ALL meanings of posting
post·ing
P p - noun posting work placement 1
- noun posting internet message 1
- noun posting account keeping 1
- noun posting Chiefly British. a single dispatch or delivery of mail. the mail itself. the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient. an established mail system or service, especially under government authority. 1
- noun posting British. post office (def 1). 1
- noun posting (formerly) one of a series of stations along a route, for furnishing relays of men and horses for carrying mail, currency, etc. 1
- noun posting (formerly) a person who traveled express, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc. 1
- noun posting Printing. a size of printing paper or, especially in Britain, of drawing or writing paper, about 16 × 20 inches (41 × 51 cm). 1
- noun posting post octavo, a size of book, from about 5 × 8 inches to 5.25 × 8.25 inches (13 × 20 cm to 13.33 × 21 cm), untrimmed, in America; 5 × 8 inches (13 × 20 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: post 8vo. 1
- noun posting post quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8 × 10 inches (20 × 25 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: post 4vo. 1
- verb with object posting Chiefly British. to place in a post office or a mailbox for transmission; mail. 1
- verb with object posting Bookkeeping. to transfer (an entry or item), as from the journal to the ledger. to enter (an item) in due place and form. to make all the requisite entries in (the ledger, etc.). 1
- verb with object posting to supply with up-to-date information; inform: Keep me posted on his activities. 1
- verb without object posting Manège. to rise from and descend to the saddle in accordance with the rhythm of a horse at a trot. 1
- verb without object posting to travel with speed; go or pass rapidly; hasten. 1
- adverb posting with speed or haste; posthaste. 1
- adverb posting by post or courier. 1
- adverb posting with post horses. 1
- noun Technical meaning of posting 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. 1
- countable noun posting If you get a posting to a different town or country, your employers send you to work there, usually for several years. 0
- countable noun posting If a member of an armed force gets a posting to a particular place, they are sent to live and work there for a period. 0
- countable noun posting A posting is a message that is placed on the Internet, for example on a bulletin board or website, for everyone to read. 0
- noun posting a wrestling attack in which the opponent is hurled at the post in one of the corners of the ring 0
- noun posting an appointment to a position or post, usually in another town or country 0
- noun posting an electronic mail message sent to a bulletin board, website, etc, and intended for access by every user 0