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posting

posting

2 1.9
The sending of letters or packages by post
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊstɪŋ/
  • UK
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  • In the anthracite region, as in Ireland, one hallmark of Molly Maguireism was the sending of threatening letters or the posting of warnings, known generically as "coffin notices," as they often included a rough sketch of a coffin.

Examples

  • Table 5 below helps illustrate the logic behind this natural experiment, reporting the time elapsed between the bail hearing and posting of bond for those who successfully make bail.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The posting of her birthday card arrived just in time for the celebration.

  • The issues around the non-illegal posting of legal pictures of young people are complex.

    Blog text (19)

  • We shall find out and see; those who fail to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.

    Blog text (17)

  • Thus, as of now, copyright law does not prohibit the posting of an unauthorized recording of an artist's live performance.

    Academic text (2018)

  • MENC seeks comments for a position paper draft on the topic, "After School Programs." Comments will be accepted for one month after the posting date, which is expected to be January 5.

    Academic text (2004)

  • MENC seeks comments for a position paper draft on the topic "Pull-Out Music Education Programs." Comments will be accepted for one month after the online posting date, on or about April 23.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In January 1980, when the first nineteen parcels were offered under a special posting, 179 people filed applications (Figure 2).

    Academic text (2002)

  • After the posting of the package, he received a tracking number to confirm its delivery.

  • They were excited about the posting of the new letter that would inform them of their acceptance.

Synonyms

mailing
vsposting
35 1.0

Sending things like letters or packages by post

is the same concept expressed by a different common term
transmitting
vsposting
1 3.5

An act of sending information from one place to another

is limited to letters and other physical items carried by the postal system
sending
vsposting
1 1.0

To cause a message or document to go somewhere else

is limited to delivery through the postal system rather than any method

Surface Forms

posting singular
postings plural

Morphology

posting = post (transparent) = post + ing

Regular nominalization of the verb 'to post' (to send mail); the meaning 'act of sending mail' is directly derived.

Etymology

Posting for mail comes from post meaning 'a place' where messengers stopped, and you can see the same post in postbox and postman, so posting means sending something through the postal system.