sorting mail
Categorizing delivered correspondence
Sorting mail is the process of organizing letters, packages, and other postal items by destination, route, or recipient.
Postal workers sort mail at distribution centers before delivery; office workers sort incoming mail by department or person.
The phrase can describe either the institutional process or the mundane domestic task: I was sorting mail when the phone rang.
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- postmanMail delivery worker
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- envelopesPaper containers for letters
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
delivery · mailroom · postcode · pigeonholes · sacks · bundles · rubber bands · route · post office · address · return address · carrier · bins · trays · packages · zip code · slots · stacking
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