The idea of a post can refer to an annotation.
Post , or pos , is a prefix meaning “behind” or “after.” For example: Postgraduate is a term that refers to the studies that are taken after university graduation to specialize in a certain field ( "I am going to do a postgraduate degree in Special Education" , "When I finish my degree, I plan to pursue a postgraduate degree" ) .
However, there are many other words that also use post or pos as a prefix. This would be the case, for example, of the following: postpone, postwar, postpartum or postwar .
Post as digital publication
Post, on the other hand, is an English term that can be translated as message or annotation . In the Internet , post is used as a synonym for article or note in digital publications such as blogs or online forums.
In that sense, each definition on this website (including this one) can be considered as a post: “A journalist from El Mundo surprised by publishing a post on his personal blog with criticism of the newspaper,” “I am going to write a post about the triumph of Barcelona” , “I have been commissioned to write a 500-word post about tourism in Patagonia” .
Currently, given the success that blogs have experienced around the world, there are many professionals who dedicate themselves to writing posts, either for their own spaces on the web or for clients who demand their articles. Among the many tips that exist when writing a post, we could highlight the following: give it an attractive title, it must be direct and explanatory, aim to develop its most important points through numbered lists and propose a good structure.
The Washington Post is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States.
The concept in the media
The link between the notion of post and the media stands out in the name of several English-language newspapers, such as The Washington Post (which achieved world fame with the investigation into the Watergate case that forced the resignation of North American President Richard Nixon ). and New York Post .
The famous tycoon Rupert Murdoch is the owner of this last mentioned newspaper, which is among the oldest in the United States , since it was founded in 1801 .
However, there are other newspapers in the world that also use the term post in their masthead. This would be the case, for example, of National Post , which is a Canadian publication that is available every day of the week, except Sundays. In the 1990s, this media outlet, which has a conservative political ideology, began its journey.
In Israel, its population also has a newspaper with the term post in its title at their fingertips. We are referring to The Jerusalem Post , which began operating in 1932 and has the peculiarity that it is written in English.
Other uses of the term post
An album by the Icelandic singer Björk released in 1995 , a mutant character created by Marvel Comics and an American football tactic are also named Post .
POST , finally, is the acronym for Power On Self Test . It is a process of verifying the input and output components in a computer system.