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[Term] Address Verification Service [Definition] 
Optional service that helps protect against fraud by verifying the identity of the person claiming to own the credit card. The system will check the billing address of the credit card provided by the user with the address on file at the credit card company. AVS does not guarantee that a transaction is valid.
Credit Card Processing and Merchant Services Glossary
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