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standard:address-elements [2025/08/01 15:43] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation runarbestandard:address-elements [2025/08/02 02:51] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation 20.171.207.90
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 ==== Street identifier ==== ==== Street identifier ====
  
-The street identifier is the name, number or combination of [[:name-and-numeric-suffix-guidelines|name and number of a street]]. The identifier should be unique within the mandatory addressing elements. As an example, no two streets can have the same name within the administrative validity area of the addressing system.+The street identifier is the name, number or combination of [[guidelines:name-and-numeric-suffix-guidelines|name and number of a street]]. The identifier should be unique within the mandatory addressing elements. As an example, no two streets can have the same name within the administrative validity area of the addressing system.
  
 To keep addresses short and usable, it is common practice to keep street identifiers unique within an entire administrative validity area. This way, any user of the addressing system only needs to two elements to identify a location uniquely: the address unit identifier and the street identifier, e.g. //“32, Mazoun Street”//. To keep addresses short and usable, it is common practice to keep street identifiers unique within an entire administrative validity area. This way, any user of the addressing system only needs to two elements to identify a location uniquely: the address unit identifier and the street identifier, e.g. //“32, Mazoun Street”//.
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 Synonyms for sub-address unit identifier include //“flat number”//, //“villa number”// (in closed compounds), //“apartment number”//, //“office number”// and //“shop name/number”//. Synonyms for sub-address unit identifier include //“flat number”//, //“villa number”// (in closed compounds), //“apartment number”//, //“office number”// and //“shop name/number”//.
  
-[[references:sub-addressing-guidelines|Guidelines on when and how sub addresses should be created.]]+[[guidelines:sub-addressing-guidelines|Guidelines on when and how sub addresses should be created.]]
  
  
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