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Very often ZIP code is used as alias for postal code even in international context. I see "zip code" more often than "postal code" on international address form
by DoubleMalt 12y ago
Very often ZIP code is used as alias for postal code even in international context. I see "zip code" more often than "postal code" on international address forms.
- jnbiche 12y agoCan you show me an example of an address form for non-US-based organization that exclusively uses the term "zip code"? I'm not saying they don't exist, but I'm not sure I've ever seen one. The US-based organizations using the term "zip code" for non-US addresses are doing so either out of ignorance or expediency, since fitting "zip/postal code" into a space is sometimes not possible.
- mseebach 12y agoI've seen it quite a bit in especially older e-commerce software, presumably developed for US use, then "internationalized" as a bit of an afterthought. I also think that many non-native-english-speakers assume zip code is the appropriate translation of postal code since it features rather prominently in (exported) US pop culture. That doesn't make it correct, and I don't believe that some peoples unequivocally wrong usage of a term should oblige other people to qualify their correct and unambiguous usage of it.
- throwaway876876 12y agoAs a customer in Germany, I find them on almost every international order form. As a recent example, see KanbanFlow for example https://sites.fastspring.com/kanbanflow/order/customer https://sites.fastspring.com/kanbanflow/order/customer The "Zip code" input field is simply hard coded for every country.