Delivery Bar Code Sorter

A Delivery Bar Code Sorter (DBCS) is a mail sorting machine used primarily by the United States Postal Service. Introduced in 1990, these machines sort letters at a rate of approximately 36,000 pieces per hour, with a 99% accuracy rate. A computer scans the addresses of the mail, and sorts it to one of up to 286 pockets, setting it up for delivery by the letter carrier.

A Delivery Bar Code Sorter (DBCS) is a mail sorting machine used primarily by the United States Postal Service. Introduced in 1990, these machines sort letters at a rate of approximately 36,000 pieces per hour,^[1] with a 99% accuracy rate. A computer scans the addresses of the mail, and sorts it to one of up to 286 pockets, setting it up for delivery by the letter carrier.^[2]

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^ Meisenzahl, Mary (16 Aug 2020). "The machines USPS is removing from distribution centers can sort more than 36,000 pieces of mail per hour. Here's how they work". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 17 Aug 2020.
^ States, United; Government, United States Congress Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General (1995). Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1995: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4539 ... U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-046507-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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