NCOALink
E780564
United States Postal Service product
address correction service
database system
mailing list hygiene tool
NCOALink is a United States Postal Service database and processing system that allows mailers to update mailing lists with current addresses based on official change-of-address records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NCOALink canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9134645 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NCOALink Context triple: [USPS Address Management System, relatedStandard, NCOALink]
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A.
NWC
NWC is the commonly used abbreviation for Northwestern College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in Orange City, Iowa.
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B.
NWC
NWC is the National War College, a senior U.S. military educational institution in Washington, D.C. that focuses on national security strategy and policy.
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C.
NLC
NLC is an abbreviation commonly used for the National Labor College, a former U.S. institution dedicated to higher education and training for labor union members and leaders.
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D.
NLC
NLC is the National Rail station code for New London Union Station in New London, Connecticut.
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E.
NCOP
NCOP is South Africa’s upper house of Parliament, representing the country’s nine provinces in the national legislative process.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NCOALink Target entity description: NCOALink is a United States Postal Service database and processing system that allows mailers to update mailing lists with current addresses based on official change-of-address records.
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A.
NWC
NWC is the commonly used abbreviation for Northwestern College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in Orange City, Iowa.
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B.
NWC
NWC is the National War College, a senior U.S. military educational institution in Washington, D.C. that focuses on national security strategy and policy.
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C.
NLC
NLC is an abbreviation commonly used for the National Labor College, a former U.S. institution dedicated to higher education and training for labor union members and leaders.
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D.
NLC
NLC is the National Rail station code for New London Union Station in New London, Connecticut.
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E.
NCOP
NCOP is South Africa’s upper house of Parliament, representing the country’s nine provinces in the national legislative process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Postal Service product
ⓘ
address correction service ⓘ database system ⓘ mailing list hygiene tool ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | National Change of Address Link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessModel |
licensed through USPS-approved vendors
ⓘ
requires USPS certification for service providers ⓘ |
| basedOn | National Change of Address database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit |
improved deliverability
ⓘ
lower postage costs for compliant mailers ⓘ reduced returned mail ⓘ |
| conformsTo | USPS Move Update standard ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSource |
USPS Change-of-Address forms
ⓘ
USPS customer move records ⓘ |
| dataType |
change-of-address records
ⓘ
name and address information ⓘ |
| domain |
data quality
ⓘ
direct mail marketing ⓘ postal services ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
U.S. territories addresses
ⓘ
United States addresses ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output |
flags for moved and undeliverable records
ⓘ
updated mailing list with new addresses ⓘ |
| privacyConstraint |
prohibits non-mailing uses of COA data
ⓘ
restricted use of change-of-address data ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve address accuracy
ⓘ
reduce undeliverable-as-addressed mail ⓘ support postal discounts eligibility ⓘ update mailing lists with current addresses ⓘ |
| regulates | use of change-of-address data under USPS rules ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | USPS Domestic Mail Manual requirements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CASS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Move Update compliance ⓘ USPS Address Management Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | older NCOA address correction processes ⓘ |
| requires | standardized input address data ⓘ |
| sector | postal industry ⓘ |
| supports | automation-compatible mail preparation ⓘ |
| updateFrequency | regularly updated by USPS ⓘ |
| usedBy |
data service bureaus
ⓘ
direct mailers ⓘ large-volume mailers ⓘ list processors ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom | USPS change-of-address records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCOALink Description of subject: NCOALink is a United States Postal Service database and processing system that allows mailers to update mailing lists with current addresses based on official change-of-address records.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.