posting
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Posting
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
noun
1.
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
2.
Furniture. one of the principal uprights of a piece of furniture, as one supporting a chair back or forming one corner of a chest of drawers. Compare stump ( def 11 ).
3.
Papermaking. a stack of 144 sheets of handmolded paper, interleaved with felt.
4.
Horse Racing. a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends: the starting post.
5.
verb (used with object)
7.
to affix (a notice, bulletin, etc.) to a post, wall, or the like.
8.
to bring to public notice by or as by a poster or bill: to post a reward.
9.
to denounce by a public notice or declaration: They were posted as spies.
10.
to publish the name of in a list: to post a student on the dean's list.
11.
to publish the name of (a ship) as missing or lost.
12.
to placard (a wall, fence, etc.) with notices, bulletins, etc.: The wall was posted with announcements.
13.
to put up signs on (land or other property) forbidding trespassing: The estate has been posted by the owner.
14.
Computers.
a.
to send (a message) to a newsgroup.
b.
to place (text) on a Web site.
verb (used without object)
15.
Computers.
a.
to send a message to a newsgroup.
b.
to place text on a Web site.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin postis a post, doorpost, whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin postis a post, doorpost, whence also Dutch, Low German post, German Pfosten
Related forms
post·less, adverb
post·like, adjective
Synonyms
1. column, pillar, pile, pole. 7. announce, advertise, publicize.
1. column, pillar, pile, pole. 7. announce, advertise, publicize.
noun
1.
a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
2.
the station or rounds of a person on duty, as a soldier, sentry or nurse.
3.
a military station with permanent buildings.
4.
a local unit of a veterans' organization.
5.
verb (used with object)
9.
to place or station at a post.
10.
to provide or put up, as bail.
11.
to appoint to a post of command.
Origin:
1590–1600; < French poste < Italian posto < Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put; cf. posit
1590–1600; < French poste < Italian posto < Latin positum, neuter of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put; cf. posit
noun
1.
Chiefly British.
a.
a single dispatch or delivery of mail.
b.
the mail itself.
c.
the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient.
d.
an established mail system or service, especially under government authority.
2.
3.
(formerly) one of a series of stations along a route, for furnishing relays of men and horses for carrying mail, currency, etc.
4.
(formerly) a person who traveled express, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.
5.
Printing. a size of printing paper or, especially in Britain, of drawing or writing paper, about 16 × 20 inches (41 × 51 cm).
verb (used with object)
7.
Chiefly British. to place in a post office or a mailbox for transmission; mail.
8.
Bookkeeping.
a.
to transfer (an entry or item), as from the journal to the ledger.
b.
to enter (an item) in due place and form.
c.
to make all the requisite entries in (the ledger, etc.).
9.
to supply with up-to-date information; inform: Keep me posted on his activities.
verb (used without object)
Idioms 10.
Manège. to rise from and descend to the saddle in accordance with the rhythm of a horse at a trot.
11.
to travel with speed; go or pass rapidly; hasten.
15.
post octavo, a size of book, from about 5 × 8 in. to 5¼ × 8¼ inches (13 × 20 cm to 13 1 / 3 × 21 cm), untrimmed, in America; 5 × 8 inches (13 × 20 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: post 8vo
Origin:
1500–10; < French poste < Italian posta < Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put. See post2
1500–10; < French poste < Italian posta < Latin posita, feminine of positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put. See post2
Synonyms
10. notify, advise, apprise.
10. notify, advise, apprise.
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post1 (pəʊst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc |
| 2. | horse racing |
| a. either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse | |
| b. the finish of a horse race | |
| 3. | any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed |
| —vb | |
| 4. | ( |
| 5. | to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster: to post banns |
| 6. | to publish (a name) on a list |
| [Old English, from Latin postis; related to Old High German first ridgepole, Greek pastas colonnade] | |
| post2 (pəʊst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job |
| 2. | a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty |
| 3. | a permanent military establishment |
| 4. | (Brit) either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night |
| 5. | trading post See trading post |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (tr) to assign to or station at a particular place or position |
| 7. | chiefly (Brit) to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc |
| [C16: from French poste, from Italian posto, ultimately from Latin pōnere to place] | |
| post3 (pəʊst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly (Brit) letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) a single collection or delivery of mail |
| 3. | (Brit) an official system of mail delivery |
| 4. | an item of electronic mail made publicly available |
| 5. | (formerly) any of a series of stations furnishing relays of men and horses to deliver mail over a fixed route |
| 6. | a rider who carried mail between such stations |
| 7. | (Brit) another word for pillar box |
| 8. | (Brit) short for post office |
| 9. | a size of writing or printing paper, 151⁄4 by 19 inches or 16½ by 21 inches (large post) |
| 10. | any of various book sizes, esp 51⁄4 by 81⁄4 inches (post octavo) and 81⁄4 by 101⁄4 inches (post quarto) |
| 11. | (Brit) by return of post by the next mail in the opposite direction |
| —vb | |
| 12. | chiefly (Brit) (tr) US and Canadian word: mail to send by post |
| 13. | (tr) to make (electronic mail) publicly available |
| 14. | (tr) accounting |
| a. to enter (an item) in a ledger | |
| b. ( | |
| 15. | (tr) to inform of the latest news (esp in the phrase keep someone posted) |
| 16. | (intr) (of a rider) to rise from and reseat oneself in a saddle in time with the motions of a trotting horse; perform a rising trot |
| 17. | (intr) (formerly) to travel with relays of post horses |
| 18. | archaic to travel or dispatch with speed; hasten |
| —adv | |
| 19. | with speed; rapidly |
| 20. | by means of post horses |
| [C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from pōnere to put, place] | |
| POST | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| point of sales terminal | |
| posting1 (ˈpəʊstɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| a wrestling attack in which the opponent is hurled at the post in one of the corners of the ring | |
| posting2 (ˈpəʊstɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an appointment to a position or post, usually in another town or country |
| 2. | an electronic mail message sent to a bulletin board, website, etc, and intended for access by every user |
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Word Origin & History
post
"upright timber," O.E. post "pillar, doorpost," and O.Fr. post, both from L. postis "post," perhaps from por- "forth" + stare "to stand" (see stet). Similar compound in Skt. prstham "back, roof, peak," Avestan parshti "back," Gk. pastas "porch in front of a house, colonnade,"
M.H.G. virst "ridepole," Lith. pirstas, O.C.S. pristu "finger" (PIE *por-st-i-). The verb meaning "to affix (a paper, etc.) to a post" (in a public place) is first recorded 1650.
post
"place when on duty," 1598, from M.Fr. poste "place where one is stationed," also, "station for post horses" (16c.), from It. posto "post, station," from V.L. *postum, from L. postium, neut. pp. of ponere "to place, to put" (see position). Earliest sense in Eng. was military;
meaning "job, position" is attested 1695. The figurative sense of "carrying" by post horses is also behind the verb in bookkeeping (1622) meaning "to transfer from a day book to a formal account." To keep (someone) posted "supply with news" is 1847, Amer.Eng.
post
"mail system," 1506, from post (2) on notion of riders and horses posted at intervals along a route to speed mail in relays, from M.Fr. poste in this sense (1477). The verb meaning "to send through the postal system" is recorded from 1837. Postmark (n.) is first recorded 1678; postman first recorded
1529; postcard is from 1870. Post office first recorded 1652 as "public department in charge of letter-carrying;" Meaning "Building where postal business is carried on" is from 1657. In slang or euphemistic sense of "sexual game" it refers to a parlor game first attested early 1850s in which pretend "letters" were paid for by kisses.
post
"to put up bail money," 1781, from one of the posts, but which one is uncertain.
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Slang Dictionary
post
v. To send a message to a mailing list or newsgroup. Distinguished in context from `mail'; one might ask, for example: "Are you going to post the patch or mail it to known users?"posting
n. Noun corresp. to v. post (but note that post can be nouned). Distinguished from a `letter' or ordinary email message by the fact that it is broadcast rather than point-to-point. It is not clear whether messages sent to a small mailing list are postings or email; perhaps the best dividing line is that if you don't know the names of all the potential recipients, it is a posting.
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Computing Dictionary
posting definition
A message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (may also be called "a post") or the act of sending it. Distinguished from a "letter" or ordinary electronic mail message by the fact that it is broadcast rather than point-to-point. It is not clear whether messages sent to a small mailing list are postings or e-mail; perhaps the best dividing line is that if you don't know the names of all the potential recipients, it is a posting.
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Bible Dictionary
Post definition
(1.) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of letters, etc. (2 Chr. 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14; Job 9:25; Jer. 51:31). Such messengers were used from very early times. Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a military character (1 Sam. 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25, "guard," marg. "runners"). The modern system of postal communication was first established by Louis XI. of France in A.D. 1464. (2.) This word sometimes also is used for lintel or threshold (Isa. 6:4).
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Example sentences
Agencies should verify the accuracy of invoices by utilizing the appropriate weekly posting.
Posting dozens of short updates or cobbling together coverage from pre-cooked elements, by contrast, feels demeaning.
We restrict rapid posting of multiple comments for quality reasons.
Thanks once again for those of you who responded to my posting.
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