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# abbreviated

An abbreviated unit name.

```
static var abbreviated: Duration.UnitsFormatStyle.UnitWidth { get }
```

## Discussion

For example, `abbreviated` produces the unit label “3 hr” for a 3-hour duration in the `en_US` locale.

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