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Expand Up @@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ Examples:
- `spec` (**not** `specification`)
- `stats` (**not** `statistics`)

Furthermore, well known abbreviations for units **should** be used in field names.
See [AIP-141][] for more guidance on fields that represent quantities. Examples:

- `distance_km` (**not** `distance_kilometers`)
- `width_px` (**not** `width_pixels`)

### Adjectives

For uniformity, field names that contain both a noun and an adjective
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## Changelog

- **2025-10-23**: Call out AIP-141 unit abbreviations as preferred.
- **2025-03-10**: Add rationale for URI guidance.
- **2024-12-20**: Copy over abbreviations guidance from old design site.
- **2024-08-26**: Codify exception to string and base64 guidance
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