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What does "ZIP" in the term "ZIP Code" stand for?
Oversættelse: Hvad står "ZIP" for i betegnelsen "ZIP Code" (amerikansk postnummer)?
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✓ Zone Improvement Plan
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B Zonal Index of Parcels
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C Zero Interruption Postage
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✕ Zoned Identification Policy Dit svar
Ikke helt.
The US Post Office introduced ZIP Codes in 1963 to speed up mail sorting. The name stands for Zone Improvement Plan.
Det amerikanske postvæsen indførte ZIP Codes i 1963 for at gøre sorteringen af post hurtigere. Navnet står for Zone Improvement Plan (plan for forbedring af zoner).
Kilde: USPS history pages; Encyclopaedia Britannica, "ZIP code"