posting
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Noun (3)
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement“a poster advertised the coming attractions”Synonyms: posterplacardnoticebillcardType of signKinds show bill, flash card
- (bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records“the posting was made in the cash account”Type of list, listing
- the transmission of a letter“the postmark indicates the time of mailing”Synonyms: mailingType of transmission, transmittal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. The act of traveling post.
2. Bookkeeping The act of transferring an account, as from the journal to the ledger.
Posting house, a post house.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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. [Jargon File]
The Jargon File
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.