ZIP code
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ZIP code
also zip code (zĭp)n.
A series of digits designating a specific locality in the United States, appended to a postal address to expedite the sorting and delivery of mail.
[Originally a trademark.]
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zip code
n
the US equivalent of postcode
[C20: from z(one) i(mprovement) p(lan)]
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ZIP′ code`
Trademark. a system used in the U.S. to facilitate delivery of mail, consisting of a code of five or nine numbers printed directly after the address.
[1963; Z(one)I(mprovement)P(rogram)]
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Noun | 1. | ZIP 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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Translations
poštovní směrovací číslo
postnummer
postinumeropostinumeroalue
poštanski broj
irányítószám
ジップコード郵便番号
우편번호
poštové smerovacie číslo
poštna številka
postnummer
รหัสไปรษณีย์
mã bưu chính
zip code
n (Am, ZZZ) (Post) → codice m di avviamento postaleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
zip code
→ رَمْزٌ بَرِيدِيّ poštovní směrovací číslo postnummer Postleitzahl ταχυδρομικός κώδικας código postal postinumero code postal poštanski broj codice postale 郵便番号 우편번호 postcode postnummer kod pocztowy código postal индекс postnummer รหัสไปรษณีย์ alan kodu mã bưu chính 邮政编码Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
zip code
n código postalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.