Category: USPS

Address Management (AM) (1) The development and maintenance of address lists. (2) (capitalized) An organizational unit that provides policy and systems for the national address database, mailing list services, address correction service, forwarding, and other related addressing services.

Addressing (1) The act of writing or printing a delivery address on a mailpiece or an address label affixed to a mailpiece. (2) The various activities entailed in address management such as developing and maintaining address lists and applying addresses to mailpieces in a mailing

Address Information System Viewer A system that provides the ability to retrieve, view, and print accurate and current ZIP Code information. It enhances the accuracy and currency of all information provided. Available product reporting options include Address Lookup, City/State/Delivery Type, County Name Retrieval, Delivery Statistics Retrieval, and ZIP+4 Retrieval.

Address Information System product (AIS product) A raw database file made available to customers to enhance address standardization, obtain detail address information, and correct address records. AIS products include applications and electronic files such as Carrier Route, City State, Delivery Statistics, Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT), Five-Digit ZIP, TIGER/ZIP+4, Z4Change, ZIP+4, and ZIPMove. Also called… Continue reading Address Information System product (AIS product) – USPS Definition

Address Enhancement Services (AES) A designation in the competitive products category for Address Information System products.

Address Element Correction (AEC) A process that identifies and revises incomplete or incorrect computerized address files and then attaches ZIP+4 and carrier route codes. It entails computer matching address records that cannot be coded using CASS-Certified address matching software. AEC can correct or add missing address elements (e.g., directionals like N or NW or street… Continue reading Address Element Correction (AEC) – USPS Definition

Address Correction Service A system of Ancillary Service endorsements that enables a mailer to obtain an addressee’s new (forwarding) address if it is actively on file with USPS or the reason for nondelivery for an undeliverable-as-addressed mailpiece. This service is available alone using the Change Service Requested endorsement or as part of other Ancillary Service… Continue reading Address Correction Service – USPS Definition

Address Change Service (ACS™)   An automated address correction process that provides to participating mailers a data file containing change-of-address and undeliverable-as-addressed information. ACS is used in conjunction with Ancillary Service endorsements Change Service Requested and Address Service Requested. Three ACS products are available: (a) traditional ACS, in which the mailer modifies the address block… Continue reading Address Change Service (ACS™) – USPS Definition

Address Block The area on a mailpiece containing the address to which USPS is to deliver a mailpiece.