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Old 27-01-15, 15:46
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Note that there are government departments for every letter save X and Y.
So, there isn't a short list of the most popular ones?
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Old 27-01-15, 16:41
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What's most popular, though? I mainly use STAC, E and C, but others might like WO, ADM, AIR.

Goodness knows what "real" users find most popular. I did once see a list of the top fifty and hadn't heard of, or felt the urge to use, most of them.
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Old 27-01-15, 18:40
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There are over 400 different categories. It would be helpful if they were put in some sort of groups.
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Old 27-01-15, 21:08
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WO, AIR and ADM are the "most popular" for me although i do use lots more.

Don't know whether there's an actual list, but this page might be useful, although I've never had the need to use it

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/r...ct/default.htm
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Old 27-01-15, 21:24
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Is it just me who doesn't like change, but I really found a2a useful. Discovery is O.K. and all these tips on using it will be very helpful.
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Old 09-02-15, 23:54
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