posting

The word “posting” means a message put up online, such as on a forum, blog, or social media site. In plain terms, either an online message, a work assignment somewhere, or the act of entering a transaction into accounts.

“Posting” is pronounced POHS-tihng (/ˈpoʊstɪŋ/ in IPA).

Here is “posting” used in a sentence: “Her posting about the event got hundreds of comments.”

“Posting” is a noun.

“Posting” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Posting” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a message put up online, such as on a forum, blog, or social media site.

Both refer to a message put up on a forum, blog, or social media site, and they are largely interchangeable. "Post" is now the more common choice for a single message, while "posting" often emphasises the act of putting content up or sounds slightly more formal, as in "the posting of offensive material."

A "job posting" is an advertised notice of a vacancy, using the sense of a message put up for others to see, and it is especially common in American English. A "posting" on its own more often means the assignment itself, the placement a person is sent to, particularly in military, diplomatic, or corporate contexts.