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POSTNET

POSTNET proper noun: a barcode symbology used by the United States postal service, based on the zip code, to assist in directing mail.

Proper noun

POSTNET

  1. A barcode symbology used by the United States postal service, based on the zip code, to assist in directing mail.

Origin of POSTNET

Short for "postal numeric encoding technique".

Questions about POSTNET

What does POSTNET mean?
POSTNET means a barcode symbology used by the United States postal service, based on the zip code, to assist in directing mail.
What part of speech is POSTNET?
POSTNET is a proper noun.

Words near POSTNET in the dictionary

  1. postneoliberal
  2. postneoliberalism
  3. postneonatal
  4. postneonatally
  5. postnephritic
  6. POSTNET
  7. postneural
  8. postneuralgic
  9. postneuritic
  10. postneurosurgical
  11. postneurotic

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