Terms
There are a number of colloquial terms for postal code.
- postal code
- The general term is used directly in Canada.
- postcode
- This portmanteau is popular in many English-speaking countries.
- ZIP code
- The standard term in the United States and the Philippines; ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan.
- PIN code / pincode
- The standard term in India; PIN is an acronym for Postal Index Number.
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