS—Selective Service System
St.—Ste., SS., Saint, Sainte, Saints
St.—street
Stat.—Statutes at Large
STP—standard temperature and pressure
Sup. Ct.—Supreme Court Reporter
Supp. Rev. Stat.—Supplement to the Revised Statutes
Supt.—superintendent
Surg.—surgeon
Surg. Gen.—Surgeon General
SW.—southwest
S.W.2d—Southwestern Reporter, second series
SWAT—special weapons and tactics (team)
T.—Tps., township, townships
tan—tangent
tann—hyperbolic tangent
TB—tuberculosis
T.D.—Treasury Decisions
TDY—temporary duty
Ter.—terrace
t.m.—true mean
TNT—trinitrotoluol
TV—television
TVA—Tennessee Valley Authority
uc.—uppercase
UHF—ultrahigh frequency
UMTA—Urban Mass Transportation Administration
U.N.—United Nations
UNESCO—United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNICEF—United Nations Children's Fund
U.S.—U.S. Supreme Court Reports
U.S.A.—United States of America
USA—U.S. Army
USAF—U.S. Air Force
U.S.C.—United States Code
U.S.C.A.—United States Code Annotated
U.S.C. Supp.—United States Code Supplement
USCG—U.S. Coast Guard
USDA—U.S. Department of Agriculture
USES—U.S. Employment Service
U.S. 40—U.S. No. 40, U.S. Highway No. 40
USGS—U.S. Geological Survey
USIA—U.S. Information Agency
USMC—U.S. Marine Corps
USN—U.S. Navy