Australia Post standard customer barcode
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The '''Australia Post standard customer barcode''' is used in mail sorting for Australia, along with several other bar code formats. It encodes an 8-digit delivery point identifier. | The '''Australia Post standard customer barcode''' is used in mail sorting for Australia, along with several other bar code formats. It encodes an 8-digit delivery point identifier. | ||
| − | This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. | + | This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. This sort of system is transcribable using [[DAFT]] notation. |
== Other Australia Post bar codes == | == Other Australia Post bar codes == | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 28 July 2013
The Australia Post standard customer barcode is used in mail sorting for Australia, along with several other bar code formats. It encodes an 8-digit delivery point identifier.
This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders. This sort of system is transcribable using DAFT notation.
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Other Australia Post bar codes
- The Australia Post customer barcode 2 encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 5 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
- The Australia Post customer barcode 3 encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 10 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
- Australia Post Reply Paid barcode encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 45 indicating a post-paid reply.
- Australia Post Routing barcode encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 87.
- Australia Post Redirection barcode encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 92.
