Stamp

A stamp is a distinctive mark or impression made upon an object, for instance those made on a piece of paper and used to indicate the prepayment of a fee or tax. Types of stamps include:

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• Postage stamps, used on mail
• Revenue stamps, often used on documents; they are superficially similar to postage stamps, but may have very high denominations (see also Stamp Act and Stamp Duty)
• Rubber stamps, devices used to apply inked markings to objects

A stamp can also be:

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• BASIC Stamp, the microcontroller.

Stamp may also refer to the manufacturing processes using Machine presses and dies.

Related Topics:
Machine press - Dies

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See also: Stamping (a disambiguation page).

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