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This [[symbology]], derived from that used by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Mail]], uses a series of bars, each of which can individually have one of four possible states, to encode information used in automated sortation and delivery onto each piece of mail. Each bar can either be short and centred (known as a ''tracker''), medium and elevated (an ''ascender''), medium and lowered (a ''descender''), or full height. This symbology also uses an element known as a ''Data Content Identifier'' (or DCI), which specifies what types of information are encoded into each barcode, such as postal codes, customer information, and exact delivery points. The information that goes into each barcode is obtained from the address printed on the front of the envelope it is ultimately printed on, as well as the physical dimensions of each piece of mail. This code also uses a [[Reed-Solomon error correction]] technique, so that in case a particular piece of mail is mishandled, the information encoded in the barcode can still be correctly decoded.
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