crosspost
English
Alternative forms
- cross-post
- xpost, x-post (abbreviation)
Etymology
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Noun
crosspost (plural crossposts)
- (Internet) An electronic message posted to multiple newsgroups or forums simultaneously.
- (computing, indexing) An instance of crossposting, or the post thus created.
Verb
crosspost (third-person singular simple present crossposts, present participle crossposting, simple past and past participle crossposted)
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To post (a message) to multiple newsgroups or forums simultaneously.
- (indexing, especially physically) To post an entry (in a book index or other index) such that no matter which word a user looks under, they will find the relevant entry (see examples).
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Derived terms
Translations
to post on multiple websites simultaneously
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See also
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂epó
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teḱ-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tḱey-
- English terms prefixed with cross-
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