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Mail Handling
Project Diccovery ID Class
Question | Answer |
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Parcel Post | mail service for handling wrapped packages |
Priority Mail | mail that is handled before other mail; airmail and first class mail are priority mail |
ZIP | Zoning Improvement Plan; system of mail sorting started by the post office in 1963, that identifies each postal delivery area in the country by a 5-digit number |
OCR | Optical Character Reader; electronic mail sorter which reads addresses and sorts them according to ZIP code |
Sectional Center | every state has a certain number of designated post office facilities that process small mail from the area of the state around it |
Managed Mail Center | each state has at least one of these centers where mail from all the sectional centers in the state is sent for further processing; these facilities usually do sorting, etc., by machine |
Standard Mailing | sending large amounts (at least 200 pieces of like mail) of mail at a lower rate; this type of mailing requires a certain amount of sorting. |