Address Management System (AMS) The national USPS database of every delivery address with its associated ZIP Code, ZIP+4 code, and…
Address Management Services (AMS) A stand-alone Special Service available for a fee that mailers use to correct name and address…
Address Management (AM) (1) The development and maintenance of address lists. (2) (capitalized) An organizational unit that provides policy and…
Addressing (1) The act of writing or printing a delivery address on a mailpiece or an address label affixed to…
Address Information System Viewer A system that provides the ability to retrieve, view, and print accurate and current ZIP Code…
Address Information System product (AIS product) A raw database file made available to customers to enhance address standardization, obtain detail…
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…
Addressee The person or organization to which a mailpiece is addressed as shown in the delivery address. It is normally…
Address Correction Service A system of Ancillary Service endorsements that enables a mailer to obtain an addressee’s new (forwarding) address…