POSTAL TERMS - Abbreviations and Acronyms
AADC automated area distribution center
ABE Automated Barcode Evaluator
ABMPS Automated Business Mail Processing System
AC actual count
ACDCS Air Contract Data Collection System
ACS Address Change Service
ACT air contract transportation tag
ADAPT Automatic Density Analysis Profile Technique
ADC area distribution center
AE additional entry
AFC advanced facer-canceler
AIC account identifier code
AM Address Management
AMC/F airport mail center/facility
AMO area maintenance office
AMS Alternate Mailing System
AO associate post office
AO autres objets (other articles)
AOI associate office infrastructure
AP accounting period
APARS Accounts Payable Accounting and Reporting System
APO Army Post Office
APS Adjustment Processing System
ARM accelerated reply mail
ASC accounting service center
ASF administrative support facility
ASF auxiliary service facility
AS-IS activity model
ASM Administrative Support Manual
BBM bulk business mail
BC barcode
BCR barcode reader
BCS barcode sorter
BMC bulk mail center
BMC bulk mail center container
BMEU business mail entry unit
BPI business process improvement
BPM Bound Printed Matter
BRM business reply mail
CAG cost ascertainment grouping
CAKT computer-assisted keyboard training
CAS Case Analysis System
CASS Coding Accuracy Support System
CAST computer-assisted scheme training
CDB Corporate Data Base
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFS II Computerized Forwarding System II
CIIS Comprehensive-Interactive Information Strategy
CIS Corporate Information System
CMA commercial mailing agent
CMRA commercial mail receiving agency
CMRS Computerized Meter Resetting System
COD collect on delivery
CODES Computerized On-Site Data Entry System
COR contracting officer representative
COSC computer operations service center
CP colis postaux
CPO community post office
CPP Centralized Postage Payment System
CR carrier route
CRF Central Repair Facility
CRIS Carrier Route Information System
CRM courtesy reply mail
CSI Customer Satisfaction Index
DAL detached address label
DAS Density Analysis System
DBMC destination bulk mail center
DDE/DR Distributed Data Entry and Distributed Reporting
DDU destination delivery unit
DMCS Domestic Mail Classification Schedule
DMM Domestic Mail Manual
DMU detached mail unit
DNO distribution networks office
DPBC delivery point barcode
DPMG deputy postmaster general
DPO designated post office
DSCF destination sectional center facility
EAP Employee Assistance Program
EAS executive and administrative schedule
ECB Engineering Change Board
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EI/QWL Employee Involvement/Quality of Work Life
EIS Executive Information System
ELM Employee and Labor Relations Manual
EMMS Express Mail Military Service
EMRS Electronic Marketing Reporting System
EMS Express Mail International Service
EPO entry post office
ERMC eastern region mail container
ESP electronic sort processor
FCM First-Class Mail
FDC first day cover
FEDSTRIP Federal Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures
FHP first handling pieces
FIM facing identification mark
FLTS FLATS
FMM Financial Management Manual
FMO field maintenance offices
FPI functional process improvement
FPO Fleet Post Office
FR Federal Register
FSM flat sorting machine
FSO facilities service office
GMS general mail system
GPL Global Package Link
GPM Global Priority Mail
GPMC general purpose mail container
HASP Hub and Spoke Program
HCR highway contract route
IBRS International Business Reply Service
IEO international exchange office
IMM International Mail Manual
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card
IMPC incoming mail processing center
INTELPOST International Electronic Post
IPA International Priority Airmail
IPCS International Package Consignment Service
IPP irregular parcels and pieces
IRT integrated retail terminal
ISAL International Surface Air Lift
ISBN International Standard Book Number
ISC information service center
ISSC information systems service center
ISSN International Standard Serial Number
ISSP Incoming Secondary Sorting Program
IT Information Technology
ITK Infrastructure Tool Kit
LA LA lock
LC lettres et cartes (letters and cards)
LDC labor distribution code
LF lead facilitator
LID luminescent indicia detector
LLV long-life vehicle
LOT Line-of-Travel
LPC Label Printing Center
LSM letter sorting machine
LTATS Loan, Transfer, and Training System
LUR Labor Utilization Report
MASS Multiline Accuracy Support System
MCM multicommodity machine
MDC material distribution center
MEPPS Multiple Entry Point Payment System
MI management instruction
MIP-SOP Methods Improvement Program -
Standard Operating Procedures
MLOCR multiline optical character reader
MM managed mail tray
MMP Managed Mail Program
MMS Manifest Mailing System
MODS Management Operating Data System
MOM military ordinary mail
MPFSM multiposition flat sorting machine
MPLSM multiposition letter sorting machine
MPO military post office
MPWCS Mail Processing Work Credit System
MQC Mailpiece Quality Control
MRB management review board
MRC mail recovery center
MSC management sectional center
MSSP Manpower Scheduling and Staffing Program
MTAC Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
MTE mail transport equipment
MTESC mail transport equipment service center
MTTR mean time to repair
MVO motor vehicle operator
MVRF mobile vehicle repair facility
NAM national account manager
NASS National Air and Surface System
NBMS National Bulk Mail System
NBS National Budget System
NCD non-city delivery office
NCOA National Change of Address System
NCSC National Customer Support Center
NDCBU neighborhood delivery and collection box unit
NDI National Deliverability Index
NMO nonmachinable outside
NNSC National Network Service Center
NO no office
NSN National Stock Number
NTAC National Test Administration Center
NWR National Workhour Report
NWRS National Workhour Reporting System
OCR/CS optical character reader/channel sorter
ODIS Origin Destination Information System
OEL optional endorsement line
OFM On-Line File Maintenance
OIC officer in charge
OLQ On-Line Query
OMAS Official Mail Accounting System
OMSS Organizational Management Staffing System
OP Optional Procedure Mailing System
OPF official personnel folder
OTR over-the-road container
PAL Parcel Airlift
PAL Postal Answer Line
PAR Program for Alcoholic Recovery
PAU platform acceptance unit
PAVE Presort Accuracy Validation and Evaluation
PBC postal business center
PCC Postal Customer Council Program
PCE Postal Computing Environment
PCES Postal Career Executive Service
PCM postal commodity machine
PDC/F processing and distribution center/facility
PEDC postal employee development center
PIRS Productivity Information Reporting System
PM project manager
PMC Postage and Mailing Center
PMG postmaster general
PMSC purchasing and materials service center
PO post office
POM Postal Operations Manual
POP point of purchase promotions
POS Point of Sale System
POSKED Post Office Schedular
POSTNET POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique
PR poste restante
PRC Postal Rate Commission
PRN postal routed network
PS Postal Service schedule
PSDS Postal Source Data System
PSFR Postal System Financial Report
PSM parcel sorting machine
PSO procurement service office
PSSR Postal System Sales Report
PST&DI Postal Service Training and Development Institute
PVDS plant-verified drop shipment
PVI postage validation imprinter
PVS postal vehicle service
QA quality assurance
QC quality control
QSI Quality Step Increase
RAP Retail Analysis Program
RAPS Rural Adjustment Processing System
RCA rural carrier associate
RCSC rates and classification service center
RPW Revenue, Pieces, and Weight
RR rural route
RTAPS Rural Time and Attendance System
SAM space available mail
SBM Stamps by Mail
SCF sectional center facility
SDO stamp distribution office
SIS Short-Interval Schedular
SPBS small parcel and bundle sorter
SPLSM single-position letter sorting machine
SPLY same period last year
SPO serving post office
S/SIS Sales/Service Information System
SSIS Schedules and Schemes Information System
SSM sack sorting machine
SSPC self-service postal center
SPR small parcels and rolls
STS Supervisory Training System
SV sacs vides (empty mail bags)
SVM stamp vending machine
TMS Transportation Management System
TO-BE activity model
TOFC trailer-on-flatcar service
TPO transfer post office
TQM total quality management
TTC Technical Training Center
UAA undeliverable as addressed
UPU Universal Postal Union
USPS United States Postal Service
VARS Vending Activity Reporting System
VIM vertical improved mail
VMAS Vehicle Management Accounting System
VMF vehicle maintenance facility
VN/BV Verification Note/Bulletin of Verification
VOB Voice of the Business
VOC Voice of the Customer
VOE Voice of the Employee
VP vice president
VAP Volume Arrival Profile
WABCR wide area barcode reader
WHM Work Hour Management
WKG WORKING
ZIP Zone Improvement Plan
ZMT ZIP mail translator