POST

Hardware initialization sequence

POST in computing stands for Power-On Self-Test, the diagnostic sequence a computer runs when starting up to check hardware functionality.

In web development, POST is an HTTP method for submitting data to a server, contrasted with GET: The form uses POST to send the user's information. (Lowercase post refers to poles, online content, mail, or positions.)

computing

BIOS

Boot-up initialization firmware

bootHigh shoe or startup
startupNew business enterprise
diagnosticTest to identify problems

memory test · system check

http

submit

Present for consideration

formShape or document
requestFormal act of seeking
serverOne who attends tables

data · PUT · REST · API · web development

Categories

HTTP methodsPUT, TRACE
PC hardwareCPU, GPU, RAM, ROM, hard drive
boot processboot sequence, bootloader, boot loader, BIOS, UEFI
Motherboardsmotherboard, PCB, chipset, BIOS, CPU socket
system diagnosticsdiagnostic mode, memory test, system scan, self-test, battery test
Web APIsfetch, endpoint, endpoints, PUT, HTTP

Opposites

temporal sequence

POSTpre

Prefix signifying beforehand

ante · prior · before · preceding · antecedent

mail/sending action

POSTreceive

Accept something offered

collect · retrieve · pick up · withhold · retain

online content action

POSTdelete

Remove or erase

remove · take down · unpost · hide · retract

Phrases

post officePublic mail facility
keep postedMaintain someone's awareness
postage stampAdhesive indicating paid mail
post-war recoveryRebuilding after armed conflict
postal serviceNational mail delivery system
goal postScoring structure on field

Family

posted, postpone, posting, postman, posts, postal, postage, preposterous, postscript

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