post
     n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or
          is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance
          post"; "a sentry station" [syn: {station}]
     2: military installation at which a body of troops is
        stationed; "this military post provides an important
        source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an
        officer's club on the post" [syn: {military post}]
     3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
        treasury" [syn: {position}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {billet},
         {place}, {situation}]
     4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed
        firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in
        the ground and strung barbwire between them"
     5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight
        around the world (1899-1935) [syn: {Wiley Post}]
     6: United States female author who wrote a book and a
        syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn:
         {Emily Post}, {Emily Price Post}]
     7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum
        (1854-1914) [syn: {C. W. Post}, {Charles William Post}]
     8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is
        delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post
        for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: {mail}]
     9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or
        end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal";
        "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: {stake}]
     10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post
         office; "the mail handles billions of items every day";
         "he works for the United States mail service"; "in
         England they call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail}, {mail
         service}, {postal service}]
     11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it
         came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the
         post"
     v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a
          warning"
     2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news
        on the bulletin board"
     3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him
        in Timbuktu"
     4: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {base}, {send}, {place}]
     5: display, as of records in sports games
     6: enter on a public list
     7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: {carry}]
     8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in
        rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
     9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: {stake}]
     10: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: {put
         up}]
     11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send
         me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when
         it's written" [syn: {mail}, {send}]
     12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
         [syn: {brand}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

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?"


Source: The Jargon File

POST
     Power-On Self-Test
     
     
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms