posting

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post·ing / ˈpōsting/ • n. 1. chiefly Brit. an appointment to a job, esp. one abroad or in the armed forces: he requested a posting to Japan. ∎  the location of such an appointment: Norway was an attractive posting because of its quality of life.2. Comput. a message sent to an Internet bulletin board or newsgroup. ∎  the sending of a message to an Internet bulletin board or newsgroup.

Posting

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POSTING

In accounting, the act of transferring an original entry to a ledger. The act of mailing a document. A form of substitutedservice of processconsisting of displaying the process in a prominent place when other forms of service are unavailing.

In connection withtrespassstatutes, the act of placing or affixing signs on private property in a manner to give notice of the trespass.

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