2007-04-21 13:23:35 · 3 answers · asked by Arsenio M 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan which was created by the USPS in the 1940s as a way to improve mail delivery.
2007-04-21 13:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by eunosgirl 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ZIP (always all caps) does stand for Zone Inmprovement Plan. ZIP codes were first used in 1963, and at that time were voluntary. In 1967, they were made mandatory. The ZIP + 4 system came in 1983.
2007-04-21 14:32:48 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the Latin "Zipeous" (v.) Translates literally in the infitive to "to mail"
Old English: Zipe
Middle English:Zipp
First recorded usage as an adjective to describe the word "code", 1791 when Benjamin Franklin suggested the implementation of a national post office for the fledgling nation of The United States of America.
2007-04-21 14:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by nederlander 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋