posting

posting — noun

1. a message or piece of writing put on a website, blog, or discussion page for oth

1.nounB2
Definition

a message or piece of writing put on a website, blog, or discussion page for other people to read

Example

I saw Mina's posting about the school fair on the class blog.

pattern: posting about [topic] on [site]

Ben's angry posting was removed from the football forum that night.

passive: posting was removed

Common collocations
  • blog posting
  • forum posting
  • remove a posting
  • reply to a posting
  • posting about the event
Synonyms
  • post

    is the shorter and more usual word in everyday internet English

  • comment

    usually means a shorter reply under another person's writing

  • entry

    fits blogs or online records, often with a fuller piece of writing

  • article

    suggests a more planned and formal text than a typical posting

Grammar Patterns

a posting on [site]

a posting about [topic]

reply to a posting

Usage Note

Usually appears with on, in, or under plus the name of a website, blog, or forum. Common verbs include write, read, edit, remove, and reply to. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to a job assignment in a place.

Common Mistakes

Please send me a posting with tomorrow's train time.
Please send me an email with tomorrow's train time.
A posting is public writing on a site, not a private message.

2. a work assignment that places someone in another office, town, or country, often

2.nounC1
Definition

a work assignment that places someone in another office, town, or country, often for a set time

Example

After two years in Taipei, Helen accepted a new posting in Seoul.

pattern: accept a posting in [place]

The bank offered Omar a six-month posting at its Tainan branch.

pattern: offer someone a posting

Common collocations
  • overseas posting
  • foreign posting
  • rural posting
  • posting in Singapore
  • take a posting
Synonyms
  • assignment

    is the broad everyday word and does not always involve moving to another place

  • placement

    often refers to training, study, or temporary work arranged for someone

  • station

    is more common in military or police contexts

  • transfer

    stresses the move from one office or area to another

Grammar Patterns

a posting in [place]

take a posting

be on a posting

Usage Note

Often follows verbs such as get, take, accept, or offer. A place name usually appears nearby, and the assignment is often understood as temporary. Distinguish from sense 1, which is public writing on the internet.

Common Mistakes

Leo wrote a posting about the company picnic.
Leo got a posting at the company's Kaohsiung office.
In this sense, a posting is a work assignment, not online writing.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

For noun sense 1, posting and post both mean writing put online for others to read, but post is much more common in everyday use. Posting can sound slightly more formal or technical, especially in older internet contexts. A comment is usually shorter and reacts to another person's text rather than starting the main topic. An entry often refers to a blog item, diary-style record, or listed record on a site. An article is more planned, edited, and information-heavy than a normal posting. Use posting when the focus is simply on something published online: Her posting got many replies. Use comment for a response underneath it: I left a comment under her posting.

posting ↗post ↗comment ↗entry ↗article ↗

Etymology

LatinFrenchEnglish

Posting is built from the verb post plus the noun-forming ending -ing. In sense 1, it grew from the idea of assigning someone to a post or place of duty. In sense 2, it comes from the older verb post meaning to put a notice where people can see it; later, the same idea was applied to putting writing online for public view. Both lines go back through French to Latin roots connected with placing something in position.