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  2. Reverse geocoding - Wikipedia

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    Reverse geocoding is the process of converting a location as described by geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude) to a human-readable address or place name. It is the opposite of forward geocoding (often referred to as address geocoding or simply "geocoding"), hence the term reverse. Reverse geocoding permits the identification of nearby ...

  3. Reverse lookup - Wikipedia

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    Reverse lookup is a procedure of using a value to retrieve a unique key in an associative array. [1] Applications of reverse lookup include reverse DNS lookup, which provides the domain name associated with a particular IP address, [2] reverse telephone directory, which provides the name of the entity associated with a particular telephone ...

  4. Location-based service - Wikipedia

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    Location-based service (LBS) is a general term denoting software services which use geographic data and information to provide services or information to users. [1] LBS can be used in a variety of contexts, such as health, indoor object search, [2] entertainment, [3] work, personal life, etc. [4] Commonly used examples of location-based services include navigation software, social networking ...

  5. Reverse telephone directory - Wikipedia

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    Some forms of city directories provide this form of lookup for listed services by phone number, along with address cross-referencing. Publicly accessible reverse telephone directories may be provided as part of the standard directory services from the telecommunications carrier in some countries.

  6. Reverse DNS lookup - Wikipedia

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    It is important to note that this is the reverse order to the usual dotted-decimal convention for writing IPv4 addresses in textual form. For example, to do a reverse lookup of the IP address 8.8.4.4 the PTR record for the domain name 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa would be looked up, and found to point to dns.google.

  7. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    Each ZIP Code has one or more "postal city" names assigned to it. Since ZIP Code boundaries are based on the areas served by each physical post office, they often do not coincide with the boundaries of local government units. For example, suburban and unincorporated areas may share a postal city name with a neighboring municipality, even if no ...

  8. Open API - Wikipedia

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    An open API (often referred to as a public API) is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a (possibly proprietary) software application or web service. [1] Open APIs are APIs that are published on the internet and are free to access by consumers. [2]

  9. Postal codes in Canada - Wikipedia

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    For instance, postal codes have been used to compare children's risk of developing cancer. [46] As Canadian electoral districts frequently follow postal code areas, citizens can identify their local elected representative using their postal code. Provincial and federal government websites offer an online "look-up" feature based on postal codes ...