mail merge

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

mail merge

   <messaging> A function of some {word processing} software
   (e.g. {Microsoft Word}) that produces multiple instances of a
   document by substituting different text strings from a
   {database} in place of certain field markers.  This is often
   done with envelopes, resumes, spam, and various other mass
   mailings.

   
(http://mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/academserv/ADC/workshops/staff/mail_merge/mail_merge_tutorial.html).

   (2002-07-26)