Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
address carrier
English answer:
mail piece, envelope or "outsert" for addressing purposes
Added to glossary by
John Alphonse (X)
Jan 3, 2008 19:15
16 yrs ago
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English term
address carrier
English
Bus/Financial
Printing & Publishing
This term is being used in regards to postal mail processing. I'm wondering if it's an exclusively British term, or if it's also used in US English, or if "address label" is more common for US English?
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4 +1 | see definition | cmwilliams (X) |
4 +4 | address label (U.S.) | Michael Powers (PhD) |
3 +3 | label | Mark Berelekhis |
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see definition
I had never heard of this term either, but I have found this definition:
Address Carrier
An item that carries the mailing address on it. Eg. Envelope or flysheet.
www.gji.com.au/PDF/GJIGlossary.pdf
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so it's not a label as such. I also found this:
Address Carrier (Publications Mail)
Separate enclosure (normally a single sheet or overcover used to provide the recipient’s address for delivery purposes) which is either attached to the outside of the publication or enclosed as an outsert with the host publication in a wrapper. It may contain advertising or a promotional message and a response mechanism, such as a Business Reply Mail item. An address carrier is an acceptable Publications Mail enclosure priced with the host publication. [porte-adresse]
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http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/glossary-e.asp
I'm not sure it's a British term. Royal Mail appears to call it a carrier sheet.
We produce an individually addressed, black and white lasered carrier sheet on 80gsm white bond, from your supplied address data list, then wrap and seal your one item, with the individually addressed carrier sheet, in clear polythene. We then despatch via Royal Mail Mailsort 3 up to a weight of 60grams.
http://www.dataconsultants.co.uk/packages.htm
Address Carrier
An item that carries the mailing address on it. Eg. Envelope or flysheet.
www.gji.com.au/PDF/GJIGlossary.pdf
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-03 21:46:43 GMT)
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so it's not a label as such. I also found this:
Address Carrier (Publications Mail)
Separate enclosure (normally a single sheet or overcover used to provide the recipient’s address for delivery purposes) which is either attached to the outside of the publication or enclosed as an outsert with the host publication in a wrapper. It may contain advertising or a promotional message and a response mechanism, such as a Business Reply Mail item. An address carrier is an acceptable Publications Mail enclosure priced with the host publication. [porte-adresse]
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-03 21:52:21 GMT)
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http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/glossary-e.asp
I'm not sure it's a British term. Royal Mail appears to call it a carrier sheet.
We produce an individually addressed, black and white lasered carrier sheet on 80gsm white bond, from your supplied address data list, then wrap and seal your one item, with the individually addressed carrier sheet, in clear polythene. We then despatch via Royal Mail Mailsort 3 up to a weight of 60grams.
http://www.dataconsultants.co.uk/packages.htm
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orientalhorizon
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Thank you, but I don't understand why you have agreed with all three answers, especially as the question has already been closed.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Super, it appears that there are labels and also "carriers." I appreciate the research into this. Thanks cm, and to all for the assistance!"
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6 mins
address label (U.S.)
Mike :)
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I have never even heard of "address carrier" before.
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I have never even heard of "address carrier" before.
Note from asker:
The term is used in a British marketing text on a mail handling machine. Was trying to find for certain if the "carrier" here is the label, or the packaging to which the label is affixed. Thanks! |
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Dana Rinaldi
10 mins
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Thank you, Dana - Mike :)
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agree |
Gert Sass (M.A.)
30 mins
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Thank you, Gert - Mike :)
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orientalhorizon
: sounds very natural.
6 hrs
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Thank you, orientalhorizon - Mike :)
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Alfa Trans (X)
5 days
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Thank you, Marju - Mike :)
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6 mins
label
If you're talking about the slip of paper on the package on which the address is written, then label is definitely more common in the US. Or is it something else?
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Google gives very little information on 'address carrier.' It's definitely not a common or popular term. I would guess that it is the label (can't imagine anything else "carrying" the address when it comes to processing mail), and lay the blame on poor word choice.
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-01-03 19:57:16 GMT)
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Google gives very little information on 'address carrier.' It's definitely not a common or popular term. I would guess that it is the label (can't imagine anything else "carrying" the address when it comes to processing mail), and lay the blame on poor word choice.
Note from asker:
That's my question exactly. Is it something else? Does it refer to the label or the packaging? Thank you. |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Dana Rinaldi
10 mins
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Thank you, Dana.
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agree |
Gert Sass (M.A.)
29 mins
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Thank you, Gert.
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agree |
orientalhorizon
6 hrs
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Discussion
Poly-wrapping and Packing
"Label printing" is on the same line as "address carrier"
"Packaging" is different.
At this website, I'm reading it as a reference to the label rather than the packaging? Does this sound right to you also? Thanks again.