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postal code
n
a Canadian term for postcode
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Noun1.postal code - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
name and address, destination, address - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location


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1959: The post code, required in the addressing of mail for mechanical sorting, was first used in Britain in Norwich.
There is a provision known as post code checker, which allows you to enter your post code and find out if the area comes under the UK mobile coverage.
All neighbourhood policing teams have been issued with cycle security kits, consisting of a special marker pen to mark bikes with their owner's post code and ultraviolet lights so that officers can check bikes whilst out on patrol.
 
 
 
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