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DOCS MATL SOCY PIPES FLANGES FTTG VALVES BOLTS GASKETS EQPT SPECIALS STEEL DIN STEAM OTHERS

Piping abbreviations
AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

AFC

AFCisanabbreviationofApprovedForConstruction.
ApprovedForConstructionmeans,thategapipingisometricmeetsallrequirements,andthat
AFTERreleasetheprefabcanbegin.(seealsoRFCReleasedForConstruction)

BB

BBisanabbreviationofBoltedBonnet.
Aboltedbonnet,orcoverofavalve,isfastened(bybolts)tothevalvebodytocompletethe
pressureretainingshell.

BBE

BBEisanabbreviationofBeveledBothEnds.
BeveledBothEndsmeansthatbothendsofe.g.apipenipplearebeveled.
TOE/POE=TreadedOneEnd/PlainOneEnd
TOE/BOE=TreadedOneEnd/BeveledOneEnd

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POE/BOE=PlainOneEnd/BeveledOneEnd
TBE=TreadedBothEnds
PBE=PlainBothEnds

BE

BEisanabbreviationofBeveledEnds.
BeveledEndsareappliedtoalldiametersofbuttweldpipes,flanges,fittings,valvesetc.andwillbe
directlywelded(withasmallgap34mm)toeachother.Endsaremostlybebeveledtoangle30(+
5/0)witharootfaceof1.6mm(0.8mm).
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Pipes"...Fabrication,LengthsandEnds)

BOM

BOMisanabbreviationofBillOfMaterials.
ABillOfMaterialsisadetaileditembyitemtabulatedlistoftheprojectrequirementsforpiping.It
specifiestherequireditembythereferencegradeandstandardtowhichitmustbemade,bythesize
anditsrating.Theinformationonthistableisentirelyextractedfromthematerialtakeoffdocuments.
(seealsoMTOMaterialTakeOff)

BW

BWisanabbreviationofButtWeld(ing).
AButtWeldisacircumferentialbuttweldedjoint,andthemostcommontypeofjointemployedinthe
fabricationofweldedpipesystems.Abuttjointisthemostuniversallyusedmethodofjoiningpipeto
itself,fittings,flanges,valves,andotherequipment.Thisweldingtechniqueiswidelyappliedin
situationswhereaqualitywelddesired,andtheweldbyXraytechnicallyshouldbeinvestigated.
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Others"...BasicWeldingJoints)

AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

CMTR CMTRisanabbreviationofCertifiedMaterialTestReport.
ACertifiedMaterialTestReportattestingthatthematerialisinaccordancewithspecified
requirements,includingtheactualresultsofallrequiredchemicalanalyses,tests,andexaminations.

ELL

ELLisanabbreviationofELbow.
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Fittings"...Elbows45180)

ERW

ERWisanabbreviationofElectricResistanceWelded.
OriginallyElectricResistanceWeldedwhichcontainsasolidphasebuttweld,wasproducedusing
resistanceheatingtomakethelongitudinalweld(ERW).Mostpipemillsnowusehighfrequency
inductionheating(HFI)forbettercontrolandconsistency.However,theproductisstilloftenreferred
toasERWpipe,eventhoughtheweldmayhavebeenproducedbytheHFIprocess.

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ESV

Whatismeantby...mostcommonpipingabbreviations

ESVisanabbreviationofEmergencyShutdownValve.
AEmergencyShutdownValveisanactuatedvalvedesignedtostoptheflowofahazarousfluidor
externalhydrocarbons(gases)uponthedetectionofadangerousevent.
Thesevalvesarethefinaldefenceagainstprocessmisreactionsandhaveafunctionwhichrequires
muchmorereliableperformancethanstandardremotelyoperatedonoffvalves.

FF

FFisanabbreviationofFlatFaceflange.
TheFlatFaceflangehasagasketsurfaceinthesameplaneastheboltingcircleface.FlatFace
doesnotfeaturetheraisedfaceofheavydutyflangessuchasANSIB16.5forexample.Applications
usingflatfaceflangesarefrequentlythoseinwhichthematingflangeorflangedfittingismadefroma
casting.

AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

GMAW GMAWisanabbreviationofGasMetalArcWelding.
(seeMIG)

GTAW GTAWisanabbreviationofGasTungstenArcWelding.
(seeTIG)

Heat
No

Thefinishedproductfromamanufacturer(thepipeorfittingmill),istypicallytraceabletoa

HeatNumber(steelmillidentification).Aheattypicallyidentifiesmaterialproducedinthesteelmill
fromonesinglemelt,andthenumberwillbeassignedinthesteelmill.Chemicalanalysisisusually
reportedonaheatbasis.Partsofasameheathavethesamechemistry.

HAZ

HAZisanabbreviationofHeatAffectedZone.
Cuttingprocessesthatuseintenseheat,likeoxyfuelcuttingandplasmaarccutting,producethermal
effectsneartheedgeofthecutthatleadtomicrostructuralandmetallurgicalchangesinthemetal.
Theportionofametalworkpiecethathasbeensoalteredbyheatistermedtheheataffectedzone
orHAZ.AllthermalcuttingprocessescreateanHAZinthecutmetal.

LR

LRisanabbreviationofLongRadiusElbow.
Elbowsaresplitintotwogroupswhichdefinethedistanceoverwhichtheychangedirectionthe
centerlineofoneendtotheoppositeface.
Thisisknownasthe"centertoface"distanceandisequivalenttotheradiusthroughwhichtheelbow

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isbent.
ThecentertofacedistanceforaLongRadiuselbow,abbreviatedLRalwaysis1xNominalPipe
Size(1.1/2D),whilethecentertofacedistanceforaShortRadiuselbow,abbreviatedSRevenisto
nominalpipesize.

AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

MAWP MAWPisanabbreviationofMaximumAllowableWorkingPressure.
TheMaximumAllowableWorkingPressureofaboilercarryingtheASMECodesymbolorofa
pressurevesselcarryingtheASMEorAPIASMEsymbolshallbedeterminedbytheapplicable
sectionsofthecodeunderwhichitwasconstructedandstamped.Subjecttotheconcurrenceofthe
enforcementauthorityatthepointofinstallation,suchaboilerorpressurevesselmaybereratedin
accordancewiththerulesofalatereditionoftheASMECodeandinaccordancewiththerulesofthe
NationalBoardInspectionCodeorAPI510,asapplicable.
Forexamplethemaximumallowableworkingpressureofasteamboilerisanabsoluterestrictionof
pressurewithinpsigunitforasteamboilerisallowedtorun.TheASMEBPVCode(AmericanSociety
ofMechanicalEngineersBoilerandPressureVessel)saysthatabsolutelynosteamboilershouldbe
runatapressureabovetheMAWPwiththeexceptionofthesafetyvalveisoperatedtodischarge
excessivepressure.Steamboilerhassometechnicaltermsthatbegenerallyused.Oneofthemis
MAWP(MaximumAllowableWorkingPressure)whichmeansthatallofworkingpressureatthe
pressurepartshallnotexceedMAWP.

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MetalInertGasorGasMetalArcWelding(GMAW)isfrequentlyreferredtoasMIGwelding.MIG
weldingisacommonlyusedhighdepositionrateweldingprocess.Wireiscontinuouslyfedfroma
spool.MIGweldingisthereforereferredtoasasemiautomaticweldingprocess.

MPI

MPIisanabbreviationofMagneticParticleInspection.
Itisanondestructiveexaminationmethodtolocatesurfaceandsubsurfacediscontinuitiesin
ferromagneticmaterials.Thepresenceofdiscontinuitiesisdetectedbytheuseoffinelydivided
ferromagneticparticlesappliedoverthesurface.Someofthesemagneticparticlesaregatheredand
heldbythemagneticleakagefieldcreatedbythediscontinuity.Theparticlesgatheredatthesurface
formanoutlineofthediscontinuityandgenerallyindicateitslocation,size,shape,andextent.

MTO

MTOisanabbreviationofMaterialTakeOff.
AfinalmaterialtakeoffisaaccuratelistofALLtherequiredpipingitemsofaprojectintabulated
form.(seealsoBOMBillOfMaterials)

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AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

NDE

NDEisanabbreviationofNonDestructiveExamination,alsocalledNonDestructiveTesting(NDT).
NonDestructiveExaminationsurveytechniquesbywhichwecangetanimpressionofthequalityof
anitemtoconsiderthisitemwithoutdamagingthem.
Todetectdifferentdefectssuchascrackingandcorrosion,therearedifferentmethodsoftesting
availablelike,Xray,Ultrasonictesting(UT),Magneticparticleinspection(MTorMPI),Liquid
penetranttesting(PTorLPI)etc..

NPS

NPSisanabbreviationofNominalPipeSize.
NominalPipeSizeisaNorthAmericansetofstandardsizesforpipesusedforhighorlowpressures
andtemperatures.ThenameNPSisbasedontheearlier"IronPipeSize"(IPS)system.
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Pipes"...NPSandSchedule)

NPT

NPTisanabbreviationNationalPipeThreadTapered.
TheAmericanNationalPipeThreadTapered,isthebestknownandmostwidelyusedconnection
wherethepipethreadprovidesboththemechanicaljointandthehydraulicseal.NPThasatapered
maleandfemalethreadwhichsealswithTeflontapeorjointingcompound.
ASMEB1.20.1coversdimensionsandgagingofNPTpipethreadsforgeneralpurposeapplications.

OS&Y OS&YisanabbreviationofOutsideScrew&Yoke.
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Avalvedesigninwhichthethreadedportionofthestemisoutsidethepressureboundaryofthe
valve.ThevalvebonnethasaYoke,whichholdsanutthroughwhichtherotatingstemrisesasthe
valveisopened.Thestempartinsidethevalveissmoothandissealedsothatstemthreadsare
isolatedfromtheflowmedium.

AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

PBE

PBEisanabbreviationofPlainBothEnds.
PlainBothEndsmeansthatbothendsofe.g.apipenippleareplain.
TOE/POE=TreadedOneEnd/PlainOneEnd
TOE/BOE=TreadedOneEnd/BeveledOneEnd

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POE/BOE=PlainOneEnd/BeveledOneEnd
TBE=TreadedBothEnds
BBE=BeveledBothEnds

PED

PEDisanabbreviationofPressureEquipmentDirectivearisesfromtheEuropeanCommunity's
Programmefortheeliminationoftechnicalbarrierstotradeandisformulatedunderthe"New
ApproachtoTechnicalHarmonisationandStandards".
ItspurposeistoharmonisenationallawsofMemberStatesregardingthedesign,manufacture,
testingandconformityassessmentofpressureequipmentandassembliesofpressureequipment.
Itthereforeaimstoensurethefreeplacingonthemarketandputtingintoserviceoftheequipment
withinthe
"EuropeanUnionandtheEuropeanEconomicArea".
FormulatedundertheNewApproachthedirectiveprovidesforaflexibleregulatoryenvironmentthat
doesnotimposeanydetailedtechnicalsolution.ThisapproachallowsEuropeanindustrytodevelop
newtechniquestherebyincreasinginternationalcompetitiveness.Thepressureequipmentdirectiveis
oneofaseriesoftechnicalharmonisationdirectivesformachinery,electricalequipment,medical
devices,simplepressurevessels,gasappliancesetc...More

PFD

PFDisanabbreviationofProcessFlowDiagram.
AProcessFlowDiagramisaschematicrepresentationoftheflowoffluidswithintheprocessasthey
travelbetweenprocessingunits.Thisdiagramshowsflowdirection,buthasnoindicationofthe
instrumentsanddevicesneededtocontroltheprocessortoensuresafeoperation.

PI

PIisamathematicalconstantthatistheratioofanyEuclideancircle'scircumferencetoitsdiameter.
PIisapproximatelyequalto3.14.Manyformulaeinmathematics,science,andengineeringinvolve
PI,whichmakesitoneofthemostimportantmathematicalconstants.Forinstance,theareaofa
circleisequaltoPItimesthesquareoftheradiusofthecircle.

PMI

PMIisanabbreviationofPositiveMaterialIdentification.
PositiveMaterialIdentificationprovidesalloychemistryandgradeIDinformationinstantlyusinga
handheldtubebasedanalyzerwithouthavingtotransport,alter,ordamagethematerial.PMIisalso
usedtoensurethattheparentmaterialinvesselsandpipespoolsiscomposedofthecorrect
compositionandoncethecomponentisweldedthatthecorrectfillermaterialwasused.

PWHT PWHTisanabbreviationofPostWeldHeatTreatment.
PostWeldHeatTreatmentisdefinedasoneofheattreatmentsdoneafterwelding/machiningto
improvethechemicalandmechanicalpropertiesofweldmentormachinedsurfaces.Inconcept,
PWHTcoversmanydifferentpotentialtreatments.

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MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

RF

RFisanabbreviationofRaisedFace,anddesignedforflanges.
TheRaisedFacetypearethemostappliedflangetype,andiseasilytoidentify.Itisreferredtoasa
raisedfacebecausethegasketsurfacesareraisedabovetheboltingcircleface.Theheightin
PressureClassupto300Lbsisapproximately1.6mm,andinPressureClass400upto2500Lbs
theheightisapproximately6.4mm.Pressureratingoftheflangedeterminestheheightoftheraised
face.ThepurposeofaRFflangeistoconcentratemorepressureonasmallergasketareaand
therebyincreasethepressurecontainmentcapabilityofthejoint.

RFC

RFCisanabbreviationofReleasedForConstruction.
RFCmeansthatthereleaseforconstruction(afterApprovedForConstruction)isgiven...startthe
project.
(seealsoAFCApprovedForConstruction)

RTJ

RTJisanabbreviationRingTypeJointflanges.
RingTypeJointflangeshavegroovescutintotheirfaceswhichsteelringgaskets.Theflangesseal
whentightenedboltscompressthegasketbetweentheflangesintothegrooves,deforming(or
coining)thegaskettomakeintimatecontactinsidethegrooves,creatingametaltometalseal.

AFC BB BBE BE BOM BW CMTR ELL ERW ESV FF GMAW GTAW Heat HAZ LR MAWP MIG
MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

SAW

SAWisanabbreviationofSubmergedArcWelding.
SubmergedArcWeldingisahighquality,veryhighdepositionrateweldingprocess.
SAWusesheatgeneratedbyanarcformedwhenanelectriccurrentpassesbetweenaweldingwire
andtheworkpiece.Thetipoftheweldingwire,thearc,andtheweldjointarecoveredbyalayerof
granularflux.Theheatgeneratedbythearcmeltsthewire,thebasemetalandtheflux.Theflux
shieldsthemoltenpoolfromatmosphericcontamination,cleansimpuritiesfromtheweldmetal,and
shapestheweldbead.Dependingonthedesignoftheflux,itcanalsoaddalloyingelementstothe
weldmetaltoalterthechemicalandmechanicalpropertiesoftheweld,

SCH

SCHisanabbreviationofSCHedule.
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SMAW SMAWisanabbreviationofShieldedMetalArcWelding.
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ShieldedMetalArcWeldingisfrequentlyreferredtoasstickorcoveredelectrodewelding.Stick
weldingisamongthemostwidelyusedweldingprocesses.

SMLS

SMLSisanabbreviationofSeamlesspipeorfitting.
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Pipes"...Fabrication,LengthsandEnds)

SR

SRisanabbreviationofShortRadiusElbow.
Elbowsaresplitintotwogroupswhichdefinethedistanceoverwhichtheychangedirectionthe
centerlineofoneendtotheoppositeface.Thisisknownasthe"centertoface"distanceandis
equivalenttotheradiusthroughwhichtheelbowisbent.ThecentertofacedistanceforaShort
Radiuselbowiseventonominalpipesize,whilethecentertofacedistanceforaLongRadiuselbow
abbreviatedLRalwaysis1xNominalPipeSize(1.1/2D).

SST

SSTisanabbreviationofStainlessSTeel.
Stainlessisatermcoinedearlyinthedevelopmentofthesesteelsforcutleryapplications.Itwas
adoptedasagenericnameforthesesteelsandnowcoversawiderangeofsteeltypesandgrades
forcorrosionoroxidationresistantapplications.
Stainlesssteelcontainsamaximumof1.2%carbon,aminimumof10.5%chromiumandother
alloyingelements.Thepresenceofchromiumconfersonstainlesssteelitsprincipalquality:its
corrosionresistance.
Thealloyingelements,dependingontheirpercentages,givestainlesssteelstheirphysical,chemical
andmechanicalproperties.Thepresenceofalloyingelementsisthestartingpointforobtainingthe
desiredproperties,variousproductionprocessesfacilitatingthis.Thecarbonandironsteelbase,
togetherwiththeadditionofvariousalloyingelements,providethebalanceofeachgradeand
derterminewhichstainless"family"itbelongs.
Themostfrequentlyusedalloyingelementsare:nickel,molybdenum,titanium,niobium,manganese,
nitrogen,copper,silicon,aluminiumandvanadium.

SW

SWisanabbreviationofSocketWeld(ing).
ASocketWeldisapipeattachmentdetailinwhichapipeisinsertedintoarecessedareaofavalve,
fittingorflange.SocketWeldfittingsaremainlyusedforsmallpipediameters(SmallBorePiping)
generallyforpipingwhosenominaldiameterisNPS2orsmaller.Tojoinpipetovalvesandfittingsor
toothersectionsofpipe,fillettypesealweldsbeused.

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MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

TBE

TBEisanabbreviationofThreadedBothEnds.

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TreadedBothEndsmeansthatbothendsofe.g.apipenipplearethreaded.
TOE/POE=TreadedOneEnd/PlainOneEnd
TOE/BOE=TreadedOneEnd/BeveledOneEnd
POE/BOE=PlainOneEnd/BeveledOneEnd
BBE=BeveledBothEnds
PBE=PlainBothEnds

TIG

TIGisanabbreviationofTungstenInertGas.
TungstenInertGasweldingalsoknownasGTAWisaprocessthatproducesanelectricarc
maintainedbetweenanonconsumabletungstenelectrodeandtheparttobewelded.Theheat
affectedzone,themoltenmetalandthetungstenelectrodeareallshieldedfromatmospheric
contaminationbyablanketofinertgasfedthroughtheGTAWtorch.Inertgas(usuallyArgon)is
inactiveordeficientinactivechemicalproperties.Theshieldinggasservestoblankettheweldand
excludetheactivepropertiesinthesurroundingair.InertgasessuchasArgonandHeliumdonot
chemicallyreactorcombinewithothergases.Theyposenoodorandaretransparent,permittingthe
theweldermaximumvisibilityofthearc.
Reference(s):www.millerwelds.com

TOS

TOSisanabbreviationofTopOfSteel.

WPQ

WPQisanabbreviationofWelderPerformanceQualification.
TheWelderPerformanceQualificationdocumentisrequiredbyallcodesforallwelders.Itdetailsand
summarizesthefollowinginformation:
IndicatestheWPSreferencedduringthequalificationtest
Identifiesthewelderbynameand/orclocknumber
Listswhattheessentialparameterswereduringthistest
Reportstheresultsoftherequiredqualificationtests
Specifiesqualifiedlimitsforwelder
Formostcodesthereisatimelimitassociatedwiththewelderqualificationtest.However,the
AmericanWeldingSocietyprovidesanunlimitedqualificationperiodifcertainconditionsaremet.As
withtheWPSandWPQR,eachcodehasarecommendedformat.

WPS

WPSisanabbreviationofWeldingProcedureSpecification.
TheWeldingProcedureSpecificationisarequireddocumentforallcodewelding.Yourcustomer
eitherdirectlyorindirectlyspecifiestowhatcodeyourcompanymustqualify.TheWPSoutlinesallof
theparametersrequiredtoperformyourweldingoperation.
InshorttheWPSistherecipeforyourweldingoperation.Itdescribestheweldingprocessor
processesused,thebasematerialsused,thejointdesignandgeometry,gasesandflowrates,
weldingpositionandincludesalloftheprocessconditionsandvariables.Eachcodehasa

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recommendedformat.

WT

WTisanabbreviationofWallThickness.
TheWallThicknessinpipingtermsisdefinedasschedule(SCHorS).
Asanexample:apipeNPS2S40hasawallthicknessof3.91mm,thesamepipeS80hasawall
thicknessof5.54mmetc..
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Pipes"...NPSandSchedule)

XXS

XXSisanabbreviationofEXtraEXtraStrong.
(formoreinformationseemainMenu"Pipes"...NPSandSchedule)

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MPI MTO NDE NPS NPT OS&Y PBE PED PFD PI PMI PWHT RF RFC RTJ SAW SCH SMAW
SMLS SR SST SW TBE TIG TOS WPQ WPS WT XXS

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