Acronym / Abbreviation
|
Term
|
AADC
|
automated area distribution center
|
AADC price
|
automated area distribution center price
|
AASC
|
Asset Accountability Service Center
|
ABMPS
|
Automated Business Mail Processing System
|
AC
|
actual count
|
ACD
|
Annual Compliance Determination
|
ACE
|
Advanced Computing Environment
|
ACR
|
Annual Compliance Report
|
ACS™
|
Address Change Service
|
ACT
|
automation-compatible tray
|
ACT tag
|
air contract transportation tag
|
ADAPT
|
Automatic Density Analysis Profile Technique
|
ADC
|
area distribution center
|
ADC price
|
area distribution center price
|
ADM
|
Accounting Data Mart
|
AEC
|
Address Element Correction
|
AEC II®
|
Address Element Correction II
|
AES
|
Address Enhancement Services; Automated Enrollment System
|
AFCS
|
Advanced Facer Canceler System
|
AFCS/OCR
|
Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader
|
AFCS 200
|
Advanced Facer Canceler System 200
|
AFSM AI
|
Automated Flats Sorting Machine Auto Induction
|
AFSM 100
|
Automated Flats Sorting Machine 100
|
AFTL
|
Automatic Flats Tray Lidder
|
AFTU
|
Automatic Flats Tray Unlidder
|
AFV
|
alternative fuel vehicle
|
AI
|
Automatic Induction
|
AIC
|
account identifier code
|
AIS product
|
Address Information System product
|
ALP
|
Advanced Leadership Program
|
AM
|
address management
|
AMC
|
airport mail center
|
AMF
|
airport mail facility
|
AMI
|
Asset Management Integration
|
AMP
|
Area Mail Processing
|
AMS
|
Address Management Services; Address Management System; Alternate Mailing System
|
AMS API
|
Address Matching System Application Programming Interface
|
AMSOP
|
AM Standard Operating Procedures
|
AO
|
associate Post Office™
|
AP
|
accounting period
|
APBS
|
Automated Parcel and Bundle Sorter
|
APC
|
all-purpose container; Automated Postal Center®
|
API
|
application program interface
|
APO
|
Army Post Office™
|
APPS
|
Automated Package Processing System
|
APS
|
Adjustment Processing System
|
APWU
|
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
|
AQRT
|
Address Quality Reporting Tool
|
ARM
|
accelerated reply mail
|
ASC
|
accounting service center
|
ASC exclusion period
|
Adjusted Service Commitment exclusion period
|
ASF
|
administrative support facility; auxiliary service facility
|
ASM
|
Administrative Support Manual
|
ASRMS
|
Annual Staffing and Resource Management Simulator
|
ATHS
|
Automatic Tray Handling System
|
ATM sheetlet
|
automatic teller machine sheetlet
|
ATS
|
Automatic Tray Sleever
|
ATU
|
Automatic Tray Unsleever
|
Aux
|
auxiliary assistance
|
AVUS
|
Automated Vehicle Utilization System
|
AWPS
|
Automated Workload Planning System
|
AWS
|
Alternate Work Schedule
|
BA
|
budget authorization
|
BAM
|
business alliance manager
|
BBM
|
bulk business mail
|
BC
|
barcode
|
BCR
|
barcode reader
|
BCS
|
barcode sorter
|
BDS
|
Biohazard Detection System
|
BI
|
Barcode Identifier
|
BMA
|
business mail acceptance
|
BMC
|
bulk mail center
|
BMC-OTR
|
bulk mail center over-the-road container
|
BMC Presort price
|
Bulk Mail Center Presort price
|
BMEU
|
business mail entry unit
|
BOG
|
Board of Governors
|
BPI
|
Breakthrough Productivity Initiative
|
BPM
|
Bound Printed Matter
|
BPRS
|
Bulk Parcel Return Service
|
BRM
|
Business Reply Mail®
|
BSN
|
Business Service Network
|
CAG
|
cost ascertainment group
|
CAKT
|
computer-assisted keyboard training
|
CAPS
|
Centralized Account Processing System
|
CARS
|
Contract Access Retail System
|
CAS
|
Case Analysis System; Competitive Ancillary Service
|
CASS™
|
Coding Accuracy Support System
|
CAST
|
computer-assisted scheme training
|
CAT
|
critical acceptance time
|
CBCIS
|
Corporate Business Customer Information System
|
CBP
|
Commercial Base™ price
|
CBU
|
cluster box unit
|
CCAR
|
California Climate Action Registry
|
CCC
|
Corporate Customer Contact
|
CCCS
|
City Carrier Cost System
|
CCM
|
Corporate Complement Management
|
CDB
|
Corporate Data Base
|
CDM
|
Customer Data Mart
|
CDP
|
convenience deposit point
|
CDPOM
|
City Delivery Pivoting Opportunity Model
|
CDS
|
Computerized Delivery Sequence; Contract Delivery Service
|
CDV
|
City Delivery Variance
|
CEM
|
Customer Experience Measurement
|
CET
|
critical entry time
|
CFPS
|
Change-of-Address Forms Processing System
|
CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
|
CFS
|
Computerized Forwarding System
|
CID
|
Customer ID
|
CIN
|
content identifier number
|
CIOSS
|
Combined Input/Output Subsystem (CIOSS)
|
CIS
|
Corporate Information System
|
CLDS
|
Customer Label Distribution System
|
CLSC
|
color letter scan camera
|
CMA
|
commercial mailing agent
|
CMC
|
Category Management Center
|
CMM®
|
Customized MarketMail®
|
CMRA
|
commercial mail receiving agency
|
CMRS
|
Computerized Meter Resetting System
|
CMT
|
Category Management Team
|
CNL
|
Customer Notification Letter
|
CNS
|
Click-N-Ship®
|
COA
|
change of address
|
COD
|
Collect on Delivery
|
CODES
|
Computerized On-Site Data Entry System
|
CON-CON
|
concentration and convoy
|
COR
|
Carrier Optimal Routing; contracting officer representative
|
CPC
|
Critical Parts Center
|
CPMS
|
Collection Point Management System
|
CPO
|
community Post Office
|
CPP
|
Centralized Postage Payment; Commercial Plus™ price
|
CPU
|
contract postal unit
|
CR
|
carrier route
|
CRA
|
Cost and Revenue Analysis
|
CRF
|
Central Repair Facility
|
CRID
|
Customer Registration ID
|
CRIS
|
Carrier Route Information System
|
CRM
|
courtesy reply mail
|
CSA
|
customer/supplier agreement
|
CSAC
|
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
|
CSBCS
|
Carrier Sequence Barcode Sorter
|
CSM
|
Customer Satisfaction Measurement
|
CSP
|
Corporate Succession Planning
|
CSR
|
Change Service Requested; customer support ruling
|
CSRS
|
Civil Service Retirement System
|
CSSC
|
Customized Shipping Services Contract
|
CSSOM
|
Customer Service Staffing Opportunity Model
|
CSV
|
Customer Service Variance
|
CT
|
clearance time
|
CTAPS
|
City Time and Attendance Processing System
|
C2C
|
Cradle to Cradle certification
|
CTS
|
Container Transport System
|
DAC
|
designation/activity code
|
DADC
|
destination area distribution center
|
DADC price
|
destination area distribution center price
|
DAL
|
detached address label
|
D&P
|
drop-and-pick
|
DAR
|
decision analysis report
|
D&R label
|
dispatch and routing label
|
D&R tag
|
distribution and routing tag
|
DAS
|
Density Analysis System
|
DBCS
|
delivery bar code sorter
|
DBCS/OSS
|
Delivery Bar Code Sorter/Output Subsystem
|
DBMC
|
destination bulk mail center
|
DBU
|
detached box unit
|
DC (or DelCon)
|
Delivery Confirmation™
|
DCO
|
data conversion operator
|
DCT
|
data collection technician
|
DD
|
doubles detector
|
DDE/DR
|
Distributed Data Entry and Distributed Reporting
|
DDU
|
destination delivery unit
|
DDU discount
|
destination delivery unit discount
|
DDU price
|
destination delivery unit price
|
DIOSS
|
DBCS Input/Output Subsystem; Delivery Bar Code Sorter Input/Output Subsystem
|
DMCS
|
Domestic Mail Classification Schedule
|
DMM®
|
Domestic Mail Manual
|
DMU
|
detached mail unit
|
DNDC
|
destination network distribution center
|
DNDC discount
|
destination network distribution center discount
|
DNDC price
|
destination network distribution center price
|
DNO
|
distribution networks office
|
DO
|
designated operator
|
DOIS
|
Delivery Operations Information System
|
DP
|
delivery point
|
DPBC
|
delivery point barcode
|
DPC
|
delivery point code
|
DPF
|
Delivery Point File
|
DPMG
|
deputy postmaster general
|
DPO
|
designated Post Office™; Diplomatic Post Office
|
DPRCS
|
Dual Pass Rough Cull System
|
DPS
|
delivery point sequence
|
DPV®
|
Delivery Point Validation
|
DSCF
|
destination sectional center facility
|
DSCF discount
|
destination sectional center facility discount
|
DSCF price
|
destination sectional center facility price
|
DSF
|
Delivery Sequence File
|
DSMART
|
Delivery Sortation Management Automation Research Tool
|
DSMS
|
Drop Shipment Management System
|
DSU
|
decision storage unit
|
D-0
|
Day Zero
|
EAA
|
Enhanced Airline Assignment
|
EAP
|
Employee Assistance Program
|
EAS
|
Electronic Address Sequencing; executive and administrative schedule
|
ECB
|
Engineering Change Board
|
ECR
|
Enhanced Carrier Route
|
eDACS
|
eDiagnostic Analysis and Control System
|
EDDM
|
Every Door Direct Mail™
|
EDL
|
Enhanced Distribution Label
|
eDoc
|
electronic documentation
|
EDW
|
Enterprise Data Warehouse
|
EEMS
|
Enterprise Energy Management System
|
EEO
|
Equal Employment Opportunity
|
EHS
|
Employee Health and Safety
|
EIC
|
Excess Item Catalog
|
EID
|
Employee Identification Number
|
eIDP
|
Electronic Individual Development Plan
|
ELD
|
EAS Leadership Development
|
ELM
|
Employee and Labor Relations Manual
|
eLOT®
|
eLine-Of-Travel; Enhanced Line of Travel
|
ELT
|
Executive Leadership Team
|
EMA
|
Equipment Maintenance Allowance
|
eMAP
|
eMedical Assessment Program
|
eMDIMS
|
Electronic Material Distribution and Inventory Management System
|
eMIR
|
Electronic Mail Improvement Reporting
|
EMM
|
extended managed mail tray
|
eMOVES
|
Electronic Money Order Voucher Entry System
|
EMR
|
Electronic Merchandise Return
|
EMRS
|
Electronic Marketing Reporting System
|
eOPF
|
Electronic Official Personnel Folder
|
ePACS
|
Enterprise Physical Access Control System
|
EPAH
|
Employee Personnel Action History
|
EPM
|
Expedited Preferential Mail
|
EPM®
|
Electronic Postmark
|
EPO
|
entry Post Office
|
ePSSR
|
Enhanced Postal Service Sales Report
|
ePUBWATCH
|
Electronic Publication Watch
|
ERMC
|
eastern region mail container
|
eRMS
|
Enterprise Resource Management System
|
ERRP
|
Ergonomic Risk Reduction Process
|
eSPIN
|
Enhanced Spare Parts Initiative
|
ESS
|
Employee Self Service
|
ETOE
|
Extra Territorial Office of Exchange
|
eUARS
|
Electronic Uncoded Address Resolution Service
|
eVS®
|
Electronic Verification System
|
EXFC
|
External First-Class Measurement
|
FAST®
|
Facility Access and Shipment Tracking
|
FCM
|
First-Class Mail®
|
FDB
|
Facilities Data Base
|
FDC
|
first day cover
|
FEDSTRIP
|
Federal Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures
|
FEGLI
|
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
|
FEHB
|
Federal Employees Health Benefits
|
FERS
|
Federal Employees Retirement System
|
FHP
|
first handling pieces
|
FICS
|
Flats Identification Code Sort
|
FIM
|
facing identification mark
|
FNCM
|
Finance Number Control Master
|
FPO
|
Fleet Post Office™
|
FPR
|
Financial Performance Report
|
FR
|
Federal Register
|
FRE
|
Flat Rate Envelope
|
FRES
|
Flat Remote Encoding System
|
FRIP
|
Flats Recognition Improvement Program
|
FSA
|
Flexible Spending Account
|
FSB
|
Field Sales Branch
|
FSM
|
flat-sorting machine; flats sorting machine.
|
FSO
|
facilities service office
|
FSS
|
Flats Sequencing System
|
FY
|
fiscal year
|
GAB
|
General Accounting Branch
|
GAR
|
gross accept rate
|
GATS
|
Grievance Arbitration Tracking System
|
GCW
|
gross combined weight
|
GEPS
|
Global Expedited Package Service
|
GFY
|
Government Fiscal Year
|
GMS
|
general mail system
|
GMT
|
Growth Management Tool
|
GPC
|
general purpose container
|
GPMC
|
general purpose mail container
|
GPO
|
general Post Office™
|
GPRA
|
Government Performance and Results Act
|
GSS
|
Global Shipping Software
|
GXG®
|
Global Express Guaranteed®
|
HASP
|
Hub and Spoke Program
|
HCES
|
Human Capital Enterprise System
|
HCR
|
highway contract route
|
HDS
|
Household Diary Study
|
HEAT
|
Helpdesk Expert Automation Tools
|
HPO
|
Highway Post Office
|
HRSSC
|
Human Resources Shared Service Center
|
HSUS
|
High Speed Universal Sorter
|
HWAI
|
Handwritten Analysis Interpretation
|
IBI
|
Information-Based Indicia
|
IBRM
|
International Business Reply Mail®
|
IBRS
|
International Business Reply Service
|
IBSSC
|
Integrated Business Systems Solutions Center
|
ICOA
|
Internet Change of Address
|
ICPAS
|
Injury Compensation Performance Analysis System
|
ICS
|
Identification Code Sorting
|
IDE
|
Inbound Direct Entry
|
IDP
|
Individual Development Plan
|
IDR
|
Integrated Dispatch and Receipt
|
IDS
|
Integrated Data System
|
IFP
|
Integrated Financial Plan
|
IJC
|
ink jet canceler
|
ILS
|
In-Line Scale
|
IM
|
Intelligent Mail®
|
IMACS
|
Intelligent Mail® Asset Control System
|
IMb™
|
Intelligent Mail® barcode
|
IMcb
|
Intelligent Mail® container barcode
|
IMD
|
Intelligent Mail® Device
|
IMDAS
|
Intelligent Mail® Data Acquisition System
|
IMDHelp
|
Intelligent Mail® Device Help
|
IMM®
|
International Mail Manual
|
IMpb
|
Intelligent Mail® package barcode
|
IMPC
|
incoming mail processing center
|
IMtb
|
Intelligent Mail® tray barcode
|
IMtl
|
Intelligent Mail® tray label
|
IOCS
|
In-Office Cost System
|
IOP
|
Integrated Operating Plan
|
IP
|
incoming primary
|
IPA®
|
International Priority Airmail™
|
IPC
|
International Post Corporation
|
IPP
|
irregular parcels and pieces
|
IPSS
|
Image Processing Subsystem
|
IRC
|
International Reply Coupon
|
IRS
|
Inventory Replenishment System
|
IRT
|
integrated retail terminal
|
IS
|
incoming secondary
|
ISAL®
|
International Surface Air Lift®
|
ISBN
|
International Standard Book Number
|
ISC
|
information service center; international service center
|
ISS
|
Input Subsystem
|
ISSN
|
International Standard Serial Number
|
ITSC
|
Information Technology Service Center
|
JARAP
|
Joint Alternate Route Adjustment Process
|
JBM
|
Job Bid Management
|
JOE
|
justification of expenditure
|
LA
|
LA lock
|
LACSLINK®
|
Locatable Address Conversion Systems Linkage
|
L&DC
|
logistics and distribution center
|
LAMM
|
late arriving managed mail
|
LB
|
LiteBlue®
|
LCREM
|
Low-Cost Reject Encoding Machine
|
LCTS
|
Low Cost Tray Sorter
|
LCUS
|
Low Cost Universal Sorter
|
LDC
|
labor distribution code
|
LDD
|
Learning Development and Diversity
|
League
|
National League of Postmasters of the United States
|
LID
|
luminescent indicia detector
|
LIM
|
Local Intelligent Mail®
|
LIPS
|
linear integrated parcel sorter
|
LLV
|
Long Life Vehicle
|
LMLM
|
Letter Mail Labeling Machine
|
LMS
|
Learning Management System
|
LOT sequence
|
line-of-travel sequence
|
LPC
|
Label Printing Center
|
LRIP
|
Letter Recognition Improvement Program
|
LRRIS
|
Labor Relations Research Information System
|
LSS
|
Lean Six Sigma
|
LTATS
|
Loan, Transfer, and Training System
|
LUR
|
Labor Utilization Report
|
MAC™
|
Manifest Analysis Certification
|
MASS™
|
Multiline Accuracy Support System
|
MCRS
|
Mail Condition Reporting System
|
MCS
|
Mail Classification Schedule
|
MDA
|
mailpiece design analyst
|
MDC
|
Material Distribution Center
|
MDIMS
|
Material Distribution and Inventory Management System
|
MEPPS
|
Multiple Entry Point Payment System
|
MERLIN®
|
Mail Evaluation Readability Lookup Instrument
|
MHTS
|
Mail History Tracking System
|
MI
|
management instruction
|
MID
|
Mailer Identifier
|
MLOCR
|
multiline optical character reader
|
MMP
|
Managed Mail Program
|
MM tray
|
managed mail tray
|
MMS
|
Manifest Mailing System
|
MODS
|
Management Operating Data System
|
MOM
|
military ordinary mail
|
MOS
|
manager, operations support
|
MPBCS
|
Mail Processing Bar Code Sorter
|
MPE
|
mail processing equipment
|
MPFSM
|
multiposition flat sorting machine
|
MPI
|
Mail Processing Infrastructure
|
MPLSM
|
multiposition letter sorting machine
|
MPO
|
main Post Office™; military Post Office™
|
MPOO
|
manager, Post Office™ operations
|
MPSA
|
Military Postal Service Agency
|
MPSOM
|
Mail Processing Staffing Opportunity Model
|
MPTQM
|
Mail Preparation Total Quality Management
|
MPV
|
Mail Processing Variance
|
MPWCS
|
Mail Processing Work Credit System
|
MQC
|
Mailpiece Quality Control
|
MRC
|
mail recovery center
|
MRM
|
metered reply mail
|
MRS
|
Merchandise Return Service
|
MTAC
|
Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee
|
MTE
|
mail transport equipment
|
MTESC
|
mail transport equipment service center
|
MTSC
|
Maintenance Technical Support Center
|
MTTR
|
mean time to repair
|
MVL
|
Move Validation Letter
|
MVO
|
motor vehicle operator
|
MVRF
|
mobile vehicle repair facility
|
MyPO
|
MyPostOffice
|
NALC
|
National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO
|
NAPS
|
National Association of Postal Supervisors
|
NAPUS
|
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
|
NASS
|
National Air and Surface System
|
NCD
|
noncity delivery office
|
NCED
|
National Center for Employee Development
|
NCOA™
|
National Change of Address
|
NCOALink®
|
National Change of Address Linkage
|
NCR
|
national customer ruling
|
NCSC
|
National Customer Support Center
|
NCSR
|
national customer support ruling
|
NDC
|
network distribution center
|
NDCBU
|
neighborhood delivery and collection box unit
|
NDC-OTR
|
network distribution center over-the-road container
|
NDC Presort price
|
Network Distribution Center Presort price
|
NDI
|
National Deliverability Index
|
NDSS
|
National Directory Support System
|
NFM
|
Not Flat-Machinable
|
NH
|
never hinged
|
NICE
|
New Improvements in Customer Experience
|
NIM
|
National Intelligent Mail®
|
NISSC
|
National Information System Support Center
|
NMATS
|
National Meter Accounting and Tracking System
|
NMCS
|
National Materials Customer Service
|
NMO
|
nonmachinable outside
|
NNDS
|
National Network Distribution System
|
NNSC
|
National Network Service Center
|
NO
|
no office
|
NODM
|
Network Operations Data Mart
|
NOIR
|
Network Optimization Indicator Report
|
NONPROFIT ORG, NONPROFIT
|
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
|
NPA
|
National Performance Assessment
|
NPF
|
National Postal Forum
|
NPMHU
|
National Postal Mail Handlers Union, AFL-CIO
|
NPPN
|
National Postal Professional Nurses
|
NRLCA
|
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
|
NRP
|
National Reassessment Process
|
NSA
|
negotiated service agreement
|
NSN
|
National Stock Number
|
NWR
|
National Workhour Report
|
NWRS
|
National Workhour Reporting System
|
OBMC Presort
|
Origin Bulk Mail Center Presort
|
OBSS
|
one-bundle sliding-shelf
|
OCR
|
optical character reader
|
ODIS-RPW
|
Origin Destination Information System-Revenue, Pieces, and Weight
|
OEL
|
optional endorsement line
|
OG
|
original gum
|
OIC
|
officer in charge
|
OIG
|
Office of Inspector General
|
OM
|
Organizational Management
|
OMAS
|
Official Mail Accounting System
|
OMMS
|
Official Mail Messenger Service
|
ONDC Presort
|
Origin Network Distribution Center Presort
|
OP
|
Optional Procedure
|
OPER
|
operation number
|
OPF
|
official personnel folder
|
Oracle AP
|
Oracle Accounts Payable
|
OSS
|
Output Subsystem
|
OTR
|
over-the-road container
|
P&DC
|
processing and distribution center
|
PAEA
|
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
|
PAGE
|
Periodicals Accuracy Grading and Evaluation
|
PAL
|
Parcel Airlift
|
PARS
|
Postal Automated Redirection System
|
PAU
|
platform acceptance unit
|
PAVE™
|
Presort Accuracy Validation and Evaluation
|
PB
|
plate block; Postal Bulletin
|
PBV
|
performance-based verification
|
PC
|
performance cluster
|
PCC®
|
Postal Customer Council®
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PCES
|
Postal Career Executive Service
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PCSC
|
Pricing and Classification Service Center
|
PD
|
postage due
|
PD&F
|
processing and distribution facility
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PDC
|
postal data center
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PDWA
|
Postage Due Weight Average
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PEDC
|
Postal Employee Development Center
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PERF
|
Postal Employees Relief Fund
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PES
|
Performance Evaluation System; Private Express Statutes
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PFP
|
Pay for Performance
|
PFS®
|
Premium Forwarding Service®
|
PIC
|
package identification code
|
PICS
|
Primary Identification Code Server
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PIMS
|
Productivity Information Management System
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PIVMS
|
Powered Industrial Vehicle Management System
|
PL
|
plant load
|
PLANET®
|
Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique
|
PM
|
postmaster
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PMC
|
Postage and Mailing Center
|
PMEI
|
Priority Mail Express International™
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PMEM
|
Priority Mail Express™ Manifesting System; Priority Mail Express Military Service
|
PMEOD
|
Priority Mail Express™ Open and Distribute
|
PMG
|
postmaster general
|
PMI
|
Priority Mail International®
|
PMOD
|
Priority Mail® Open and Distribute
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PMR
|
postmaster relief/leave replacement; postmaster relief
|
PO
|
Post Office™
|
PO Box
|
Post Office™ Box
|
POE
|
Post Office Express®
|
POM
|
Postal Operations Manual
|
POP
|
point-of-purchase promotions
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POS
|
point of service
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POS ONE
|
Point of Service One
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POSTNET
|
Postal Numeric Encoding Technique
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PPOA
|
Postal Police Officers Association
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PPSM
|
primary parcel sorting machine
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PQ
|
postal quarter
|
PQW
|
Postal Qualified Wholesaler
|
PR
|
poste restante
|
PRC
|
Postal Rate Commission; Postal Regulatory Commission
|
PRM
|
permit reply mail
|
PRN
|
postal routed network
|
PRS
|
Parcel Return Service
|
PRSRT
|
PRESORTED
|
PRSRT STD
|
PRESORTED STANDARD
|
PSD
|
postal security device
|
PSDS
|
Postal Source Data System
|
PSE
|
Personalized Stamped Envelope
|
PSFR
|
Postal Service™ Financial Report
|
PSIN
|
Postal Service™ Item Number
|
PSM
|
parcel sorting machine
|
PSN
|
Postal Stock Number
|
PSSC
|
Purchasing Shared Services Center
|
PS schedule
|
Postal Service™ schedule
|
PSSR
|
Postal Service™ Sales Report
|
PST
|
Professional Specialist Trainee
|
PSTN
|
Postal Service™ Television Network
|
PSW
|
Postage Statement Wizard®
|
PTF
|
part-time flexible
|
PTR
|
part-time regular
|
PTS
|
Product Tracking System
|
PVDS
|
plant-verified drop shipment
|
PVI
|
postage validation imprinter
|
PVS
|
Postal Vehicle Service
|
PW
|
Postal Wizard
|
QBRM
|
Qualified Business Reply Mail®
|
RBCS
|
Remote Bar Coding System
|
RBMC
|
return bulk mail center
|
RBV
|
risk-based verification
|
RCA
|
rural carrier associate
|
RCCS
|
Rural Carrier Cost System
|
RCR
|
Remote Computer Reader; rural carrier relief
|
RCS
|
Robotics Containerization System
|
RDI™
|
Residential Delivery Indicator
|
RDM
|
Retail Data Mart
|
RDU
|
retail delivery unit; return delivery unit
|
REC
|
Remote Encoding Center
|
REDRESS®
|
Resolve Employment Disputes Reach Equitable Solutions Swiftly®
|
RFD
|
Rural Free Delivery
|
RIF
|
reduction in force
|
RNDC
|
return network distribution center
|
ROAM
|
Retail Optimization Access Management
|
RPN
|
Repositionable Note
|
RPO
|
Railway Post Office™
|
RPW
|
Revenue, Pieces, and Weight
|
RR
|
rural route
|
RRB
|
Regional Rate Box
|
RTHS
|
Robotic Tray Handling System
|
RTS
|
return-to-sender
|
SAL
|
Submit a Lead
|
SAM
|
Space Available Mail; strategic account manager
|
SAMP
|
stand alone mail preparation
|
SASP
|
Seamless Acceptance and Service Performance
|
SASS
|
Surface Air Support System
|
SASWYB
|
Semi-Automated Scan Where You Band
|
SBM
|
Stamps by Mail®
|
SCAN
|
Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notification
|
SCF
|
sectional center facility
|
SCF price
|
sectional center facility price
|
SCRMS
|
Supply Chain Relationship Management System
|
SDC
|
Service Delivery Calculator; stamp distribution center
|
SDO
|
stamp distribution office
|
SEAM
|
Solution for Enterprise Asset Management
|
SFS
|
Stamp Fulfillment Services
|
SHP
|
subsequent handling pieces
|
SOC
|
Stamps on Consignment
|
SOX
|
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
SP
|
Standard Post®; pay period
|
SPBS
|
Small Parcel and Bundle Sorter
|
SPB tray
|
small parcel and bundle tray
|
SPF
|
Shipper-Paid Forwarding
|
SPFC
|
Single-Piece First-Class Mail® Measurement
|
SPLSM
|
single position letter sorting machine
|
SPLY
|
same period last year
|
SPMS
|
Scan Point Management System
|
SPPS
|
Spare Parts Planning System; special postage payment system
|
SPRs
|
small parcels and rolls
|
SPSM
|
secondary parcel sorting machine
|
SSA
|
sales and services associate
|
SSIU
|
Singulator Scan Induction Unit
|
SSL
|
Strategic Stocking Location
|
SSM
|
sack sorting machine
|
SSPC
|
self-service postal center
|
SSS
|
Stamp Services System
|
STARS
|
Supplier Tracking and Rating System
|
STC
|
start-the-clock; surface transfer center
|
STI
|
Service Type Identifier
|
STS
|
Supervisory Training System
|
SV
|
surface visibility
|
SWYB
|
Scan Where You Band
|
TACS
|
Time and Attendance Collection System
|
TARIF
|
Tracking and Reduction in Force
|
TB
|
tag blaster
|
TE
|
temporary employee; transitional employee
|
TFP
|
total factor productivity
|
THS
|
Terminal Handling Services
|
TIGER/ZIP+4
|
Topological Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing/ZIP+4
|
TIMES
|
Transportation Information Management Evaluation System
|
TMDC
|
Topeka Material Distribution Center
|
TMS
|
Transportation Management System; Tray Management System
|
TMV
|
total mail visibility
|
TOE
|
total operating expense
|
TOFC
|
trailer-on-flatcar
|
TPF
|
total pieces fed
|
TPH
|
total piece handling
|
TPO
|
transfer Post Office
|
TQM
|
Total Quality Management
|
TRACS
|
Transportation Cost System
|
TRC
|
temporary relief carrier
|
TRF
|
Texas Repair Facility
|
TSP
|
Thrift Savings Plan
|
TTOE
|
Touch Tone Order Entry
|
UAA
|
undeliverable-as-addressed
|
U-cart
|
utility cart
|
UCP
|
Universal Co-Processor
|
UFSM 1000
|
Upgraded Flats Sorting Machine 1000
|
UMS
|
Utility Management System
|
UPU
|
Universal Postal Union
|
U.S.C.
|
United States Code
|
USO
|
Universal Service Obligation
|
USPS
|
United States Postal Service®
|
USPS
|
USPS Corporate Account
|
VAP
|
Volume Arrival Profile
|
VAR
|
value added refund
|
VARS
|
Vending Activity Reporting System
|
VER
|
Voluntary Early Retirement
|
VERA
|
Voluntary Early Retirement Authority
|
VFS
|
Ventilation and Filtration System
|
VIM
|
vertical improved mail
|
VITAL
|
Vehicle Information Transportation Analysis and Logistics
|
VMAS
|
Vehicle Management Accounting System
|
VMF
|
vehicle maintenance facility
|
VOE
|
Voice of the Employee
|
VOIS
|
Vehicle Operations Information System
|
VP
|
vice president
|
VPP
|
Voluntary Protection Program
|
VTAPS
|
Vehicle Transportation Analysis Performance System
|
WABRM
|
Weight Averaging Business Reply Mail
|
WAG
|
water-activated gum
|
WebBATS
|
Web Box Activity Tracking System
|
WebCCM
|
Web Corporate Complement Management
|
WebCOINS
|
Web-based Complement Information System
|
WebEIS
|
Web Enterprise Information System
|
WebMCRS
|
Web Mail Condition Reporting System
|
WEI
|
Workplace Environment Improvement
|
WFOV
|
Wide Field of View
|
ZAP
|
Zone Analysis Program
|
ZIP Code™
|
Zone Improvement Plan Code
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