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What does "ZIP" in the term "ZIP Code" stand for?

✓ Zone Improvement Plan
B Zonal Index of Parcels
C Zero Interruption Postage
✕ Zoned Identification Policy Your answer

Not quite.

The US Post Office introduced ZIP Codes in 1963 to speed up mail sorting. The name stands for Zone Improvement Plan.

Source: USPS history pages; Encyclopaedia Britannica, "ZIP code"

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