# Setting Department Abbreviations and Icons

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The abbreviation displayed is department specific, which means a same department can be displayed with different abbreviation to different users.&#x20;

If abbreviation is not set for the current user's department, it will utilize the public department abbreviations.&#x20;

Use case:

For representing departments in form fields.

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