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DPS Terminology

Because the online postage service industry uses many different words for the same concepts, it's worth defining how a few key terms are used in DPS documentation.

Shipper​

A shipper is an ID assigned to each account. The shipper ID is used to associate all jobs and activities.
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Job​

When creating a shipping label or other DPS service, a job is created each time you submit a payload.
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Topics​

Topics are essential to link jobs with previously created jobs, and link return labels.
Any combination of characters can be used to create topics.
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Sender​

A sender is an object of the Shipper ID and is the person, company, and address listed in the “from” address fields.

Recipient​

The recipient is the person/company that will receive the mailing or shipment.

Address​

The recipient’s postal address.
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Address Vderification​

Address verification is used to verify the accuracy of the sender and recipient addresses.
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Address Book​

Address Book is the collection of recipient address(s).
A default address book is associated with each shipper.
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Documents​

Documents are the PDFs submitted when creating a job.
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Tracking​

Real-time tracking of documents and packages.
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Certificates​

Certificates are electronically signed proofs of mailing and delivery.
The DPS API allows you to programmatically create Certificates of Mailing and Delivery based on job status.
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Pricing​

Rates for shipping labels and other services
The DPS APIs allow you to fetch pricing for each type of service.
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