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postcodes  

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  • A postcode is a shortened form of a postal address designed to make the sorting and delivery of mail more efficient. A properly written postcode enables the optical character reading (OCR) of addresses, thus permitting the automatic sorting of mail. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Postcodes]

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