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zip code

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zip code
ˈzip code noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: zone improvement plan
American English a number that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The zip code shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly.
   SYN  postcode British English