mail sorting

US: /ˈmeɪl ˌsɔɹtɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of mail sorting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

postal service

Rare

process of arranging letters and packages into groups for delivery

Rare

Night staff handle most of the mail sorting at the central depot.
Mail sorting is automated in most large distribution centers.
Volunteers helped with mail sorting after the holiday rush.

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ousted

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Expressions with mail

mail out

distribute information or items by mail

The company will mail out the new catalogs next week.

snail mail

mail sent through the postal service, often called slow compared to email

I sent the invitation by snail mail.

mail it in

perform a task with minimal effort

He didn't prepare and just mailed it in during the meeting.

express-mail

adj.

handled with high importance for quick delivery

The express-mail package arrived the next day.

fan mail

mail sent to public figures by admirers

The singer received a lot of fan mail after the concert.

in the mail

adv.

sent or currently traveling through the postal system

Your package is in the mail.

Expressions with sorting

waste sorting

organizing waste into groups based on what it is made of

Waste sorting helps recycling centers process materials efficiently.

sorting center

facility where items are separated into groups for later delivery or processing

The package passed through a regional sorting center before reaching the local depot.

sorting office

place where mail is sorted for distribution

The sorting office was bustling with activity during the holiday season..

sorting program

algorithm designed to order elements

A sorting program can use different methods like quicksort or mergesort.

sorting algorithm

process used in computer science to order elements

Developers often use a sorting algorithm to manage large datasets.

Terms with mail sorting included in their meaning

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postal code

mail address

series of letters and numbers used for sorting mail

post town

postal services

town used for sorting and organizing mail for delivery

postcode

mail sorting

series of letters and numbers identifying a location

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French:tri du courrier, ...
German:Postsortierung, ...
Italian:smistamento della posta, ...
Spanish:clasificación de correo, ...
Portuguese:triagem de correio, ...
Chinese:邮件分拣, ...
Japanese:郵便物の仕分け, ...
Arabic:فَرْزُ البَرِيد, ...
Hebrew:מִיּוּן דּוֹאַר, ...
Russian:сортировка почты, ...
Ukrainian:сортування пошти, ...
Hindi:डाक छँटाई, ...
Bengali:ডাক বাছাই, ...
Catalan:classificació del correu, ...
Czech:třídění pošty, ...
Danish:postsortering, ...
Dutch:postsorteerwerk, ...
Greek:διαλογή αλληλογραφίας, ...
Hungarian:levélosztályozás, ...
Khmer:ការតម្រៀបសំបុត្រ, ...
Korean:우편물 분류, ...
Persian:مرتب‌سازی نامه‌ها, ...
Polish:sortowanie poczty, ...
Portuguese (BR):triagem de correspondência, ...
Romanian:sortare a corespondenței, ...
Swedish:postsortering, ...
Thai:การคัดแยกไปรษณียภัณฑ์, ...
Turkish:posta ayrımı, ...
Vietnamese:phân loại thư, ...

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