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Definition

An honorific form of address, commencing a name, used when addressing a person by name, whether by mail, by phone, or in person, as represented by code.

Representation

Data Type ALPHANUMERICSTRING
Format X(12)
Maximum character length 12

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values ABBOT Abbot
AB Able Seaman
ADML Admiral
ACM Air Chief Marshal
AIRCDRE Air Commodore
AM Air Marshal
AVM Air Vice Marshal
AC Aircraftman
ACW Aircraftwoman
ALD Alderman
AMBSR Ambassador
ARCHBISHOP Archbishop
ARCHDEACON Archdeacon
ASSOC PROF Associate Professor
BARON Baron
BARONESS Baroness
BISHOP Bishop
BDR Bombardier
BRIG Brigadier
BR Brother
CDT Cadet
CANON Canon
CAPT Captain (Army)
CAPT, RAN Captain (Navy)
CARDNL Cardinal
CHAP Chaplain
CPO Chief Petty Officer
COL Colonel
CMDR Commander
CMM Commissioner
CDRE Commodore
CONST Constable
CONSUL Consul
CPL Corporal
COUNT Count
COUNTESS Countess
DAME Dame
DEACON Deacon
DEACONESS Deaconess
DEAN Dean
DEPUTY SUPT Deputy Superintendent
DIRECTOR Director
DR Doctor
EARL Earl
ENGR Engineer
FR Father
FLTLT Flight Lieutenant
FSGT Flight Sergeant
FLGOFF Flying Officer
GEN Gneral
GOV Governor
GP CAPT Group Captain
HON Honourable
JUDGE Judge
JUSTICE Justice
LADY Lady
LBDR Lance Bombardier
LCPL Lance Corporal
LAC Leading Aircraftman
LACW Leading Aircraftwoman
LS Leading Seaman
LT Lieutenant (Army)
LEUT Lieutenant (Navy)
LTCOL Lieutenant Colonel
LCDR Lieutenant Commander
LTGOV Lieutenant Governor
LORD Lord
MADAM Madam
MADAME Madame
MAJ Major
MAJGEN Major General
MSTR Master
MAYOR Mayor
MAYORESS Mayoress
MIDN Midshipman
MISS Miss
MR Mister
MON Monsignor
MOST REV Most Referend
MTHR Mother
MRS Mrs
MS Ms
MX Gender neutral title
NURSE Nurse
OCDT Officer Cadet
PASTOR Pastor
PO Petty Officer
PLTOFF Pilot Officer
PTE Private
PROF Professor
RABBI Rabbi
RADM Rear Admiral
RECTOR Rector
RSM Regimental Sergeant Major
RSM-A Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army
REV Reverend
RTHON Right Honourable
RT REV Right Reverend
SMN Seaman
2LT Second Lieutenant
SEN Senator
SNR Senior
SGT Sergeant
SIR Sir
SR Sister
SISTER SUP Sister Superior
SQNLDR Squadron Leader
SCDT Staff Cadet
SSGT Staff Sergeant
SM Station Master
SBLT Sub Lieutenant
SWAMI Swami
VADM Vice Admiral
VCE CMNDR Vice Commander
VISCOUNT Viscount
WOFF Warrant Officer (AIR FORCE)
WO Warrant Officer (NAVY)
WO1 Warrant Officer Class 1
WO2 Warrant Officer Class 2
WOFF-AF Warrant Officer of the Air Force
WO-N Warrant Officer of the Navy
WCDR Wing Commander

Origin

Standards Australia 2017. AS 4590—2017 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.

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Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 3