A structured network of physical or digital transit links constructed to persist the directional flow of correspondence by binding origin and destination nodes through standardized routing protocols and carrier obligations, ensuring delivery continuity across defined intervals.
Accepted ontology entry
postal-route
A structured network of physical or digital transit links constructed to persist the directional flow of correspondence by binding origin and destination nodes through standardized routing protocols and carrier obligations, ensuring delive…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A defined path established by a postal authority to persist the systematic movement of mail between designated points.
Names and aliases
- postal-routeen · CANONICAL
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A postal route is a specific kind of infrastructure — a networked system for delivering mail between locations. A competent speaker would call a postal route 'a piece of infrastructure'. Test direction: specific→general (Law 9).
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Remove postal addresses and routes have no destination — routes exist to connect addresses. Removal test (Law 8) passes. Postal-route newer than postal-address.
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- Jul 27, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC
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