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Meaning of POSTMASTER

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.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
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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.

 
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