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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

An envelope used by [a] letter carrier to return undeliverable [mail] following completion of a [delivery route].

OBS

Not to be confused with the "return envelope" that refers to an enclosed envelope addressed to the sender that often includes prepaid postage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Enveloppe utilisée par [un] facteur à la fin [d'un] itinéraire pour retourner le courrier non distribuable.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «enveloppe-réponse» qui désigne une enveloppe jointe à un envoi qui est adressée à l'expéditeur et qui est souvent préaffranchie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

A specific line of travel followed by a letter carrier to deliver mail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
DEF

Trajet précis que parcourt un facteur pour livrer le courrier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Recogida y distribución del correo
  • Explotación postal
CONT

Correos dispone de 21 equipos para el tratamiento de la correspondencia normalizada […] Cada uno consta de una línea OCR [reconocimiento óptico de caracteres] que identifica las direcciones de los envíos y las transforma en códigos de barras que se imprimen en las cartas, y una clasificadora con 400 salidas que lee los códigos de barras y posibilita la agrupación por código postal, itinerario del cartero, etc.

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Record 3 2014-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

[An] area to which mail delivery service is provided from any letter carrier post office including any letter carrier, rural route or other route serving an urban forward sortation area.

OBS

urban area: term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
DEF

[Secteur] dans lequel le service de distribution du courrier est fourni à partir d’un bureau de poste avec facteurs[, y compris] un itinéraire de facteurs particulier, une route rurale ou un itinéraire desservant une région de tri d’acheminement.

OBS

secteur urbain; zone urbaine : termes en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

[A] large metal box containing ten individual compartments that can be separately locked for serving a concentration of customers on a rural route, suburban service or fringes of letter carrier delivery areas.

CONT

Delivery equipment upgrade (e.g. conversion from a group mailbox to a community mailbox receptacle.)

OBS

group mailbox; GMB: term and initialism used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Grande boîte en acier contenant dix compartiments individuels [à serrure attribués à des] clients d'une route rurale[,] d'un service suburbain [ou d'une zone située en périphérie de secteurs de livraison par facteurs].

CONT

Mise à niveau du matériel de livraison (p. ex. passage d’une boîte postale multiple à une boîte postale communautaire).

OBS

boîte postale multiple; BPM : terme et sigle en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

A delivery route where delivery service is provided by [other means] than a letter carrier [service].

OBS

non-letter carrier delivery route : term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Itinéraire de livraison pour lequel le service de livraison est fourni par un autre moyen qu'un service de facteur.

OBS

itinéraire non desservi par facteur : terme en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A string of alphanumeric characters [that] identifies the letter carrier route or delivery mode as well as the letter carrier responsible for delivery of [a] mail item or group of items.

OBS

delivery mode detail; DMD: term and abbreviation used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Chaîne de caractères alphanumériques [qui] désigne l'itinéraire de facteur ou le mode de livraison, ainsi que le facteur responsable de la livraison [d'un article] de courrier ou [d'un] groupe d'articles.

OBS

numéro de mode de livraison; NML : terme et abréviation en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
Universal entry(ies)
CF 899
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 899: form code used by the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • CF899

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CF 899
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 899 : code de formulaire employé par les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • CF899

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
Universal entry(ies)
CF 898
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 898: form code used by the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • CF898

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CF 898
form code, see observation
OBS

CF 898 : code de formulaire employé par les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • CF898

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

... one supplementary letter should be added as a prefix to the basic designator in accordance with the following :... S to indicate a route established exclusively for use by supersonic aircraft during acceleration, deceleration and while in supersonic flight.

OBS

supersonic aircraft: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Avion dont la vitesse est supérieure à celle du son.

CONT

[...] une lettre supplémentaire devrait être ajoutée comme préfixe à l'indicatif de base: [...] S afin d'indiquer une route établie exclusivement pour que les avions supersoniques les empruntent pendant l'accélération.

OBS

En principe, on distingue l'avion supersonique de l'avion de transport supersonique. En pratique, on les confond. L'avion supersonique accepte moins de dix passagers et pèse moins de 12 500 livres.

OBS

avion supersonique : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
OBS

aeronave supersónica: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 10 1997-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A bundle of ordinary mail left at either a relay box or other authorized point on a letter carrier's route to be picked up for subsequent delivery on the route.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service
OBS

the additional requirements necessary to cover changes in the LC delivery standards

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes

Spanish

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Record 12 1987-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
OBS

Militia; equiv. to joining instructions in Regular Force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 13 1986-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service
OBS

(MGP 230-1,annex E)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes
OBS

(trad. du min. des postes)

Spanish

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Record 14 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A fraction of a letter carrier route sorted on a separate case, but delivered by the letter carrier assigned to do the whole route including the fraction sorted elsewhere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 15 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A type of route established to serve parts of other routes ;the letter carrier moves from route to route to provide delivery assistance only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A system for attaining an equitable distribution of work load on individual letter carrier routes and comprising data collected on the letter carrier route inventory and sampling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 17 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Post Offices
DEF

A small coastal vessel fitted with letter cases and bag racks, etc. for the distribution, pick-up and processing of mail en route.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureaux de poste

Spanish

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Record 18 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A letter carrier route where in the letter carrier drives a vehicle instead of walking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 19 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

Information on number of paces; stairs; doors; receptacles and street distance for each block on a letter carrier route.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A type of letter carrier route primarily having business points of call; the majority of this type of walk receives two or three deliveries per day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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