0 the use of a computer to produce many copies of a letter, each copy with a different name and address stored on file, or a computer program that does this -- 电脑邮件群发
For example, mail merge functions could be interpreted as falling into this category.
The most basic level involves changing the salutation or name on each copy much like mail merge.
The system could do outlines, mail merge from its own addresses, and allowed the user to change colors of display elements.
The rest of the page is defined by the shared parts of the master page, much like a mail merge in a word processor.
Versions with two tape drives, besides vastly facilitating revision, enabled features such as mail merge.
In word processors, templates are a common feature, while automatic filling in of the templates is often referred to as mail merge.
