Post vs. Poster: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
Post refers to a piece of content shared online or a job position, while Poster is a large printed picture or notice for display.
Key Differences
Post often denotes an online entry on a platform like a blog or social media, conveying information or opinions. In contrast, a Poster is a physical or digital large printed material, usually graphical, intended for public display or advertising.
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In employment terms, a Post refers to a job or position held in an organization, emphasizing the role or duties. On the other hand, a Poster serves as a visual tool, used in educational, promotional, or informational contexts, relying on visual appeal.
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A Post can be a piece of writing, image, or other media shared electronically. It is interactive, often encouraging responses or engagement. In contrast, a Poster is typically a one-way communication medium, designed to deliver a specific message or create awareness.
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The term Post also extends to physical structures like a fence post, signifying stability and support. Conversely, a Poster represents a temporary and changeable communication form, often associated with events, products, or educational content.
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In historical contexts, a Post might refer to a trading post or military post, indicating a specific location. A Poster, historically and presently, is used as a visual means to convey information, advertisements, or art.
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Comparison Chart
Primary Use
Content sharing online or a job position
Large printed visual for display
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Interactivity
Can be interactive (e.g., comments on a blog post)
Usually non-interactive
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Format
Textual, visual, or multimedia online; also a physical location or role
Primarily visual, printed or digital
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Duration
Can be permanent or temporary (e.g., a job post)
Often temporary, event or campaign-specific
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Communication Style
Direct and personal in blogs or social media; official and formal in job contexts
Broad and public, aiming for wide visibility
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Post and Poster Definitions
Post
An online entry on social media or a blog.
She shared a heartfelt post on her Instagram.
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Poster
An educational tool in classrooms or seminars.
Her science project included a detailed poster.
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Post
A job or position in a company.
He accepted a post in the marketing department.
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Poster
A large printed picture for display.
The classroom was decorated with educational posters.
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Post
A piece of wood or metal set upright in the ground.
We fixed the fence to the new post.
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Poster
A visual aid for presentations or public awareness campaigns.
The health campaign used posters to spread awareness.
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A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
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Poster
A collectible item featuring artwork or celebrities.
He collected vintage movie posters.
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Poster
A promotional printed material for events or products.
They designed a colorful poster for the concert.
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Poster
A large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often illustrated, that is posted to advertise or publicize something.
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Poster
An artistic work, often a reproduction of an original painting or photograph, printed on a large sheet of paper.
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Post
The slender barlike part of a stud earring that passes through the ear and is secured at the back with a small cap or clip.
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Post
An electronic message sent to and displayed on an online forum
Ignored several inflammatory posts.
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Poster
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.
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Poster
An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
I saw a poster for the film on the side of a bus.
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Poster
(internet) One who posts a message.
Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
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Post
Either of two bugle calls in the British Army, sounded in the evening as a signal to retire to quarters.
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Poster
A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
We got three posters in the third and lost.
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(Basketball) A position usually taken by the center close to the basket or below the foul line, serving as the focus of the team's offense.
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Poster
(transitive) To decorate with posters.
To poster the walls of a bedroom
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Post
One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
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Poster
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;
A poster advertised the coming attractions
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Poster
A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
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Post
(Computers) To make (an electronic message) available by sending it to an online forum
Posted a response to a question about car engines.
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Post
(Computers) To enter (a unit of information) on a record or into a section of storage.
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Post
To bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait.
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Post
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
Ram a post into the ground
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Post
(dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
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Post
(obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
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Post
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.
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Post
(dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
A stage or railway post
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Post
A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
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Post
Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
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Post
An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
Sent via post; parcel post
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Post
A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
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A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc.
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(American football) A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
Two of the receivers ran post patterns.
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Post
(obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.
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Post
(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
Post no bills.
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Post
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
To post someone for cowardice
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Post
To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
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Post
To pay (a blind).
Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
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Post
To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
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Post
To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
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Post
(horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
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Post
(Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.
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Post
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
Post a sentinel in front of the door.
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Post
With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
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Post
After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.
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Post
A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house.
They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore,The gates of Azza, post and massy bar.
Unto his order he was a noble post.
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Post
The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
When God sends coinI will discharge your post.
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Post
A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman.
In certain places there be always fresh posts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the other.
I fear my Julia would not deign my lines,Receiving them from such a worthless post.
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Post
An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported.
I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness, which I should not care to hazard by the common post.
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Post
One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station.
He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years.
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Post
A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.
The post of honor is a private station.
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Post
To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.
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Post
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice.
On pain of being posted to your sorrowFail not, at four, to meet me.
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Post
To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger.
You have not posted your books these ten years.
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Post
To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; - often with up.
Thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day.
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Post
To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste.
And post o'er land and ocean without rest.
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Post
To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting.
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Post
The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand;
A soldier manned the entrance post
A sentry station
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Post
Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed;
This military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
There is an officer's club on the post
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Post
An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position;
He set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
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Post
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
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United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
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United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
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Post
Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered;
Your mail is on the table
Is there any post for me?
She was opening her post
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Post
A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
A pair of posts marked the goal
The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
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Post
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office;
The mail handles billions of items every day
He works for the United States mail service
In England they call mail `the post'
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Post
The delivery and collection of letters and packages;
It came by the first post
If you hurry you'll catch the post
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Post
Publicize with, or as if with, a poster;
I'll post the news on the bulletin board
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Post
Assign to a post; put into a post;
The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu
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Post
Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
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Post
Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place;
Send me your latest results
I'll mail you the paper when it's written
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Post
A station or stop on a courier's route.
The rider stopped at the last post to deliver the package.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
Can a post be deleted?
Yes, an online post can usually be deleted by the author.
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What's a post in construction?
In construction, a post is a sturdy upright beam.
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What does it mean to hold a post?
Holding a post means having a job or official position.
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Are posters only used for advertising?
No, posters are also used for education, art, and decoration.
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What makes a good poster design?
Good design, clear messaging, and visual appeal.
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What is a guest post?
A guest post is an article written by a guest contributor on another’s blog.
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What’s the main purpose of a poster?
A poster’s main purpose is to communicate or advertise visually.
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Are movie posters collectible?
Yes, movie posters are often collected as memorabilia.
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Are posts always public?
Posts can be public or private, depending on the settings.
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Is posting personal information safe?
Caution is advised when posting personal information online.
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Can anyone create a poster?
Yes, with the right tools and design knowledge, anyone can create a poster.
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What is poster paper?
Poster paper is a thick, durable paper used for printing posters.
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What is the standard poster size?
Common sizes are 24x36 inches, but it varies.
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Is a social media update a post?
Yes, any content shared on social media is a post.
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Are posters effective for marketing?
Yes, when well-designed, they can be very effective.
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Are posters recyclable?
Most paper posters are recyclable, but it depends on the material.
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