POSTAL CODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does postal code mean? 

• POSTAL CODE (noun)
  The noun POSTAL CODE has 1 sense:

1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

  Familiarity information: POSTAL CODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSTAL CODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

postal code; postcode; ZIP; ZIP code

Hypernyms ("postal code" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)

Holonyms ("postal code" is a part of...):

address; destination; name and address (written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location)

 Context examples 

A data type comprised of a portion of an address such as a street, house number, post box number, postal code, city or country.

(Address Part Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)