Editing Postal code (section)

== Terms ==
There are a number of synonyms for postal code; some are country-specific:
* '''[[Codice di Avviamento Postale|CAP]]''': The standard term in Italy; CAP is an acronym for {{lang|it|codice di avviamento postale}} ('postal expedition code').
* '''[[Código de Endereçamento Postal|CEP]]''': The standard term in Brazil; CEP is an acronym for {{lang|pt|código de endereçamento postal}} ('postal addressing code').
* '''[[Eircode]]''': The standard term in Ireland.
* '''[[Postal codes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein|NPA]]''' in [[Romandy|French-speaking Switzerland]] ({{lang|fr|numéro postal d'acheminement}}) and [[Ticino|Italian-speaking Switzerland]] ({{lang|it|numero postale di avviamento}}).
* '''[[Postal Index Number|PIN]]''': The standard term in India; PIN is an acronym for Postal Index Number. Sometimes called a PIN code.
* '''PLZ''': The standard term in Germany, Austria, [[German-speaking Switzerland]] and [[Liechtenstein]]; PLZ is an abbreviation of {{lang|de|Postleit&zwnj;zahl}} ('postal routing number').
* '''[[Postal codes in Canada|Postal code]]''': The general term is used in Canada.
* '''Postcode''': This [[compound (linguistics)|solid compound]] is popular in many English-speaking countries and is also the standard term in the Netherlands.
* '''Postal index''': This term is used in Eastern European countries such as Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, etc.
*'''[[:cs:Poštovní směrovací číslo|PSČ]]''': The standard term in Slovakia and the Czech Republic; PSČ is an acronym for {{lang|sk|Poštové smerovacie číslo}} (in Slovak) or {{lang|cs|Poštovní směrovací číslo}} (in Czech), both meaning postal routing number.
* '''[[ZIP Code]]''': The standard term in the United States and the Philippines; ZIP is an [[acronym]] for ''Zone Improvement Plan''.