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English
Etymology
From cross- + post.
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, transitive, intransitive) 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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- Both Ireland, wool industry, 137; and Wool industry, in Ireland, 137; (in book indexes or library card catalogues)
- Both needles, Slimcoe, bin 12 and Slimcoe, needles, bin 12 (in card indexes for equipment, before digital systems replaced them)
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