POST

1. When referring to a message board, a post refers to an article published on an Internet newsgroup, forum, or other bulletin board area. It is also the act of publishing such a message.

2. Short for Power On Self Test, the POST is generally represented by a beep or several beeps. 

• See our Power On Self Test page for additional help and information on POST.
• See document CH000607 for additional information about troubleshooting a NO POST.

Also see: Boot, Initialization, Motherboard definitions