Mail merge

(′māl ′mərj)

(computer science) The process of combining a form letter with a list of names and addresses to produce individualized letters.

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Printing customized form letters. A common feature of a word processor, it uses a letter and a name and address list. In the letter, Dear A: Thank you for ordering B from our C store..., A, B and C are merge points into which data are inserted from the list. See variable data printing, field squeeze and line squeeze.

The Mail Merge

The mail merge inserts the fields from the database into the predefined merge points in the form letter.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brevfletning

Français (French)
n. - (Comput) texte réutilisable, publipostage

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Comp.) Mailmerge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Η/Υ) πρόγραμμα συγχώνευσης επιστολών με ταχυδρομικές διευθύνσεις

Español (Spanish)
n. - (informática) fusión postal, (informática) característica de numerosos programas de procesamiento de textos, que crea formas "personalizadas" de cartas, intercalación de correo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (typ av) ångpanneplåt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
邮件合并

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 郵件合并

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보일러 판의 한 종류

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אספקת משפטים או יחידות לשוניות המשמשים בתדירות, למשל בהתכתבויות, ע"י מעבד-תמלילים‬

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