Parcel
Encyclopedia
Parcel may refer to:
- a package, sent through the mailMailMail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
or package deliveryPackage deliveryPackage delivery or parcel delivery is the shipping of packages or high value mail as single shipments. While the service is provided by most postal systems, private package delivery services have also existed in competition with and in place of public postal services.-Package delivery in the...
; - parcel (consignment)Parcel (consignment)A parcel is an individual consignment of cargo for shipment. The size can range from an actual mail parcel to a cargo of oil large enough to fill a supertanker.- Reference :* Stopford, M. : Maritime economics, 3rd edition, Routledge....
; - land lot, a piece of land;
- fluid parcel, a concept in fluid dynamics;
- an object used in the game "Pass the parcelPass the parcelPass the parcel is a popular British children's party game in which a parcel is passed from person to person around a circle, somewhat similar in its logistics to musical chairs....
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