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by frzen 385 days ago
This sounds like the Irish Eircode system

7 characters made up of letters and numbers let you find a specific building.

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This seems more interesting, as it's not a code for a physical address but a lookup key for one.

You can update your code to point to a new address when you move:

> Their digital addresses will not change even if their physical addresses change. Their new addresses will be linked to the codes if they submit notices of address changes.