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JACKPOT SEPARATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

A term used for the last or end separation of a sorting machine; this is actually a reject separation, as the items could not be sorted to their proper destination due to an error in the coding, etc.

OBS

jack-pot: Mail for distant separations which the clerk does not immediately have room for in his case or rack and which he masses together in one box or sack to be distributed when space is available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
OBS

tri : Séparation manuelle, mécanique, etc., des envois suivant leur destination, leur destinataire, etc.

OBS

objet : Contenu d'un envoi postal.

Spanish

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