# mail (postal)

a piece of information that is carried through post

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: english  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion), [message](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-message.information), [post](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-post.mail), [carrying](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-carrying.transporting), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge)

**Through:** the information piece is moved by post while remaining under control and in contact during transit

**Novel properties:**
- delivered information
- physically transported message
- controlled transit of content

## Examples
- The U.S. Postal Service delivered 146 billion pieces of mail in 2022. *(institutions)*
- A handwritten letter from Alan Turing to Joan Clarke was carried by Royal Mail in 1941. *(history)*
- Parcel tracking systems like DHL's record the location of mail every 20 minutes during transit. *(computing)*

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