Adjustment Processing System (APS) A software application used to make payroll adjustments for employees other than rural carriers and their replacements for data obtained from PS Form 2240, Pay, Leave, or Other Hours Adjustment Request.
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Adjusted Service Commitment exclusion period – USPS Definition
Adjusted Service Commitment exclusion period (ASC exclusion period) The time during the year (the holiday mailing season in December) when service measurement results for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail Express International, and 3- to 5-day First-Class Mail services are not factored into the cumulative year-to-date scores for service products. During the exclusion period,… Continue reading Adjusted Service Commitment exclusion period – USPS Definition
Adjustable Platform Stool – USPS Definition
Adjustable Platform Stool A stool with a heavy base, adjustable for height and angle, used by clerks doing manual distribution. Informally, also called leaner and rest bar.
Adhesive Stamp – USPS Definition
Adhesive Stamp A gummed stamp, either self-adhesive or with mucilage requiring moistening, that is designed to be affixed to mail.
Adhesive – USPS Definition
Adhesive (1) The gum or glue on the back of a postage stamp. Stamp adhesive may be either wateractivated or pressure-sensitive. (2) An adhesive stamp or label affixed to a mailpiece cover.
A découvert – USPS Definition
A découvert (French)Universal Postal Union term: (1) An item with no envelope or packing found (“discovered”) in the mail. (2) An item for a particular country of destination inserted in a dispatch for an intermediate country.
Address Sequencing – USPS Definition
Address Sequencing An Address Management Service in which address cards are arranged in order of delivery for city routes, rural routes, highway contract routes, and Post Office Box sections. For a qualifying mailer, address cards with either blank cards added (for missing addresses) or cards containing missing and new addresses may be added. Electronic Address… Continue reading Address Sequencing – USPS Definition
Address Service Requested – USPS Definition
Address Service Requested An Ancillary Service endorsement printed on mail by the sender that directs USPS to forward undeliverable-as-addressed mail and provide the sender notice of the new address. If no change-of-address order is on file or the time period for forwarding has expired, the piece is returned to the sender with the reason for… Continue reading Address Service Requested – USPS Definition
Address Quality Reporting Tool (AQRT) – USPS Definition
Address Quality Reporting Tool (AQRT) A Web-based application that uses possible data discrepancies to assist in identifying delivery routes to improve address quality.
Address Matching System Application Programming Interface (AMS API) – USPS Definition
Address Matching System Application Programming Interface (AMS API) Software used to develop address matching software. AMS API gives access to USPS matching logic that can be used to verify the accuracy of ZIP+4 returns. AMS API may be integrated within a manufacturers’ product and redistributed by the manufacturer.