Manuscript In-House Abbreviations

AC	Autograph card.
ACS	Autograph card, signed.
AL	Autograph letter.
ALS	Autograph letter signed.
AN	Autograph note.
ANS	Autograph note, signed.
Bound Proof	Proof, often bound in paper wrappers.
Email	Email printouts.
Fax[A]	Autograph fax printouts.
Fax[AS]	Autograph fax printouts, signed.
Fax[T]	Typed fax printouts.
Fax[TS]	Typed fax printouts, signed.
Galley	Long sheet of printed text, generally of more than one page in length. May be corrected or uncorrected.
Proof	Printed text divided into pages. May be corrected or uncorrected. (Also called page proofs.)
Mock-Up	Pages made to show how the book will appear. Usually does not include the text.
Ms.	Manuscript. Handwritten, not necessarily in author's hand.
Ms[c]	Manuscript [carbon].
Ms[x]	Manuscript [photocopy].
Paste-Up	Similar to Mock-Up, but even more visually directed; frequently includes cut-up galleys of text pasted into place.
Printer's Copy	Typescript or manuscript marked up for printing.
TC	Typed card.
TCS	Typed card, signed.
Telegram	Telegram printouts.
TL	Typed letter.
TLS	Typed letter, signed.
TN	Typed note.
TNS	Typed note, signed.
Ts.	Typescript. (Also includes computer printouts.)
Ts[c]	Typescript [carbon]
Ts[x]	Typescript [photocopy]