The PAVE (Presort Accuracy, Validation, and Evaluation) program is a process designed in cooperation with the mailing industry to evaluate presort software and determine its accuracy in sorting address files according to Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) standards.
PAVE is available only to presort software developers and vendors, i.e., companies that develop presort software or perform retail services for those developers. Participation in the PAVE program is voluntary.