Category: USPS

Address The location to which USPS is to deliver a mailpiece. It consists of certain elements such as recipient name, street name and house number, and city, state, and ZIP Code as required by the mail class or product.

Additional Mailing Office A Post Office other than the original mailing office used to mail nonprofit Standard Mail pieces.

Additional Entry Office A Post Office other than the office of original entry where a publisher is authorized to mail a Periodicals publication.

Additional Entry Presenting a Periodicals mailing at an authorized Post Office other than the office of original entry

ADC A presort level in which all pieces in the bundle or container are addressed for delivery in the service area of the same area distribution center (ADC). An abbreviation used on mail container labels that identifies the contents as area distribution center (ADC) mail (i.e., the ZIP Codes on the mail are served by… Continue reading ADC – USPS Definition

Actual Count (AC) The exact numerical count of all mail classes and products worked.

Activity Code A one-digit number that indicates the functional area in which an employee is assigned. The activity code is usually joined to the two-digit designation code as a second element and called designation/activity code.

Active Delivery Point A delivery point that is currently occupied or vacant less than 90 days.

Accounting Service Center (ASC) An accounting and disbursing facility that provides accounting support for postal activities. Each ASC specializes in one or more functions: Minneapolis, MN, payroll; San Mateo, CA, accounts payable, assets, and Centralized Account Processing System (CAPS); and St. Louis, MO, Postal Money Orders, customer insurance claims and inquiries for lost or damaged… Continue reading Accounting Service Center (ASC) – USPS Definition

Accounting Period (AP) A period that forms one twelfth of the postal fiscal year. Each accounting period corresponds to a calendar month and is numbered from the beginning of the fiscal year that starts on October 1 (e.g., AP 1 is October, AP 2 is November).