Perfect prime rib. Stephen Walls / Getty Images. Prime rib is a classic roast beef preparation made from the beef rib primal cut, usually roasted with the bone in and served with its natural juices (au jus). Restaurants that serve prime rib are required to use beef that has been graded prime by the USDA.
The Fast Lane Answer. A ZIP Code is a group of five or nine numbers that are added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail. A complete, 9-digit ZIP Code, including its additional four digits (called a ZIP+4 Code), is the designation of a delivery route.
Best Answer: The ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The letters ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan,[1] are written properly in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use it.