sorting machine

  • 101SM — 1) Synchronmotor EN synchronous motor 2) Sortiermaschine EN grading [sorting] machine 3) Siemens Martin EN Siemens Martin (steel) 4) Schreibmaschine EN typewriter …

    Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen

  • 102chew — [[t]tʃu[/t]] v. t. 1) to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate 2) to tear or mangle, as if by chewing (often fol. by up): The sorting machine chewed up the letters[/ex] 3) to make by or as if by chewing: The puppy chewed a hole in the rug[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 103bin — A separation (such as a pigeonhole) on the sweepside of a letter sorting machine or similar mechanized or automated mail distribution equipment. (Formerly called pocket) …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 104console — A complete work station on the multiposition letter sorting machine at which the operator keys ZIP Code or assigned numbers found on addresses of letter size mail. This station includes a feed table, a vacuum pickoff arm, an inserter trough, and… …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 105direct runout — In mechanized mail sortation, a conveyor that transports sacks and parcels from discharge chutes on the sorting machine directly to van doors. Additional conveyors may be added at the discharge point to help load the van …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 106400 bin — A receptacle on the multiposition letter sorting machine that accumulates letters keyed to an unacceptable code, including letters for which the operator depressed more than three keys …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 107keyboard — The 20 key, two row, piano type keyboard on the multiposition letter sorting machine. The operator presses one, two, three, or four keys to represent one , two , three , or four digit numbers sequentially …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 108keyboard sort — To sort mail by operating the keyboard of equipment such as the multiposition letter sorting machine …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 109machinable parcel — A mailpiece that is of the correct size and weight to be safely sorted by mail processing machinery such as a parcel sorting machine …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 110manual distribution — The sortation of mail into cases by hand as opposed to mechanized means (such as a letter sorting machine) or automated means (such as a multiline optical character reader) …

    Glossary of postal terms