Key to Denomination of Quantity (DoQ)

This table explains the Denomination of Quantity (DoQ) abbreviations used to describe the contents of a Lot for sale.

DoQ	TERM	DEFINITION
AA	Two Hundred and Fifty	Two hundred and fifty (250) of an item
AM	Ampoule	A small glass or plastic tube sealed by fusion after filling
AT	Assortment	A collection or a variety of items that fall into a Category or Class packed as a small unit constituting a single item of supply. Only to be used when ‘assortment’ is part of the item name. (US D of Q only).
AX	Twenty	Twenty (20) of an item
AY	Assembly	A collection of parts assembled to form a complete unit, constituting a single item of supply, eg hose assembly. Use only when the term ‘assembly’ is a part of the item name.
BA	Ball	A spherical-shaped mass of material such as twine or thread.
BB	Bobbin	A cylinder shaped reel or spool containing thread, yarn, wire.
BC	Block	A piece of material such as wood, stone or metal usually with one or more plane faces
BE	Bale	A shaped unit of compressible materials bound with cord or metal ties and usually wrapped, eg, paper and cloth rags.
BG	Bag	A flexible container of various sizes and shapes which is fabricated from such materials as paper, plastic or textiles. Includes ‘sack’
BD	Bundle	A quantity of the same item tied together without compression.
BK	Book	A booklike package, such as labels or tickets, fastened together along one edge, usually between protective covers.
BR	Bar	A solid piece or block of various materials, with its length greater than its other dimensions, eg, solder. Not applicable to items such as soap, beeswax, buffing compound.
BT	Bottle	A glass, plastic, or earthenware container of various sizes, shapes and finishes such as jugs but excluding jars, ampoules, vials and carboys, with a closure for retention of contents.
BX	Box	A rigid, three dimensional container of various sizes and materials. Includes ‘case’, ‘carton’, ‘tray’ and ‘crate’.
CA	Cartridge	Usually a tubular receptacle containing loose or pliable material and designed to permit ready insertion into an apparatus for dispensing the materiel. Usually associated with adhesives and sealing compounds (US D of Q only).
CC	Cubic Centimetre	A metric unit of cubic measure.
CD	Cubic Yard	A unit of cubic measure.
CF	Cubic Foot	A unit of cubic measure.
CG	Centigram	1/100 of a gram in the metric system.
CL	Coil	An arrangement of material such as wire, rope and tubing would in a circular shape.
CM	Centimetre	1/100 of a metre in the metric system.
CN	Can	A rigid receptacle made of fibre, metal, plastic or a combination of thereof. Cans may be cylindrical or any number of irregular shapes. Restricted to items which cannot be issued in less than container quantity. Includes ‘pail’ and ‘canister’. Do not use when the packaged quantity equates to a unit of measure ie pint, quart, gallon, ounce, pound.
CO	Container	A general term for use only when an item is permitted to be packaged for issue in optional containers, eg bottle or tube for a single NSN.
CP	Capsule	A metallic or plastic container for liquids.
CS	Case	A container designed to hold a specific item(s) in a fixed position by virtue of conforming dimensions and/or attachments.
CT	Carton	A container, usually of fibreboard or pasteboard, with fixed or collapsible joints and self-locking or tuck-in flaps.
CV	Cubic Decimetre	A metric unit of cubic measure
CY	Cylinder	A rigid, cylindrical, metal container designed as a portable container for storage and transportation of compressed gasses, generally equipped with protected valve closure and pressure relief safety device
CZ	Cubic Metre	A unit of cubic measure expressed in the metric system of measurement. Limited in application to locally assigned stock numbers used in the local procurement of items such as ready-mix concrete and asphalt in oversea areas where the metric system prevails.
DC	Decagram	Ten (10) grams
DE	Decimetre	One tenth (1/10) of a metre (= 10 CM = 100 MM = 0.01 M)
DG	Decigram	One tenth (1/10) of a gram (= 10 CG = 100 MG = 0.1 G)
DK	Card	A flat piece of thick paper or pasteboard to which various items can be attached or displayed.
DL	Decilitre	One tenth (1/10) of a litre (= 10 CL = 100 ML = 0.1 L)
DM	Dram	1/16 of an ounce weight
DR	Drum	A cylindrical container designed as an exterior pack for storing and shipping bulk materials, eg fuels, chemicals, powders, etc. Drums may be made of metal, rubber, polyethylene or plywood or fibre with wooden, metal or fibre ends.
DZ	Dozen	Twelve (12) of an item of supply.
EA	Each	A numeric quantity of one item of supply. Do not use if a more specific term applies, such as kit, set, assortment, assembly, group, sheet, plate, strip or length.
FM	Fathom	A measure of six feet or a six feet square section (for wood).
FT	Foot	Unit of linear measurement, sometimes expressed as ‘linear foot’.
FZ	Fluid Ounce (Imperial)	1/20 of a pint (Imperial).
GB	Gallon (Imperial)	Unit of liquid measurement equal to 8 pints.
GI	Gill (Imperial)	A measure of capacity equal to 1/4 of a pint (Imperial)
GL	Gallon (USA)	Unit of liquid measurement
GM	Gram	A small metric unit of mass.
GN	Grain	A small unit of weight (1/480 ounce Troy).
GR	Gross	One hundred forty-four (144) of an item.
HC	Hundred Cubic Metres	A metric unit of cubic measure.
HD	Hundred	One hundred (100) of an item.
HF	Hundred Feet	A unit of linear measurement.
HG	Hectogram	One hundred (100) grams weight (3.52 ounces).
HM	Hectometre	One hundred (100) metres.
HS	Hundred Square Feet	A unit of measure (area).
HW	Hundredweight	A weight equal to one hundred and twelve (112) pounds.
HY	Hundred Yards	A unit of linear measurement.
IN	Inch	One twelfth (1/12) of a foot (linear).
IU	Unit	A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided.
JR	Jar	A rigid container having a wide mouth and often no neck, typically made of earthenware or glass. Excludes ‘bottle’.
KE	Keg	A small barrel shaped container - see Barrel.
KG	Kilogram	A metric weight of one thousand (1,000) grams (2.205 lbs).
KM	Kilometre	A measure of one thousand (1,000) metres.
KP	Cop	A conical shaped wind for thread, yarn, cable.
KT	Kit	A collection of related items issued as a single supply item, such as tools, instruments, repair parts, instruction sheets and supplies typically carried in a box or bag. Includes selected collections of equipment components, tools, and/or materials for the repair, overhaul or modification of equipment. Use only when the term ‘kit’ is a part of the item name.
LB	Pound	A unit of avoirdupois weight measure equivalent to 16 ounces.
LG	Length	Applies to items issued in fixed or specific linear measurement without deviation. No longer applies to random lengths which will be expressed in definitive units of linear measure such as foot or year. Excludes ‘strip’.
LI	Litre	A unit of liquid measure expressed in the metric system of measurement.
LL	Fifty	Fifty (50) of an item of supply.
LM	Linear Metre	Used for measuring performed piping, insulation. Not the same as Metre.
LT	Long Ton	A weight of 2,240 pounds.
MC	Thousand Cubic Feet	A unit of cubic measure expressed in one thousand (1,000) increments.
MF	Thousand Feet	A unit of linear measure.
MG	Milligram	One thousandth part of a gram (0.0154 of a grain).
ML	Millilitre	One thousandth part of a litre (0.061 of a cubic inch).
MM	Millimetre	One thousandth part of a metre (0.0394 of an inch).
MN	Square Millimetre	A metric unit of square measure (area).
MR	Metre	A unit of linear measure expressed in the metric system of measurement, equivalent to 39.37 inches. Limited in application to locally assigned stock numbers used in the local procurement of items such as pipe, lumber, tubing and hose in overseas areas where the metric system prevails.
MX	Thousand	One thousand (1,000) of an item.
OZ	Ounce	A unit of liquid or avoirdupois weight.
PC	Piece	A portion or quantity of an item, often of definite length.
PD	Pad	Multiple sheets of paper that are stacked together and fastened at one end by sealing. (US D of Q only).
PG	Package (US)	US D of Q only. (The UK ‘PZ’ is not acceptable to US Department of Defence IT Systems).
PK	Pack	A parcel or quantity of the same item supplied wrapped or tied.
PR	Pair	Two similar corresponding items eg gloves, shoes, bearings; or items integrally fabricated of two corresponding parts eg trousers, goggles.
PT	Pint	A measure of capacity equal to 1/8 of a gallon (Imperial).
PU	Pint (USA)
PZ	Packet	A container used for subsistence items. Use only when ‘food packet’ is part of the item name (Group 89).
QC	Square Centimetre	A metric unit of square measure (area).
QD	Square Decimetre	A metric unit of square measure (area).
QN	Quintal	One hundred (100) kilograms.
QR	Quire	A measure of 24 sheets of paper.
QT	Quart (Imperial)	A unit of liquid or dry measure.
QU	Quart (USA)
RA	Ration	The food allowance of one person for one day. Use only when ‘ration’ (NSC 8970) is a part of the item name.
RL	Reel	A cylindrical core on which a flexible material, such as wire or cable, is wound. Usually has flanged ends.
RM	Ream	Quantity of paper varying from 480 to 516 sheets, depending upon grade.
RO	Roll	A cylindrical configuration of flexible material which has been rolled on itself such as textiles, tape, abrasive paper, photosensitive paper and film, and may utilize a core with or without flanges.
SE	Set	A collection of matched or related items issued as a single item of supply, ie tool sets, instrument sets and matched sets. Use only when the term ‘set’ is a part of the item name.
SF	Square Foot	A unit of square measure (area).
SH	Sheet	Flat piece of rectangular-shaped material of uniform thickness that is very thin in relation to its length and width, such as metal, plastic, paper and plywood. Use of this term is not limited to any group of items or NSC. However, it will always be applied when ‘sheet' is used in the item name to denote shape, eg aluminium alloy sheet, except items in NSC 7210.
SI	Square Inch	A unit of measure (area).
SK	Skein	A loop of yarn 120 yards in length, usually wound on a 54 inch circular core. See ‘hank’ for comparison.
SL	Spool	Cylindrical form with a rim or edge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle on which a flexible material such as thread or wire is wound.
SM	Square Metre	A metric unit of square measure (area).
SP	Strip	Relatively narrow, flat length of material, uniform in width, such as paper, wood and metal. Use only when the term ‘strip’ is a part of the item name.
ST	Short Ton (Assay Ton)	2000 Lbs
SX	Stick	Material in a relatively long and slender, often cylindrical form for ease of application or use, eg, abrasives.
SY	Square Yard	A unit of square measure (area).
TI	Tin	A box-like metal container with flap or lid cover.
TM	Metric Ton	One thousand (1,000) kilograms.
TO	Troy Ounce	A unit of troy weight measure, based on 12 ounce pound, generally applied to weights of precious metals.
TT	Tablet	A flat sheet or piece of prepared substance.
TU	Tube	Normally a squeeze-type container, most commonly manufactured from a flexible type material and used in packaging toothpaste, shaving cream and pharmaceutical products. Also applicable as form around which items are wound, such as thread. It is not applicable to mailing tube, pneumatic tube or cylindrical containers of a similar type.
VC	Five Hundred	Five hundred (500) of an item
XX	Ten	Ten (10) of an item.
YD	Yard	A unit of linear measure, equivalent to 3 feet and sometimes expressed as ‘linear yard’.
ZY	Syphon	An aerated container from which liquid is forced by pressure of gas.