POSTing

Posting is a broad term referring to the act of making information available to others or of transferring information to a system. In everyday language, posting usually means submitting content to a platform or medium, such as writing a message on a forum, sharing an update on a social network, or submitting a blog entry. The verb also appears in publishing and logistics: to post a notice is to make it publicly visible; to post a letter is to place it in the mail for delivery.

In online environments, a post is typically created by an author, optionally associated with metadata like timestamp, author name, and tags. Posts may be public or restricted by audience, and are often subject to moderation, formatting rules, and platform policies. The term covers comments, replies, and other user-generated content in threaded discussions.

In accounting and business operations, posting refers to the process of transferring entries from journals to the general ledger or other ledgers. This step formalizes transactions, supports financial reporting, and creates a traceable audit trail.

In logistics and postal services, posting historically referred to placing mail in a postal system for transmission; modern usage often aligns with publishing notices or notices to debtors, and with the act of posting updates to crowdsourced platforms.