![[postal connections store]](https://www.triskelion-ltd.com/amazon-postal-store-small.jpg) Postal Connections: Movies, Books, Games, Music
Movies, books, games, and music for adults and children with a postal connection. This Amazon.com shop illustrates and offers such items as the 1936 Bella Logusi movie "Postal Inspector", the children's "Post Office Book", a variety of music CDs (including the Beatles singing "Please Mr. Postman") and even a Playmobile "Post Office" to introduce the younger generation to the post. USPS Abbreviations Glossary A-L USPS Abbreviations Glossary M-Z (select the letter) M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y |Z USPS Abbreviations Glossary - Numeric USPS Abbreviations Glossary M-Z (below) -M- M-36 Facer-Canceler M-36 System M-36 Facer-Canceler with Model 500B Edger-Feeder MACA Months After Contract Award MACH number 4 digit number identifying PSDS input device [MODS report abbreviation] MAD Maintenance Analysis Document MAN Metropolitan Area Network MAPAC Military Assistance Program Address Code (MAPAC) Mark II Facer-Canceler (year 1958) MARS Maintenance Activity Reporting and Scheduling System MASC Minneapolis Accounting Service Center (1993 processes all Statements of Accounts, and National Budget and Financial Accounting system reports) MASS Multiline Accuracy Support System MAX Mailer's Address Quality Support System MBD Mail Bag Depository MBP Management By Participation MC Mail Centre (UK, 2006) MCM Multicommodity Machine MCO Maintenance Capable Office (facility with stockroom and maintenance staff) MCRS Mail Condition Reporting System MCVM Multi-Commodity Vending Machine MDA Mailpiece Design Analyst MDC Material Distribution Center MDC Materiel Distribution Center (Topeka, KS) MDCD Mobile Data Collection Device (scan barcodes for Delivery Confirmation and EMM tracking at MSP) MDCE Materiel Distribution Center, Somerville MDCW Materiel Distribution Center, Topeka MDEC Manual Data Entry Centre [UK, may be similar to the US Remote Coding Centre] MDIMS Material Distribution/Inventory Management System (USPS database contains ordering information/history regarding supply of repair parts, equipment and supplies to support internal facilities) MDP Mail Design Professional (2004) MDP Mailpiece Design Professional (USPS professional certification program, 2005) MECH Mechanized [MODS report abbreviation] MEDICI Mails Electronic Data Interchange and Customs Integration (group of posts) MEP Mail Exit Point MEPPS Multiple Entry Point Payment System MERLIN Mail Evaluation Readability Lookup Instrument [new 1999] MERLIN Mailing Evaluation Readability and Lookup Instrument [new 1999, fully deployed 2004] MES Mail Equipment Shop [supplies PO Box keys] META Method for Evaluating Technology Alternatives [1987-] MFP Multi-Factor Productivity MFSA Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association MH Mail Handler [MODS report abbreviation] MHTS Mail History Tracking System (web-based application which enables USPS to tell if there are errors and, if so, exactly where in each tray the missorted, missequenced and missent letters are located. 1 hour after completing the DPS second pass - the final sortation for DPS mail - MHTS produces a report that lets maintenance, processing operations and delivery units know the number of errors, if any, and where they are in each letter carrier's tray. 2007-) MI Management Instruction MIA Miami, Florida abbreviation (in USPS ink jet printer test cancellation) MIARAP Modified Interim Alternate Route Adjustment Process (2009) Micro Mark Mark II Facer-Canceler with microprocessor controls (year 1987) MICT Mail Isolation Control and Tracking (USPS after 2001 anthrax attacks) MID Mailer ID (6 digits for IMB) MIDAS Mil International Dispatch & Accountability System MIP-SOP Methods Improvement Program - Standard Operating Procedures MIRS Mail Item Retrieval System MITF Mailing Industry Task Force [2002 task force which reported on ways to help USPS and industry operate with maximum efficiency] MITS MTAC Issue Tracking System [USPS] MKS MKS is a vendor of Software System Administration tools MKS [? master spare parts kit component] MKS Manual Keying Stations on Martin Marietta DBCS's MLNA Moved Left No Address (return to sender auxiliary marking 2018) MLO Mechanised Letter Office (UK) MLOCR Multiline Optical Character Reader MLOCR-A Multiline Optical Character Reader version A MLOCR-B Multiline Optical Character Reader version B with national address database MLOCR/CS Multiline Optical Character Reader/Channel Sorter MLOCR/ISS Multi Line Optical Character Reader/ Input SubSystem for RBCS MLPCO Mechanised Letter and Parcels Concentration Office (UK) MLSS MLSS = Mechanised Letter Sorting System (Hong Kong, 1990) MM Tray Managed Mail Tray MMA Mail Moves America (lobby against Do Not Mail lists, 2008) MMA Major Mailers Association MMO Maintenance Management Orders (from E&TS to field) MMP Managed Mail Program MMS Mail Management System (USPS database contains mailing addresses ranging from internal postal offices to external government offices, used to manage mailing lists and allow high speed printing of mailing labels) MMS Manifest Mailing System MMSSC Minneapolis Management Support Service Center MNPDC Minneapolis Postal Data Center MNS Management Network Services MO Money Order and Savings Bank (UK) MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOAA Mail Order Association of America MOD Management Operating Data system [work hours and workload management] MODS Management Operating Data System [work hours and workload management] MOG Micro Ordinateur de Guichet (French integrated retail terminal including check printer - enhanced GAPA) MOL Mailing OnLine MOM Military Ordinary Mail MOO Money Order Office (UK) MOS Metal on silicone (type of integrated circuit) MOSC Management Operations Support Center MOSC Minneapolis Operations Service Center MOTSC Maintenance Overhaul and Technical Service Center MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOWS Main Office Window Service [like "MOWS Trenton NJ Sept 12, 2023"] MOWU Money Order Window Unit MP1 International Money Order Form MPA Magazine Publishers of America MPA [Mail Processing Area? in annual report] MPA Mailer Postage Account record (2008, IMB program) MPBCS Mail Processing Bar Code Sorter (generation before DBCS) MPC Mail Processing Center MPC Mail Processing Characteristic [for tray label barcodes] MPE MPE Test Utility (2004 Sisco Windows software test utility) MPF Mail Processing Facility MPFSM Multi-Position Flats Sorting Machine MPFSM 775 Multi Position Flats Sorting Machine with 4 operators in a row MPFSM 781 Multi Position Flats Sorting Machine 775 modified to FSM 881 MPFSM 881 Multi Position Flats Sorting Machine in 2+2 operator configuration MPI Mail Processing Infrastructure (2003 funding LAN successor for Remote Encoding; completed by 2007) MPLSM Multi-Position Letter Sorting Machine MPO Main Post Office MPO Military Post Office MPO Mobile Post Office MPOO Manager of Post Office Operations (USPS / Dept of Defense) MPS Military Postal Service (according to https://www.letsgo-europe.com/Germany/military/mail.html, private individuals and organizations can mail letters and packages to other military postal addresses within the European theater free of charge through the Military Postal System (MPS). Packages must weight 70 pounds or less and have a combined length and girth measurement of 100 inches or less. In order to take advantage of the free postage, the sender must write "MPS" in the upper right hand corner in place of postage stamps) MPSA Military Postal Service Agency (2010, US) MPTQM Mail Preparation Total Quality Management program MPU Mail Piece Unit record (2008, IMB program) MPWCS Mail Processing Work Credit System MQA Mail Quality Analysis (started Jan. 2000) program MQC Mail Quality Control MQC Mailpiece Quality Control (preferred version?) Mr. ZIP [USPS Trademark for ZIP code promotional character] MRAC Manager, Revenue Assessment and Control [USPS Headquarters] MRB Management Review Board MRB Material Review Board MRC Chamberlain MRC [manufacturer of USPS equipment] MRC Mail Recovery Center (dead letter offices in St. Paul MN and Atlanta GA) MRD Minimum Bar-Space Reflectance Difference [tray label specification] MRDF Mail Run Data File [information about mail piece for inserters - e.g. Pitney Bowes] MRM Meter Reply Mail (CRM with meter indicia) MRO Maintenance, Repair, and Operating MRS Merchandise Return Service MS Microsoft Corporation MSASM Multi-Selection Automatic Sorting Machine (UK) MSC Management Sectional Center (manages all post offices within ZIP range) MSD Musculoskeletal disorders (e.g. repetitive stress disorders) MSDP Maintenance Skills Development Program (2003) MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MSF Maintenance Support Facility (MSO which provides support technicians to field sites) MSP Mail Services Provider (Postal Customer Council website, 2006) MSP Managed Service Point (tracking barcode scanning points for letter carriers, 2005) MSS Maintenance Selection System MSSM Medium Speed Sorting Machine (UK) MSSP Manpower Scheduling and Staffing Program MST Mailing Systems Technology magazine MSU Modular Sorting Unit (CFS-Flats) MT Maintenance Technician (DBCS) MT Mechanized Terminal (CFS) MTA Modification and Test Agreement MTAC Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee MTBF Mean Time Before Failure MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTC Managing through Challenges communication plan (USPS emergencies, 2004) MTE Mail Transport Equipment MTEC Mail Transport Equipment Center MTEC3 Mail Transport Equipment Configuration Control Committee MTEL Mail Transport Equipment Labeling System (2004 "license plates" for surface visibility initiative) MTEOR Mail Transport Equipment Online Ordering system MTESC Mail Transport Equipment Service Center (23 in 2006) MTESS Mail Transport Equipment Support System (software, redesigned 2003) MTS Managerial Training System (at W. F. Bolger Management Academy and others) MTSC Maintenance Technical Support Center (Norman, OK) MTT (UK, advanced OCR, 2006) MTTR Mean Time To Repair MUM Miszipped Unzipped Mail MUST Management and Union Solution Teams MVO Motor Vehicle Operator MVP Bell and Howell tabletop Mail Verifier Plus MVRF Mobile Vehicle Repair Facility MVS Motor Vehicle Service MWO Maintenance Work Orders (from E&TS to field) MXD [abbreviation on Mixed State Mail] -N- NAIC National Address Information Center [support facility in Memphis, Tenn.] NAICS North American Industry Classification System (a United States government system for classifying industries by a six-digit code which since 1997 is gradually replacing the 4 digit Standard Industrial Classification, SIC) NALC National Association of Letter Carriers [a USPS postal union] NAM National Account Manager NAO National Audit Office (UK) NaOCl Sodium hypochlorite NAPCS North American Product Classification System NAPS National Association of Postal Supervisors NAPUS National Association of Postmasters of the United States NARS National Accident Reporting System NAS National Academy of Sciences (USA) NASS National Air and Surface System NAVS New Address Verification System (2008?) NAVSUP Navy Supply Systems Command NB ZIP+4 nonpresort Barcoded rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line NBC Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical (terrorist threat) NBMS National Bulk Mail System NBS National Budget System NC Numerical Control [tapes for automation] NCD Network Communications Division (manages ITSC & NISSC in 1991+) NCD Non-City Delivery office NCED National Center for Employee Development (formerly TTC) NCLR National Council of La Raza NCMEC National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NCOA National Change Of Address system NCOALink (move update product to help mailers comply with the Move Update requirement to qualify for First-Class Mail automation and pre-sort discounts; replacing National Change of Address and FASTforward products - Oct 1, 2004) NCR National Cash Register (manufacturer of early USPS postage meters and postal kiosks) NCR National Customer Rulings program [USPS] NCR Non Compliance Report [USPS records uninstalled engineering changes] NCSC National Customer Support Center (USPS, Memphis) NCSO National Central Sorting Office (Dublin, Ireland) NDACU Neighborhood Delivery And Collection Unit (heard in 2004; see NDCBU) NDCBU Neighborhood Delivery and Collection Box Unit NDC Network Distribution Center (2010, was BMC) NDG National Distribution Guide (Canada Post, similar to USPS DMM) NDI National Deliverability Index NDSS National Directory Support System NEC National Electrical Code (safety standard) NEC Nippon Electric Company (manufacturer) NEG Negative [MODS report abbreviation] NEI US National Export Initiative (2010) NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association New Orleans Mail Restoration Program (handling vacant house mail after Hurrican Katrina - ended May 2008 - now encouraging mailers to use Vacant Table in CASS software) NEXT ? NFM Not Flat Machinable [item that cannot be processed on the ASFM 100 flat sorting machines] NFPA National Fire Prevention Association NGMPS Next Generation Mail Processing Solution (USPS research solicitation 2008, placed on hold due to economy, 2009) NHLI National Hispana Leadership Institute NHS National Health Service (UK) NIA Network Integration and Alignment (2002 - program to examine which postal facilities remain viable) NIB ? NICC National Inventory Control Center (Topeka, Kansas) NIIN National Information Interchange Network NIIN National Item Identification Number NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIS National Information System NISDC National Information Systems Development Center NISH formerly the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped NISSC National Information Systems Support Center, Raleigh, NC (reports to NCD) NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA) NIXIE [nondeliverable mail] NJF New Jersey Facility [obsolete name for DVD] NJI&BMC New Jersey International & Bulk Mail Center [formerly NYB&FMC] NLP National League of Postmasters NLRB National Labor Relations Board NMICS National Maintenance Information and Control System NMO Non Machinable Outside (BMC mail category) NMR No Mail Receptacle (return to sender) NMT Non-Mechanized Terminal (CFS) NNA National Newspaper Association NNSC National Network Service Center NO No Office NOA National Ordering Agreement NOA Nature of Action code (for Notification of Personnel Actions) NOC National Operations Center (USPS, 2004) NOMAR National Organization for Mexican American Rights NOREC No Record (return to sender endorsement, 2014) NOV Notice of Violation [from Environmental Protection Agency] NP4000 National Presort (Dallas, Texas) 4000 (UK) NP4000 LSM National Presort (Dallas, Texas) 4000 letter sorting machine (UK) NPA National Performance Assessment NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System [from Environmental Protection Agency] NPF National Postal Forum NPI National Presort Inc. (Texan vendor of NP4000 to UK) NPM National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution NPMHU National Postal Mail Handlers Union NPOMH ? National Postal Mail Handlers Union NPOMH/LIUNA ? National Postal Mail Handlers, Watchmen, Messengers and Group Leaders Division of the Laborers' International Union of North America NPPC National Postal Policy Council NPV Net Present Value [in cost models] NQI National Quality Index NQR Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance NRLCA National Rural Letter Carriers' Association NS# No Such Number (return to sender) NSA Negotiated Services Agreement [USPS variable rate experiment starts Nov 2002 with Capital One Services, Inc] NSA No Such Address (return to sender) NSC Network Distribution Center (USPS redesigned BMC 2009) NSCM National Stamp Collecting Month [annual event] NSF Not Sufficient Funds (bounced check) NSG National Standardization Guide (standardize mail processing procedures) NSL National Suppliers List [USPS Procurement & Supply] NSN National Stock Number [USPS] NSN No Such Number (return to sender) NSS No Such Street (return to sender) NSTA National Safe Transit Association NSX (unknown return to sender code) NTAC National Test Administration Center NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIS National Technical Information Service (an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce) NWR National Workhour Report NWRS National Workhour Reporting System (by Labor Distribution Codes) NYB&FMC New York Bulk and Foreign Mail Center [obsolete, now NJI&BMC] NYI&BMC New York International & Bulk Mail Center [now NJI&FMC] NYPDC New York Postal Data Center (functions transfer to MASC, SIMSC, SLIISC, WBISSC in 1993) -O- O3 Ozone OAI Office of Automation Integration OASDI Old Age and Survivors Disability Insurance OAT Office Advanced Technology (USPS) OBD Overall Block Diagram OBMC Origin Bulk Mail Center OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [of 1985 ...] OBSS Case One Bundle Sliding Shelf Case OCA Office of Consumer Advocate (US Postal Rate Commission NOT USPS) OCR Optical Character Reader OCR Optical Character Recognition OCR V2 Optical Character Reader, version 2 (UK) OCR V3 Optical Character Reader, version 3 (UK) OCR VCS Optical Character Reader Video Coding System (UK) = RBCS OCR VCS MTT (UK, advanced OCR, 2006) OCR/BCR/VCS Optical Character Reader/ Barcode reader/ Video Coding System (USPS for APPS) OCR/CS Optical Character Reader/Channel Sorter OCR/VCS Optical Character Reader/ Video Coding System (UK new program, RBCS) OCR/VCS MTT (UK, advanced OCR, 2006) OCRA Office of Classification & Rates Administration OCS One Code Solution (new name for 4 state customer barcode USPS 2006) OCT Office of Communications and Technology [USPS] ODIS Origin-Destination Information System OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness OEI Office Efficiency Indicator (2009) OEL Optional Endorsement Line OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OEMA Optional Equipment Maintenance Allowance [i.e. automobile] OFCCS Optical Fiber Communication and Control System [fiber optic cable] OFM On-Line File Maintenance OGE Office of Government Ethics (USA) OIC Officer In Charge OIG Officer of the Inspector General USPS OKS Operator Keying Station for Delivery Bar Code Sorter (DBCS) OLQ On-Line Query OLR On Line Reference [in TOPS] OMAS Official Mail Accounting System OMB Office of Management and Budget OMC Observations of Mail Condition (by Postal Inspection Service) OMM Official Mail Manager (DOD) OMM ? Operational Maintenance Manual [requires DBCS TOPS documentation] OMR Optical Mark Reader OMRS Optical Mark Reader System OMS Operator Maintenance System [DBCS- obsolete, see TOPS] OMSS Organizational Management Staffing System OMX Origin Mixed ADC Mail OND Over-nite Delivery ONDC Origin Network Distribution Center (2010, was OBMC) ONO ? OP Optional Procedure mailing system OP2 Canadian phosphor lithographic ink (1972 Ottawa trials per PMSC 30/54) OP4 Canadian phosphor gravure ink (1972 Ottawa trials per PMSC 30/54) OPER Operation [MODS report abbreviation] OPF Official Personnel File OPM Office of Personnel Management (US Government) OPN Operation [MODS report abbreviation] OPTEX Optional Program for Examinations [hiring] ORM [DOT hazardous material authorization marking preceding type indicator] ORPES On-Rolls and Paid Employee Statistics [reports from USPS Corporate Data Base] OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA I&I Occupational Safety and Health Administration Injuries and Illnesses report OSS Output SubSystem for RBCS (or DBCS) OSS BCS Output SubSystem on Bar Code Sorter for RBCS (or DBCS) OSW (type of machine in Computer Forwarding System CFS) OT Overtime [MODS report abbreviation] OSTP Office of Science Technology Planning OTR Over The Road container OTS Office of Technical Support (USPS Procurement) OVIS Optical reader Video Integrated System by AEG (Netherlands 1993, RBCS) OVO Outward Vouching Office (UK) OWCP Office of Workers' Compensation Programs OWCP Office Workers' Compensation Programs -P- P&DC Processing and Distribution Center (180 in 2004; 269 in 2006 before END implemented) P&DF Processing and Distribution Facility (89 in 2004; smaller than a P&DC) P&MMSC Procurement and Materiel Management Service Center P.L. 109-435 Public Law 109-435 [PAEA - Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act signed December 20, 2006 as P.L. 109-435 merging the House Bill (H.R. 22) and the Senate bill (S. 662)] P&SD Procurement and Supply Department [USPS] P/LA Printer/ Label Applicator for Computer Forwarding System (CFS) PAEA Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act signed December 20, 2006 as P.L. 109-435 merging the House Bill (H.R. 22) and the Senate bill (S. 662) PAF Postal Address File (UK, 2008, interfaces to CRAMP) PAGE Periodicals Accuracy, Grading, and Evaluation (PAGE) Program (new to DMM in March 2002) PAL Parcel Air Lift mail service [military space available mail] (according to per https://www.letsgo-europe.com/Germany/military/mail.html, from APO weight up to 30 pounds, and measurement up to 60 inches in combined length and girth airlifted to final US destination) Compare with SAM which airlifts only to port of entry PAL Postal Advertising Label (New Zealand Post creates for private concerns, 2004) PAL Postal Answer Line PAR Parcels [MODS report abbreviation] PAR Postage Adjustment Record (in Mail.dat, 2007) PAR Program for Alcoholic Recovery PARS Postal Automated Redirection System (planned for 2003 to automatically handle Undeliverable As Addressed mail similar to the FastForward system) PARS II Postal Automated Redirection System phase II (2006 with upgraded cancellation and doubles detectors) PAS Postage Assessment System (consists of scales, scanners to assess postage for items shipped from Material Distribution Centers and to sort parcels) PAS Postal Addressing Standards PASS Postal Application and Scheduling System (2001, employment test system) PAT Process Activated Training PAU Platform Acceptance Unit PAVE Presort Accuracy Validation and Evaluation system PB Pitney Bowes (vendor to USPS of products including postage meters) PB Postal Bulletin PBC Postal Business Center PBCS Package Bar Code Sorter PBCS Package Bar Code Sorting [System] PBM Postal Booklet Machine PBM-2 Postal Booklet Machine (coins only model) PBM-6 Postal Booklet Machine (coins and bill accepting model) PBSM Postal Booklet and Stamp Machine PBV Performance Based Verification (MERLIN Upgrade 2008) PBX Private Branch Exchange (telephone network within a facility) PC Personal Computer PC Printed Circuit (electronics circuit board) PC-CTAPS Personal Computer - City Time and Attendance Processing System [non-PSDS] PC-LTATS PC-Loan, Transfer, and Training System [now includes FON codes] PCAOB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board PCB Printed Circuit Board PCC Postal Concentration Center [Miami, FL gathers APO/FPO mail] PCC Postal Customer Council PCCAC Postal Customer Council Advisory Committee PCD Process Control Division (of Engineering & Tech Support, Landover MD runs CFS) PCE Postal Computing Environment PCES Postal Career Executive Service PCI Product Configuration Identification PCK Postal Corporation of Kenya PCM Postal Commodity Machine [vending machine] PCM Procurement Contracting Manual [USPS Procurement & Supply] PCO Parcels Concentration Office (UK) PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction (DNA test) PCR Print Contrast Ratio (evaluation of text and barcode print quality) PCS Pieces [MODS report abbreviation] PCS Process Control System (~ 2005) PCS Production Control System (USPS FSS video, 2008) PCSC Pricing and Classification Service Center (2004, NYC) PCT Percent [MODS report abbreviation] PDA Personal Digital Assistant (e.g. Palm Pilot) PDC Postal Data Center (i.e. NYPDC, Minneapolis PDC) PDC Processing and Distribution Center (180 in 2004) PDC/F Processing and Distribution Center/Facility PDF Processing and Distribution Facility (89 in 2004; smaller than a P&DC) PDO Parcel Delivery Office (UK) PDO Parcel District Office (UK, replaced HPO after 1986) PDO Postman's Delivery Office (UK) PDO Postman's District Office (UK) PDP [Digital Equipment Corporation mini computer] PDQit (hybrid mail competitor to Royal Mail, UK, 2008) [perhaps abbreviation for "Pretty Darn Quick it"] PDR Piece Detail Record (2008, IMB program full service option) PDR Preliminary Design Review PDS Premise Distribution Systems (part of BWS/PDS) PDU Package Drop Units (accept prepaid packages up to 20 x 14 x 10 inches - any time 24/7. PDU units will advertise Click-N-Ship, PC Postage, postage meters, Merchandise Return services and USPS.com. Additional units will be deployed to the top PC Postage, Click-N-Ship and eBay revenue Post Offices. Outdoors at at 25 locations in Los Angeles and South Florida - 60 day test starts September 2004) PEA Permanent Electronic Address (Brazil) PEG Program Evaluation Guide (Postal Service Safety and Health) PEN Postal Service Private Electronic Network (telephone - obsolete) PEN2000 Postal Service Private Electronic Network (telephone - FTS2000 for USPS) PEP Post Exposure Prophylaxis (antibiotic treatment after exposure to biohazard) PES Performance Evaluation System PES Private Express Statutes (together with "Universal Service Obligation" and "Exclusive Mailbox Access" rule = USPS postal monopoly) PETE Priority End To End (time performance self evaluation system, used in conjunction with EXFC) PFM Postal Furnished Material PFS Premium Forwarding Service [USPS temporary forwarding service: 2 year experiment started in 2005 that uses Priority Mail to forward mail to residential customers away from their main address for two weeks up to one year. Customers pay an enrollment fee of $10 plus a weekly per-shipment charge of $10; program permanent in 2008] PFSC Premium Forwarding Service Commercial PFY Postal Fiscal Year (13 four week accounting periods=364 days) PGC Promotion Graphics Council (part of GCA) PHD Para Hydroxy Phenyl (green phosphor ÒLettalite B1Ó used on UK stamps & barcodes) PHG Postman Higher Grade (UK) PHOP Postage in the Hands Of the Public PHQ Postal Headquarters (UK) PIA Poste d'Indexation Automatique (French coding desk with automatic feed and IJP) PIAP Poste d'Indexation Automatique Presort (French coding desk made by HB) PIB Poste d'Indexation de Bureau (compact French coding desk) PIC Package Identification Code (barcode; USPS pub. 109) PIN Personal Identificantion Number (password) PINCODE Postal Index Number code (India's ZIPcode) PiP Pricing in Proportion (UK 2006, postage fees increased for oversize items) PIP Pricing In Proportion (UK 2006, postage fees increased for oversize items) PIR Post-Implementation Review [GAO report 2007] PIRS Productivity Information Reporting System PIS Poste d'Indexation de Simplifie (compact hand fed French coding desk with dot matrix printer) PIV Personal Identification Verification (identity card system) ~ 2005 PIVMS Powered Industrial Vehicle Management System PKR Personal Knowledge Required [bad address but the carrier knows how to deliver] PKWY Parkway (Street Suffix) PL&R Postal Laws and Regulations PL 109-435 Public Law 109-435 [PAEA - Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act signed December 20, 2006 as P.L. 109-435 merging the House Bill (H.R. 22) and the Senate bill (S. 662)] PLA [see P/LA] PLANET PostaL AlphaNumeric Encoding Technique (USPS special services 3 of 5 barcode acronym) PLD Postal Logistics Directory PM Postmaster PM Procurement Manual PM Program Manager PMB Private Mail Box PMC Postage and Mailing Center [field beta test as of 1992 NPF] PMG Postmaster General PMI Priority Mail International (to 190 countries with 6 to 10 day average delivery, USPS, 2007) PMOD Priority Mail Open and Distribute (2009) PMP Participative Management Plan PMPC Priority Mail Processing Center PMPPC Priority Mail Postal Processing Center PMSC Purchasing and Materials Service Center PMU Phosphor Meter Unit [measurement of phosphorescence and fluorescence intensity on stamps and meter indicia for facing mail] PNU Pli Non Urgent (France) PO Post Office PO Purchase Order POB [entity requiring delivery of DBCS TOPS documentation] POC Posted Out of Course (UK) POD Post Office Department [see USPOD] POIS Processing Operations Information System [2002] POL Post Office Online POM Postal Operations Manual POOC Posted Out Of Course (UK) POOM Post Office Operations Manager POP Point Of Purchase promotions POP Post Office Preferred (European standardized envelopes for automation) POPOS Post Office Point of Sale (UK) Portable conveyer model 89 portable (culling) conveyer for flats processing Portable conveyer model H portable inclined conveyer for unloading trucks Portable conveyer model L portable conveyer for unloading trucks POS Point Of Sale (terminal) POS Point Of Service (terminal) POS ONE Point Of Service (terminal at retail postal units) POSKED Post Office Scheduler POSP Post Office Sort Plan (UK sort plan generator replaced by CRAMP) Post ECS United States Postal Service Electronic Courier Services (secure data transmission) March 2000 PostalOne! (replacing PERMIT system - 2004) POSTCON Postal Container (or APC: work horse wheeled mail container in postal facilities) Postique [Postal product sales shop- USPS Trademark] POSTNET POSTal Numeric Encoding Technique (USPS acronym for mail sorting barcode) POUNC Post Office Users National Council (UK) PP Parcel Post PP Pay Period [MODS report abbreviation] PPC Procurement Policy Committee PPCS Production Planning and Control System PPI Printed Postage Impression (UK 2006, according to Scott Stamp Monthly) PPL Parts Provisioning List PPP publishing and print planning (for instance: PPP software is tested through the PAGE program) PPP Window Book's Postal Package Partner (delivery-confirmation and manifest software for domestic Priority mail, Parcel Post and 1st Class mail using the USPS Manifest program and the USPS Electronic Delivery and Signature Confirmation programs) PQ Postal Quarter [of Fiscal Year] PR Poste Restante [general delivery mail, Italian] PRA Postal Regulatory Act of 1970 (created United States Postal Service - USPS - from the US Post Office Department) PRA Postal Reorganization Act PRAR Postal Revenue Activity Report PRAR Postal Revenue and Activity Reporting PRC Postal Rate Commission PRC Postal Regulatory Commission [2007] PRC IDIQ ? PRD Portal Radiation Detector (US Postal Inspection Service / US Customs in 2004) PRD Print Reflectance Difference PREF Preferential Mail [MODS report abbreviation] Presort [USPS Proposed Trademark] Presort Bundle Label codes 3 = 3 digit ZIP code presort (one SCF - green label with black letter) 5 = 5 digit ZIP code presort (one post office - red label with black text) per DMM M020 section 1.3 A = ADC presort (pink label with black letter) CR = Carrier Route presort (purple label with white letters) D = 5 digit ZIP code presort (one post office - red label with black text) F = Firm presort (one corporation - blue label) - periodicals only per DMM M020 section 1.3 MS = Mixed State presort (beige label with black text) S = ? State presort (one state - orange label with black text) X = miXed ADC presort (tan label) per DMM M020 section 1.3 Priority Mail [USPS Proposed Trademark] PRM Parcel Reply Mail [business reply for parcels] PRN Postal Routed Network PRS Parcel Return Service (USPS, 2003 = merchandise return service ... 2019) PS Postal Service schedule PS-53C Small Stamp Machine PS-Form 50 'Notification of Personnel Action' (in 2008) - code 580 'Appointment to Regular' Nature Of Action Code Reference Number on PS-Form 50 'Notification of Personnel Action'
- code 881 'FEGLI change' Nature Of Action Code Reference Number on PS-Form 50 'Notification of Personnel Action'
- code 997 Contractual increase (as a RCA) Nature Of Action Code Reference Number on PS-Form 50 'Notification of Personnel Action'
PSA (American) Parcel Shippers Association PSA Public Service Announcement PSAC Public Service Alliance of Canada (union) PSC Parcel Sorting Carriage (UK) PSC Postal Service Center [mail center category in DMM 122.812] PSDS Postal Service Data System PSDS Postal Source Data System [since 1960's replaced by TACS in 2003)] PSE Postal Support Employee (2012 USPS labor contract) PSF Postal Service Fund (under PAEA) PSFR Postal Service Financial Report PSFR Postal Service Financial Reporting PSI Pounds per Square Inch (pressure) PSIG Pounds per Square Inch Gauge (i.e., above atmospheric pressure) PSIN Postal System Identification Number [supplies order ID number] PSM Parcel Sorting Machine PSM Postal Service Manual [obsolete, see POM] PSN Postal System Number [equipment order ID number] PSO Postman's Sorting Office (UK) PSO Postman's Sub Office (UK) PSO Procurement Service Office [obsolete] PS&P Products, Services, and Publications guide (2006) PSRHBF Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund PSS Postal Supply Schedule PSSR Postal System Sales Report PST&DI Postal Service Training and Development Institute PSTN Postal Satellite Training Network PSU Primary Sampling Units PSW PostalOne! Postage Statement Wizard (2008) PTPH Projected Total Piece Handling [MODS report abbreviation] PUAS Postal Union of the Americas and Spain [western hemisphere and Spain] PVC Postal Vending Console PVC-1A Postal Vending Console pedestal mount for PS-53C, PBM, and SCC-3 PVDS Plant Verified Drop Shipment (postage payment system) PVI Postage Validation Imprinter [stamp printer used by postal clerks] PVI Postal Validation Imprinter [postage printer for IRT] PVS Postal Vehicle Service -Q- Q TIME Queue time at PDC for report transmission to an office [MODS report abbreviation] QA Quality Assurance QAD Quality Assurance Division (USPS) QBRM Qualified Business Reply Mail (automation compatible cards and envelopes with FIM C, unique ZIP+4 barcode, and meet other USPS specifications) QC Quality Control QPP Quality Processes Professional (USPS PCC professional certificate, 2006) QSI Quality Step Increase QWL Quality of Working Life (employee program) [MODS report abbreviation] -R- R&D Research and Development R71-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1971 R74-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1974 R76-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1976 R77-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1977 R78-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1978 R80-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1980 R83-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1983 R84-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1984 R87-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1987 R90 USPS Rate Case filed 1990 R94 USPS Rate Case filed 1994 R97-1 USPS Rate Case filed 1997 R2000-1 USPS Rate Case filed 2000 R2001-1 USPS Rate Case filed 2001 R2006-1 USPS Rate Case filed May 3, 2006 RA Research Announcement RAA Revenue Assurance Analyst RAM Random Access Memory (computer) RAM Reliability, availability, and maintainability (quality) RAMS Retail Access Management System (GIS tool to identify post office locations) RAP Retail Analysis Program RAPD Regional Accountable Paper Depositories RARC Risk Analysis Research Center (USPS OIG, 2009) RAPS Rural Adjustment Processing System Rb Minimum Bar Reflectance [on tray label barcodes] RBCS Remote Bar Coding System [was RVE] RBMC Return Bulk Mail Center RBR Robbery Burglary Retail (USPS security system 2003) RCA Revenue Cost Analysis [2002] RCA Rural Carrier Associate RCB Report Control Block (2004 software) RCC Rates and Classification Center RCC Regional Consignment Centre (UK) RCCS Rural Carrier Cost System (within CCS) RCD Retirement Computation Date (expected retirement date) RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance (2005, match equipment maintenance to usage levels) RCR Remote Computer Reader for RBCS [OCR system ongoing procurement] RCR Rural Carrier Relief (substitute rural carrier) RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [from Environmental Protection Agency] RCS Reply Card Scanning (PLANET code based future system) RCS Robot Containerization Systems (developed by ABB) ~ 2005 RCSC Rates and Classification Service Center RCT Rigid Captive Tray (USPS FSS video, 2008) RCU Retail Consolidation Unit computer [collects accounting & sales data from IRTs] RDB Reference Database [for TOPS] RD Road (Street Suffix) RDC Regional Distribution Center (2005, multiple product sorting center; 71 expected as of 2006 after END is implemented) RDI Residential Delivery Indicator (2003, data product) RDM Retail Data Mart (2004 access to EDW business information) RDU Return Delivery Unit RE(PS) Royal Engineers Postal Section (UK) REC Remote Encoding Center (15 in 2006 before END implemented; predict 5 to 8 afterwards) REDI Rapid Equipment Deployment Inventory program [new 1991] REDRESS Resolve Employment Disputes, Reach Equitable Solutions Swiftly [an Alternate Dispute Resolution Process] REDRESS II REDRESS with addition of optional mediation (2002) REF Refused (?) (return to sender) REG Region [MODS report abbreviation] RES Remote Encoding System (manual encoding replaces Imaging Processing Subsystem for unreadable mail, 2008-2010) Return To Sender codes ANK = Attempted Not Known (return to sender) DEC = Deceased (?) (return to sender) DIS = (unknown return to sender code) FOE = Forwarding Order Expired (return to sender) FWD = Forward IA = Insufficient address (return to sender) ILL = Illegible (?) (return to sender) NMR = No Mail Receptacle (return to sender) NS# = No Such Number (return to sender) NSA = No Such Address (return to sender) NSN = No Such Number (return to sender) NSS = No Such Street (return to sender) NSX = (unknown return to sender code) REF = Refused (?) (return to sender) RTS = Return To Sender (return to sender) TA = Temporarily Away (?) (return to sender) UAA = Undeliverable As Addressed (return to sender) UNC = Unclaimed (?) (return to sender) UTF = Unable To Forward (return to sender) VAC = Vacant (return to sender) RF Reporting Frequency [MODS report abbreviation] RFD Rural Free Delivery RFID Radio Frequency Identification [active devices like toll booth transponder; passive devices like small product tags] RFP Request For Proposal RFQ Request For Quotation RFS Remote Forwarding System (first seen on USPS labels in 2020) RHB Retiree Health Benefit RIA Robotics Industries Association (see ANSI-RIA) RIBBS Rapid Information Bulletin Board System (USPS) RIHD Requested In Home Date RIP Recognition Improvement Program RLB Returned Letter Branch (UK) RLO Returned Letter Office (UK) RLS Returned Letter Section (UK) RM Room (mailing address abbreviation) RMAC Remittance Mail Advisory Committee (2009) RMIS Rail Management Information System RNDC Return Network Distribution Center (2010 was RBMC) RNMC Regional Navy Mail Center (Norfolk VA) ROA Roanoke, Virginia abbreviation (in 2003 USPS ink jet printer test cancellation) ROI Region Of Interest (in OCR and document image analysis) ROI Estimator Return On Investment estimator (USPS software to help marketers understand the cost-effectiveness of a mail program, 2004) ROM Read Only Memory ROM Rough Order of Magnitude RPC Regional Processing Center [new naming convention, 2005] RPG Run Plan Generator RPMG Regional Postmaster General RPMS Real-Time Performance Management System [DBCS down loads processing statistics] RPN RePositionable Note (April 2002 - PostIt - 3M trademark - is involved in a 1 year direct mail test) RPO Railway Post Office RPP Respiratory Protection Programs [to comply with 29 CFR 1910.134] RPW Revenue, Pieces, Weight system [Official mail payment sampling system] RR Rural Route Rs Minimum Space Reflectance [between tray label barcodes] RSC Railway Sorting Carriage (UK) RSO Railway Sub Office (UK) RSS Residual Shape Surcharge (~ 2006) RTAPS Rural Time and Attendance System RTS Return to Sender (see "Return To Sender codes" for code list) RVE Remote Video Encoding [obsolete term, see RBCS] RVES Remote Video Encoding System [obsolete term, see RBCS] RWPO RailWay Post Office (UK) -S- S. 662 Senate Bill 662 [PAEA - Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act signed December 20, 2006 as P.L. 109-435 merging the House Bill (H.R. 22) and the Senate bill (S. 662)] S&H Safety and Health S/SIS Sales/Service Information System S/T Source/Type Code [MODS report abbreviation] S/W ? software S-AMS Surface - Air Management System (also SAMS) [2002] S3 Sales Support Solution (2003) (USPS launch April 2004: S3 replaces 5 systems: STARS/Account Management, Financial Activity Tracking System, Sales Marketing and Revenue Tracking System, Web Account Revenue Plan and Account Net) SA ?? Supporting Annexes (66 in 2006 before END implemented) SADI Supplier Automated Database on the Internet (USPS database stores data provided by prospective suppliers about what service or commodity they provide and what area of the country they service) SAFR Standard Accounting For Retail SAIC Science Applications International Corporation (vendor) SAM Space Available Mail [military airlift mail] - (according to per https://www.letsgo-europe.com/Germany/military/mail.html, from APO addresses: packages up to 70 pounds, and up to 100 inches in combined length and girth, airlifted to the United States port of entry and trucked to or railed to the package's final destination); compare with PAL which airlifts all the way to destination SAM Surface Air Management System (SAM) was fully deployed in 2001, replacing the Air Contract Data Collection System as the USPS mail assignment engine SAMS Stockroom Analysis and Measures System (USPS database contains issue, receipt, and adjustment transaction data from field maintenance offices to monitor field maintenance inventory) SAMS Surface Air Management System [2002] SAPMG Senior Assistant Postmaster General SAR Secondary Address Readers (2003 - 2004) SASP Seamless Acceptance and Service Performance (2008) SASS Surface-Air Support System [June, 2001] SASWYB Semi-Automatic Scan-Where-You-Band (1999) for the express purpose of scheduling mail reservations on commercial airlines SATO Scheduled Airline Ticket Office [government travel] SAVE Standardized Acceptance and VErification procedures SBCS Sack Bar Code Scanner SBM Stamps By Mail SBOC Station and Branch Optimization and Consolidation (2009) SBP Scan Based Payment (... 2019 ...) SC Sorting Carriage (UK, within Railway Post Office) SCA Scientific Content Analysis (linguistic lie detector technique) SCAN Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice (2006) - a new PC Postage feature lets online shippers, and their customers, know their packages have been picked up and are on their way. When mailers go online to ship packages, they can create PS Form 5630, Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice, at the end of the transaction. This form has one barcode that links all of the packages in the shipment. The mailer can bring the packages to the USPS retail window, USPS back dock, or give them to their letter carrier. The USPS verifies the total number of packages and scans a single barcode from the PS Form 5630. Every package in the shipment receives an "Acceptance" event from the Post Office. The "Package Accepted Event" is important to online shippers because it triggers the release of funds associated with auctions on sites such as eBay, as well as confirming to customers that their shipments have entered the USPS network. For more information about SCAN go to:https://blue.usps.gov/marketing/packageservices/ SCC Small Currency Changer SCC Sorter Control Computer [DBCS, BCS] SCC System Control Console [RBCS] SCC-3 Small Currency Changer Model SCD Saving Certificate Division (UK) SCF Sectional Center Facility (covers a 3 digit ZIPcode) - Itemized in DMM 122.63 SCM Stamp Cancelling Machine (UK) SCM Supply Chain Management SCOA Self-service Change of Address [terminal] SCRDB Symptom-Cause-Remedy Database [for TOPS] SCRMS Supply Chain Relationship Management System (2008) SDC State Distribution Center - Itemized in DMM 122.63 SDCS Structured development system SDSL Single-line Digital Subscriber Line (1.5 Mbps high speed Internet access on telephone wires) SDN Stamp Distribution Network [telephone stamp orders, Kansas City, MO] SDO Scheduled Day Off SDO Stamp Distribution Office SDO Sub District Office (UK, within London) se standard error SEC Securities and Exchange Commission (stock regulatory agency) SECAP Societe d'Etude et de Construction d'Appareils de Precision (French manufacturer, purchased by Pitney Bowes) SEG Segregator (UK machine to separate packets - parcels - from letters) SEI Street Efficiency Indicator (2009) SEM Search Engine Marketing Semi-automatic Strapping Machine operator straps containers or bundles; machine welds SEPOMEX Servico Postal Mexicano (Mexican Post) SERP Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (Canada Post, similar to USPS CASS) SES Senior Executive Service (postal and government executives) SES Shared Energy Savings program (2006) SFAP Standard Field Accounting Procedures SFAS Standard Field Accounting System SFC Standard Field Computer SFRC Short Form Research Contract SFS Stamp Fulfillment Services SHA Secure Hash Algorithm Shingler Modification improves Model 500 throughput for M-36 and Mark II (year 1987) SHP Subsequent Handling Pieces [MODS report abbreviation] SIC Standard Industrial Classification (a United States government system for classifying industries by a four-digit code which since 1997 is gradually being replaced by the 6 digit North American Industry Classification System, NAICS) SIC Stepwise Improvement Classification (training method in Siemens OCR Adaptive Read system) SIDS Self Inking Date Stamps (UK) SIGNAL Type of Error [MODS report abbreviation] SIS Sack Induction Station (for BMC Sack Sorters) replaced by BDSIS on 12-19-91 SIS Short Interval Scheduler SixPLSM Six Position Letter Sorting Machine (UK, officially Interim Letter Sorting Machine) SLA State Licensing Agency [for permits] SLB Street Letter Box (collection box) SLIAC St. Louis International Accounts Center SLISSC St. Louis Information Systems Service Center (1993 responsible for SPADS & TIMES) SLOCR Single Line Optical Character Reader SLVS ? [seems to be some kind of mail container] SMASC San Mateo Accounting Service Center SMC Saturation Mailers Coalition SMDC [entity requiring delivery of DBCS TOPS documentation] SMISC San Mateo Information Service Center (1993 responsible for processing VMAS and postage meters) SMO Software Modification Orders (from E&TS to field) SMOSC San Mateo Operations Service Center SMP Simplified Mailing Process tool (2011 online interactive resource) SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area SMT Specialized Maintenance Training SMW System Manager Workstation (on the UFSM 1000 on which the Ops sets up mail sortation plans and maintenance runs diagnostics) SNAPS Strategic National Automated Purchasing System (USPS database contains information on requisitions, solicitations, and awards, including address, line item info on goods or services, supplier information and delivery information) SNFC Semi-National Forwarding Code (UK) SOA Statement of Account SOARS Statement Of Account Report System SOARS/SFAP Statement Of Account Report System/ Standard Field Accounting Procedures SOHO Small Office / Home Office SOL Solicitation ?? (guess: truncation of contracting term for RFP) SOMS Supplier Order Management System (2008) SOO Statement Of Objectives (2004) SOP Standard Operating Procedures SOURCE Source (or origin) of mail [MODS report abbreviation] SOW Statement Of Work SOX Sarbanes-Oxley Act SP scan information [feeds PCS per USPS FSS video ~ 2006] SP/BS Small Parcel and Bundle Sorter SPADS Service Performance Analysis Daily System SPBS Small Parcel and Bundle Sorter SPC Statistical Programs Coordinator SPF Shipper Paid Forwarding SPFSM Single Position Flats Sorting Machine SPLSM Single Position Letter Sorting Machine SPLY Same Period Last Year [data comparisons] SPO Serving Post Office SPR Small Parcels and Rolls [also IPP] SPS Statistical Programs Specialist SPSC Statistical Programs Service Center SPSO Scale Payment Sub-Office (UK agency post office) SPYPA Synthesized Phosphor (UK yellow phosphorescence trial ended in 1975) SRF Separate Reporting Facility [MODS report abbreviation] SS/A Shared Services / Accounting SSIS Sales/Service Information System SSIS Schedules and Schemes Information System SSIU Singulate-Scan-Induction Unit (2002-2003 system to separate packages and parcel mail, dimension, weigh, read barcode at BMC) SSIU Singulation Scan Induction Unit (2006, Lockheed Martin OCR for USPS parcel sorting systems) SSIU Singulator-Scan-Induction Unit (2002-2003 system to separate packages and parcel mail, dimension, weigh, read barcode at BMC) SSK Self Service Kiosk [mail weighing and postage vending] SSL Secure Socket Layer (secure computer connection on Internet) SSL Standard Shipping Label (specification due 2004, for USPS POS ONE systems) SSL Strategic Stocking Location (2006 national initiative for USPS spare parts delivery within 50 miles of warehouse in 2 hours with coverage 365 days / 24 hours) SSM Small Stamp Machine SSO Salaried Sub-Office (UK crown post office) SSP/APC Self Service Platform - Automated Postal Center (2004, market trial of kiosk) SSPC Self Service Postal Center SSUTA Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement ST Sorting Tender (UK, part of RPO) ST Source/Type Code [MODS report abbreviation] ST Special Tooling ST Street (Street Suffix) ST/BR Station or Branch [MODS report abbreviation] ST/STE Special Tooling/ Special Test Equipment STaCS Supervision, Translation & Control System (UK) STC Service Type Code (data within barcode; USPS pub. 109) STC Surface Transfer Center (replacement for HASPs?) STC Surface Transportation Center [2007 GAO report] STE Special Test Equipment STE Suite (mailing address abbreviation - Secondary Unit Designator; type of residential or commercial unit mail is sent to) STG Stamps To Go A licensed agreement with USPS through American Bank Note (ABN) and the supplier to sell stamps at the supplier s retail establishments. STID Service Type ID (on IMB) STS Supervisory Training System (at W. F. Bolger Management Academy and others) SUP Supervisory [MODS report abbreviation] SUPV Supervisory [MODS report abbreviation] SV Sacs Vides [(empty mail bags) international mail category - see IMM] SV Surface Visibility (replaced TIMES, 2007) SVM Stamp Vending Machine SVP Senior Vice-President SWYB Scan Where You Band -T- T TIME Transmission Time of Reports from PDC [MODS report abbreviation] T&A Time and Attendance System [MODS report abbreviation] T&C Terms and Conditions [contractual] T&D Training and Development TA Temporarily Away (?) (return to sender) TAB Technology Advisory Board [aids USPS in long range technology programs] TABS Top And Bottom Sorter (for NMO in BMC) TACS Time and Attendance Collection System [2003, USPS information platform product] TANS Transportation And Networks TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry [paper standards group] TARL Technical Analytical Research Library [USPS technical reports] TARS Training Activities Reporting System [records data from PEDC's] TATOM Tracking and Tracing of Overseas Mail (UK) TATS Track and Trace Scanner (2006 RFP) for SPBS TB 3 digit ZIP+4 Barcoded rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line TBD To Be Determined TCMAS Third Class Mail Analysis System [mail delivery reporting system] TDD Training and Development Department [includes Field Programs Training Branch] TDP Technical Data Package TDP Technical Drawing Package TDS Tailored Delivery Service (UK: cuts 2nd delivery of day, 2006) TDS Tailored Delivery System (UK: cuts 2nd delivery of day, 2006) TDSN Time-Definite Surface Network (2008) TDSS Transportation Decision Support System TDY Temporary Duty (job assignment away from office) TE Transitional Employee ... temp (USPS, 2008) Telescoping Conveyer model FR Fixed conveyer within truck unloads Telescoping Conveyer model FT Fixed conveyer unloads mail from trucks Telescoping Conveyer model TT Movable conveyer unloads mail from trucks TEM Test Environment for Mailers (USPS testbed for IMB mailer system qualification, 2009) TFP Total Factor Productivity The Overnighter [USPS Express mail Trademark] TIM Ticket-Issue Machines Ltd (manufacturer) TIME Time in Hours and Hundredths (1375 = 1:45 pm) [MODS report abbreviation] TIMES Transportation Information Management Evaluation System is a USPS data collection system designed to track highway contractor performance as well as measure the utilization of the truck transportation network TIN Taxpayer Identification Number [social security or employer identification number] TISR ? Technical Information Statistical Report [USPS technical reports] TL Transmittal Letter TL Truck Load [see also LTL] TLA Three Letter Abbreviation (Royal Mail, drives the need for this list) TMDC Topeka Materiel Distribution Center TMO Traffic Management Office TMO Transportation Management Office [obsolete] TMS Transportation Management System TMS Tray Management System TMSC Transportation Management Service Center TNT TNT N.V., the holding company of TNT and Royal TPG Post is based in the Netherlands. TNT N.V. evolved from the 1996 merger of PTT Post, the national postal service of the Netherlands and TNT (Thomas Nationwide Transport), the worldwide transport and logistics company founded in Australia in 1946. TNT Trinitrotoluene (explosive) 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene TO Travelling Office (UK) TO-BE Activity model showing process after change (compare with AS-IS) TOFC Trailer On Flat Car TOFC Trailer On Flat Car service TOP2000 ? USPS Flats sorting system [historical sequence is FSM -> AFTS -> TOP2000 -> FSS] TOPS Total Organization Productivity Support [~ 1992, was Operator Maintenance System] TOPS Transportation Optimization Planning and Scheduling system (2004, mail transportation planning program) TPA TerePhthalic Acid (violet phosphor ÒLettalite B3Ó used on UK stamps & barcodes) TPAC Technology Program Area Committee [directs technology planning at corporate level] TPG Royal TPG Post, Netherlands TPH Total Piece Handlings [MODS report abbreviation] TPH/FHP Ratio of Total Piece Handlings to First Handling Pieces [MODS report abbreviation] TPH/HR Total Piece Handlings per clerk/mail handler work hour [MODS report abbreviation] TPO Transfer Post Office TPO Traveling Post Office (UK) TPP Technology Innovations Professional (USPS PCC professional certificate, 2006) TQ Total Quality (Management) TQM Total Quality Management TR Transaction type (i.e. 7X, AX) [MODS report abbreviation] TRACS TRAnsportation Cost System [1990 program for transportation cost estimation] TRANSFORMA Transporting and Sorting Machine (Europe, early Marchand & Andriesen) TRC Technology Resources Center (Arthur D. Little & USPS) TRD Technology Resources Department (USPS) TRIPOS Traffic Recording Installations in Parcel Office Systems (UK) TRLR Trailer (Secondary Unit Designator; type of residential or commercial unit mail is sent to) TSCA Toxic Substance Control Act [from Environmental Protection Agency] TSLC Technology Solution Life Cycle process TSM Tray Sorting Machine TSO Town Sub-Office (UK) TSP Thrift Savings Plan TT [see Telescoping Conveyer model TT] TTC Technical Training Center (Norman, OK) TTMS Transit Time Management System TTO Tractor Trailer Operator TTOE Touch Tone Order Entry (USPS database contains daily order records from USPS field offices for items to be filled from Material Distribution Centers. Uses a catalog of items and a database of customers. Orders are transmitted to MDIMS system) TTWG Technology Transfer Working Group TWX Telex -U- U.S. Mail [USPS Trademark] UAA Undeliverable As Addressed (return to sender) UAA UBBM Undeliverable As Addressed Unendorsed Bulk Business Mail (must discard) UARS Uncoded Address Resolution System (2003 beta test) UBBM Unendorsed Bulk Business Mail UCC Uniform Commercial Code UDAS Universal Decision Analysis System (2004) UFF Universal Flats Feeder UFL UnFunded Liabilities (2009) UFSM 1000 Upgraded Flat Sorting Machine 1000 (new name for AFF/OCR upgraded AFSM 1000; completed in 2003) UFTS Universal Flats Transport Stacker UHP Ultra-high-pressure sterilization UI User Interface UKIP United Kingdom Independence Party [seeks to get UK out of the EU - European Union] UL Underwriters Laboratories Umove Siemens FastForward enhancement to remove UAA standard class mail before submission to USPS (2008) UMPS Union Management Pairs program UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act UMS University Mail Service UMS Utility Management System (2008) UNC Unclaimed (?) (return to sender) UNDP United Nations Development Program United States Postal Service [since 1971 USPS Trademark] UNITS Units for mail conversion rates (pounds, sacks, ..) [MODS report abbreviation] UNTS Units for mail conversion rates (pounds, sacks, ..) [MODS report abbreviation] UPCE Union of Postal Communication Workers (Canada) UPF Universal Postal Frankers Ltd (manufacturer) UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS United Parcel Service UPU Universal Postal Union [international postal service coordinating organization] USA Universal System of Addressing USC United States Code USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFGMD Motorola U.S. Federal Government Markets Division of Columbia, MD: vendor of IMDAS scanner USO Universal Service Obligation (2008) USPOD United States Post Office Department [before 1971, see USPS since 1971] USPS United States Postal Service [since 1971, see USPOD before 1971] USPSUQC United States Postal Service Uniform Quality Control (Office) USS Uniform Symbology Specifications UST Underground Storage Tank program [prevent environmental contamination] USV Universal Stamp Vendor [print postage strips, made by Chamberlain Gard 1991] UTF Unable To Forward (return to sender) UTS Universal Transport System [2004, expanded version of Tray Management System] UV Ultraviolet [light] UVVC Unit Volume Variable Cost -V- V2 OCR V2, Optical Character Reader, version 2 (UK) V3 OCR V3, Optical Character Reader, version 3 (UK) VAC Vacant (return to sender) VACIS ehicle and Cargo Inspection System (2008, gamma-ray imaging system made by SAIC) VAP Volume Arrival Profile VARS Vending Activity Reporting System VAS Value Added Service (special postal service like certified or registered) VAX [Digital Equipment Corporation mini computer] VCS Video Coding System (UK new program, RBCS made by French, complete in 1995) VCS Video Coding System (USPS 2004; manual system also called Video Keying System) VDSL Very high-data-rate Digital Subscriber Line (Internet access on telephone wires) VDT Video Display Terminal VDT Visual Display Unit (USPS 2004) VER Voluntary Early Retirement VERA Voluntary Early Retirement Authority VESS Vending Equipment for Sales and Services (stamp vending machines) VFC Vertical Flats Casing VFS Ventilation and Filtration Systems (2003: USPS Anti-Biohazard Systems) VGA (computer monitor with 640x480 resolution) VICOMA VIdeo-COdeer MAschine (Netherlands, video coding systems) VIM Vertical Improved Mail VIM Vertically Integrated Mail VIP Vehicle Improvement Program (USPS database contains contract records on the purchases of all non-mail hauling vehicles for the Postal Service) 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 VOIS Vehicle Operations Information System (2006) VOL Volume of mail [MODS report abbreviation] VP Vice President VPO Village Post Office A supplier-owned or leased facility, similar to a CPU, but offering fewer services (i.e., stamp sales, pre-paid packaging, and possibly PO Boxes) - introduced in 2011, 136 as of Jan 2013 VPP Voluntary Protection Plan (2003, OSHA sponsored safety program with recognition awards) VPP Voluntary Protection Program (Comprehensive Report to Congress) VRC Variable Rate Coil (postage stamp) VRE Volume Reduction Equipment (~ 2005) VTAP Vehicle Tracking Analysis and Performance System (trailer tracking inventory system deployed in 2001) -W- WABCR Wide Area Bar Code Reader WACA Weeks After Contract Award WAN Wide Area Network WAND Worldwide Advanced Network Distribution (UK, 2006) WASC Western Area Supply Center WBISSC Wilkes Barre Information Systems Service Center (1993 responsible for philatelic and VESS) WBS Work Breakdown Structure [pricing] WC Work Credit [MODS report abbreviation] WC/HR Work Credits per clerk/ mail handler work hour [MODS report abbreviation] WCD Weekly Computerized Delivery sequence (CDS) product (2006) WCO World Customs Organization WebBATS Web Box Activity Tracking System (2004, web based system to track PO box utilization; may expand for customer renewals on-line) WebCoInS Web Complement Information System (tool to track authorized and actual complement = staffing) WebEIS Web Executive Information System WebEMIS Web Environmental Management Information System WEC World Environment Center WEEK Week of the accounting period (1, 2, 3, or 4) [MODS report abbreviation] WEI Office of Workplace Environment Improvement (founded 1998, office merged into EAP/WEI in 2003) WFOV Wide Field Of View camera (2003 replacement for WABCR reads IBI, POSTNET, and PLANET codes; 9,000 installed) WHM Work Hour Management WKG Working WKLD Workload unit [MODS report abbreviation] WKLD/HR Workload units per clerk/ mail handler work hour [MODS report abbreviation] WNET Western Network (9 western cities) WOS Retail Data Mart Window Operations Survey (2005, retail transaction data used to calculate required staffing levels) WRM Word Recognition Module WRU Weighing and Rating Unit WS Walk Sequence rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line WSS Walk Sequence Saturation rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line (2024) WT Weight [MODS report abbreviation] WWS Wizard Web Service WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get (computer display matches printed version) -X- XLA Express Delivery and Logistics Association XML eXtensible Markup Language (content rich Internet browser language) -Y- Y2K Year 2000 YTD Year To Date -Z- ZAP Zone Analysis Program (USPS certification, 2004) ZB 5 digit ZIP+4 Barcoded rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line ZIP Zone Improvement Plan [USPS Trademark] ZIP Zone Improvement Program [USPS Trademark] ZIP Zoning Improvement Plan [USPS Trademark] ZIP Code Zone Improvement Program code [USPS Trademark] ZIP+4 Zone Improvement Program (plus sector/segment) 9 digit ZIP code [USPS Trademark] ZMT ZIP Mail Translator ZN ZIP+4 Nonpresort rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line ZP ZIP+4 Presort rate category abbreviation on letter mail key line United States Postal Service Abbreviations Glossary A - L United States Postal Service Abbreviations Glossary M - Z (here) United States Postal Service Abbreviations Glossary Numeric  DBQ auctions |
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United States Postal Service (USPS) Postal Abbreviations, Acronyms, Terms, and MODS Operations Numbers by Douglas Boynton Quine in a definition list format (over 1,840 text acronyms and over 910 numeric codes). This list is based upon acronyms observed in USPS press releases, the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, USPS Postal Bulletin, USPS Memo to Mailers, USPS Glossary of Postal Terms (pub. 32), philatelic publications, and personal communications from web site visitors including Terri Biasi. In cases where definitions were not provided (or incomplete), I've compiled information from a wide variety of sources. I welcome further additions, corrections, and comments: e-mail the webmaster: ![[webmaster]](webmaster-link.gif){kind=small}
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