expanded ZIP Code
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ZIP code — Mr. ZIP promoted the use of ZIP codes for the USPS during the 1960s and 1970s. ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan,[1] is properly… … Wikipedia
ZIP code — (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The numbers initially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zip code — (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The numbers initially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zip code — (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The numbers initially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ZIP Code — ☆ ZIP Code [zip ] [Z(one) I(mprovement) P(lan)] service mark for a system of code numbers assigned by the postal service to be used as part of the mailing address: each code designates a delivery area n. [usually zip c ] such a code number,… … English World dictionary
zip code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five or nine digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four… … Universalium
zip 4 — zip code zip code (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expanded code. — See under zip code. * * * … Universalium
expanded code. — See under zip code … Useful english dictionary
ZIP+4 — The nine digit numeric code, established in 1981, composed of two parts: (a) The initial code: the first five digits that identify the sectional center facility and delivery area associated with the address, followed by a hyphen; and (b) the four … Glossary of postal terms