Glossary • 5
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Glossary
This section gives a brief description of the terms used with the mail processor.
Access Level One of three levels (Operator, Key Operator or
Supervisor) to which features are assigned to
restrict access.
Account A grouping established by a company as a means of
organizing and managing related postal activities,
for example, all mail sent by the Sales Department
would be kept together in such an "Account".
Account ID A company-generated number which IDentifies a
particular account, for example, the Account ID for
the Sales Department may be S100. An Account
ID can consist of an account number and sub-
account number, for example, S100-123 where
S100 is the account number and 123 is the
subaccount number.
Ad A feature on the meter which allows printing of a
customer-designed graphic. Up to three ad plates
can be inserted in the meter.
Alphanumeric For the purposes of this document, the term in-
cludes any character which can be entered through
the keyboard, including special characters and
spaces.
Bar Code Wand A hand-held scanner used to read bar code symbols
into the mail processor.
Carrier A company which transports and delivers letters and
packages (United States Postal Service (USPS) or
United Parcel Service (UPS), etc.).
Class A particular type of service or handling for
mail-pieces or parcels.
Date Ducking The inhibiting of the printing of part or all of the
date of the meter imprint.
Dollar Unlock Limit A postage value limit associated with setting the
meter. If an attempt is made to set the meter to a
postage value greater than or equal to the Dollar
Unlock Limit, an additional confirmation is
required from the user before the operation is
completed.
