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public postal networkclick to hear

Infrastructure with which the national postal service delivers the mail entrusted to it.
public postal network post office primary sorting culler-facer-canceler uncanceled stamped mail canceled stamped mail distribution center optical character reader mail truck mail box mail mail box mail truck mail truck mail mail carrier cargo aircraft regional distribution center post office international mail local mail sorting machine mail carrier air mail regional mail post office postal van mail truck mail truck mail carrier mail carrier

post office click to hear

Building where mail is processed and various postal services are offered to the public.

primary sorting click to hear

Operation in which mail received is quickly sorted to expedite processing.

culler-facer-canceler click to hear

Machine used to process uncanceled mail; it rejects nonstandard mail, places the remaining mail facing in the same direction and cancels it.

uncanceled stamped mail click to hear

Mail whose stamp has not been postmarked.

canceled stamped mail click to hear

Mail whose stamp has been postmarked with a date and a location to prevent its use on future mailings.

distribution center click to hear

Building where mail is received, processed and organized for direct delivery or for forwarding to another distribution center or post office.

optical character reader click to hear

Machine used to process canceled stamped mail; it reads the postal code and prints the corresponding bar code and then separates the mail into local, regional and international.

mail truck click to hear

Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, mail is being taken to the nearest post office, where it is usually canceled.

mail box click to hear

Box with a slot through which outgoing mail is placed for delivery by the postal service.

mail click to hear

Everything sent and distributed through the postal service.

mail box click to hear

Box with a slot through which outgoing mail is placed for delivery by the postal service.

mail truck click to hear

Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, collected mail is being taken directly to the main distribution center.

mail truck click to hear

Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, canceled stamped mail is being taken to the local distribution center.

mail click to hear

Everything sent and distributed through the postal service.

mail carrier click to hear

Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.

cargo aircraft click to hear

Plane with large freight capacity; it is used to transport goods.

regional distribution center click to hear

Building where mail intended for a specific region is received, processed and organized for direct delivery or for forwarding to a post office.

post office click to hear

Building where mail is processed and various postal services are offered to the public.

international mail click to hear

Mail to be delivered to another country.

local mail click to hear

Mail to be delivered by the mail carrier or to be sent to a post office in the same town or a neighboring town.

sorting machine click to hear

Machine used to sort mail with the help of printed bar codes.

mail carrier click to hear

Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.

air mail click to hear

Mail for international destinations or remote regions within the country can be sent by air to speed delivery; the air mail rate is higher than the regular rate.

regional mail click to hear

Mail to be taken to a region served by a distribution center.

post office click to hear

Building where mail is processed and various postal services are offered to the public.

postal van click to hear

Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, regional mail is being taken to another distribution center.

mail truck click to hear

Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, mail is being taken to the post office, where it is sorted according to each mail carrier’s route.

mail truck click to hear

Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, mail is being taken to the post office, where it is sorted according to each mail carrier’s route.

mail carrier click to hear

Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.

mail carrier click to hear

Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.