: Re: Is it necessary to always write a prefix to indicate a Part Number in technical writing? I'm wondering if there is an accepted way to prefix part numbers in technical writing. What I have

@Welton431

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Long ago, I used to write manuals for large, complex machines, and so had a lot of part number references; I've seen (and used) Part Number 123456, PN 123456, P/N 123456, Number 123456, N123456, No. 123456, P: 123456, and #123456 all as prefixes to part numbers.

I think it's down to what will work best to set your company's standard, what's simple and consistent with other elements of your company style guide, what's easily readable by your readers, and what's easily managed by your IT and marketing folks for websites & help systems.

Because I too am curious about what's most commonly used now, I've posted a variation of this question in a tech writer's Slack forum I'm part of, and will comment the aggregated responses here once I've received and assessed them.

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