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The Worldwide Address Service ((フランス語:service d'adresse mondial)), abbreviated as ''Sedamo'', is an Internet-based service for conveying postal addresses (mailing addresses) especially in non-Latin characters (such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean). Any postal address gets a unique eight-letter code, the ''Sedamo'' address code, which can be used to retrieve the original address in native writing. == Background == Especially people from the Asian world face the problem that Westerners cannot write postal addresses in Asian scripts. Though work-arounds exist (such as writing the address using a romanization), these are error-prone and slow down the postal delivery, due to two reasons: (1) Romanisations of Chinese, Japanese, Thai etc. contains ambiguities, thus, a romanised address cannot be re-translated into the original language. (2) The postmen in the destination countries are not used to recognise addresses written in a foreign (Latin) alphabet. (The situation can be compared to a US-American mailman who has to decipher an address written in Chinese transcription.) The ''service d´adresse mondial'' offers an easy way to ensure correctly written and formatted addresses. The address can be retrieved from the ''sedamo'' web site as an image (bitmap) and can be printed directly onto an envelope or address label. The letter-sending user has not to install any special software or foreign language font. The ''service d´adresse mondial'' is operated by the Cross-Cultural Communication Club (CCCC), a charity registered in London, UK. Using ''sedamo'' via the web site is for free; the operation is financed by donations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Service d'adresse mondial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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