postroom
Internal mail center
A postroom is the room or department in an office building where incoming and outgoing mail is processed and sorted.
Staff in the postroom handle deliveries, distribute packages to recipients, and prepare items for shipping.
Also spelled as two words: post room.
Chiefly British; the American equivalent is usually mailroom.
Folded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- stampMark-making device
postcard · correspondence · mailbox · address · sender · recipient · franking · pigeon-hole
Delivery processing area
- clerksAdministrative office employees
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- inboxMessage receiving folder
- outboxQueue for dispatched messages
interoffice · trolley · rounds · collections · supplies · stationery · scales · tape
Delivery person or service
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- expressState or fast train
- trackingMonitoring location over time
overnight · signature · doorstep · collection · dispatch · carrier · recipient · addressee
Arranging into groups
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- pigeon-holesSmall storage compartments
- bundlingGrouping items as one
- batchingProcessing in sets
sequencing · prioritization · labeling · coding · stamping · trays · sacks · routing
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
stamp · postcard · correspondence · mailbox · address · sender · recipient · franking · pigeon-hole · registered
mailroom
Delivery processing area
- clerksAdministrative office employees
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- inboxMessage receiving folder
outbox · interoffice · trolley · rounds · collections · supplies · stationery · scales · tape · staff
courier
Delivery person or service
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- expressState or fast train
tracking · overnight · signature · doorstep · collection · dispatch · carrier · recipient · addressee · fragile
categorization
Arranging into groups
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- pigeon-holesSmall storage compartments
- bundlingGrouping items as one
batching · sequencing · prioritization · labeling · coding · stamping · trays · sacks · routing · scanning
postroomreception
Act of receiving guests
front desk · front office · lobby · foyer · executive suite
post, room, posts, rooms, posted, posting, roomed, rooming, roomy