zip code

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zip code

postcode | American Dictionary

postcode
noun[ C ]
Brus/ˈpoʊstˌkoʊd/
a zip code

postcode | Business English

postcode
noun[ C ]
 COMMUNICATIONS UK(alsopostal code)uk /ˈpəʊstkəʊd/us(USZIP Code); (US alsozip code)
a short series of letters and/or numbers that is part of an address, and shows exactly where a place is:
Callers will be asked to give their postcode.
After customers enter a ZIP code, the site identifies local stores in their area.

Examples of postcode

postcode
Of the 258 isolates that underwent plasmid profile analysis, the postcode of residence of the case was identified for 243.
These in turn can be grouped into postcode districts, which can be grouped into postcode areas.
These data were subsequently aggregated at postcode district resolution.
All cases had a valid and complete postcode and could be linked to the enumeration district of residence.
The referring laboratory postcode alone was available for a further 14 and for one isolate no postcode could be identified.
Thus, these small postcode sectors constituted the primary sampling unit.
The linkage was based upon the first letter of the family (maiden) name, gender, date of birth, residence, and postcode of the general practitioner (identifiers).
Linkage was based upon the first letter of the family (maiden) name, gender, date of birth, residence, and postcode of the general practitioner (identifiers).
Cattle may be grazed or indeed housed some distance from the identified farm of origin, possibly in neighbouring postcode districts.
For small sites, attempts to use local postcode data and population density proved complex.
This includes socio-demographic information, postcode, clinical details, and identification of each patient's problems preceding the act of selfharm.
The postcode of each patient was also linked to an enumeration district using a lookup table.
The smallest postcode district is 0.69 km2, whereas the largest is 3400 km2, and they have a median size of 69.5 km2.
In total, 144 controls were recruited in postcode areas where 16 of the 19 definite and 17 of the 31 probable cases resided.
The use of postcode district to geocode the data safeguarded patient confidentiality.
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