At parcel hubs and high-throughput distribution centres, the sorter is the pivotal piece of material handling equipment: an automated system that reads barcodes, RFID tags, or optical codes on parcels, packages, or totes and mechanically diverts each unit to its designated outbound lane or chute.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortation
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