In particular, the USPS distributes mail to Regional Centers which are assigned to a particular 3-digit partial ZIP (for example, zip codes starting with 921 are in the San Diego, CA area). Check out the excellent zipdecode website to see how partial zip codes map to areas of the country.
A pendeloque is a pear-shaped modification of the round brilliant cut used for diamonds and other gemstones. See also. Briolette; Cut (gems) References
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC) is any pocket-sized card that has embedded integrated circuits. Smart cards are made of plastic, generally polyvinyl chloride, but sometimes polyethylene terephthalate based polyesters, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or polycarbonate.