POSTMASTER - Definition

Pronunciation:		'powst`mastur
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the person in charge of a post office

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	See Also:	master, postmistress

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Post"mas`ter\, n. 1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses. 2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	The electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a "postmaster" address; usually it is aliased to this person. See also webmaster.