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# DateComponentsFormatter.UnitsStyle.brief

A style that uses a shortened spelling for units of time that is shorter than [`DateComponentsFormatter.UnitsStyle.short`](/documentation/Foundation/DateComponentsFormatter/UnitsStyle-swift.enum/short).

```
case brief
```

## Discussion

For example, the quantity of 3 years, 9 months, 26 days, 19 hours, and 17 seconds is displayed in the U.S. English locale as “3yrs 9mths 26days 19hr 17sec”.

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