As of January 27, 2013, Parcel Select was split into Parcel Select, for online purchasing, and Standard Post for purchasing at the Post Office. Parcel Select is significantly cheaper than Standard Post. Parcel Select ships at the same speed as First Class mail.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: dosimeter (Noun). A device used to measure a dose of ionising radiation. These normally take the form of either Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL), photographic film, thermoluminescent devices (TLD) or electronic personal dosimeters (PDM).
Definitions of commonly used thickness terms. Gauge: refers to the thickness of the film. Mils: standard term used to measure the thickness of film in thousands of an inch. In reference to thickness or gauge, is mils the same as millimeters or microns? No. The gauge or thickness of plastic film is expressed in thousands of an inch, said as mils. For example, .005 is said 5 mils. These are all different forms of measurement. One millimeter = .039 or 39 mils thick.