automated barcode sorting machine

  • 1Barcode — For the taxonomic method, see DNA barcoding. A UPC A barcode symbol A barcode is an optical machine readable representation of data, which shows data about the object to which it attaches. Originally barcodes represented data by varying the… …

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  • 2Royal Mail — Holdings plc Type State Owned Limited company Industry Postal service Founded 1516 …

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  • 3optical character reader — (OCR) An automated mail sorting machine that interprets the address information on a letter size mailpiece and sprays the corresponding ZIP Code information onto the piece as a barcode. The OCR consists of a mail feed unit, transport unit,… …

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  • 4OCR — optical character reader (OCR) An automated mail sorting machine that interprets the address information on a letter size mailpiece and sprays the corresponding ZIP Code information onto the piece as a barcode. The OCR consists of a mail feed… …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 5ZIP 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… …

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  • 6PostBar — PostBar, also known as CPC 4 State, is the black ink barcode system used by Canada Post in its automated mail sorting and delivery operations. It is similar to other 4 State barcode systems used by Australia Post and the United Kingdom s Royal… …

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  • 7Postcodes in Australia — Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing mail. All postcodes in Australia consist of four numbers and are placed at the end of the address. Australian postcodes are allocated and managed by Australia Post.History… …

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  • 8Two-out-of-five code — In telecommunication, a two out of five code is an m of n code that provides exactly ten possible combinations, and thus is popular for representing decimal digits using five binary bits. There are ways to assign weights to each bit such that the …

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  • 9United States Postal Service — This article is about the government agency. For individual post offices, see U.S. Post Office (disambiguation). For the cycling team, see Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. USPS redirects here. For the non profit boating safety and education… …

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  • 10Postcodes in the United Kingdom — The postal codes used in the United Kingdom are known as postcodes.[1] They are alphanumeric and were introduced by the Royal Mail over a 15 year period from 11th October 1959 to 1974.[2] A full postcode is known as a postcode unit and usually… …

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