The Collaborative International Dictionary
Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card used for transmission of messages through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter; also called postcard. Such cards are sold by the government with postage already paid, or by private vendors without a postage stamp. The message is written on one side of the card, and the address on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of postcard English)
WordNet
n. a card for sending messages by post without an envelope [syn: postcard, postal card, mailing-card]
Wikipedia
In computing, a POST card is a plug-in interface card that displays progress and error codes generated during power-on self-test (POST) of a computer. It is used to troubleshoot computers that do not start up.
Usage examples of "post card".
Among the colors of a picture post card, the car's hood looked like the work of a jeweler, with the sun sparkling on its chromium steel, and its black enamel reflecting the sky.
The second post card was a picture of Park Square, Boston, with the majestic figures of Lincoln and the slave in the foreground.
Inasmuch as the girls now found time to give Jubal perfect service too, Jubal counted his blessings and let it lie - except for a wry and very private thought that, if he had demanded a showdown, Mike could easily quintuple their salaries simply by dropping a post card to Douglas-but that the girls would just as readily have supported Mike.
Inasmuch as the girls now found time to give Jubal perfect service too, Jubal counted his blessings and let it lie - except for a wry and very private thought that, if he had demanded a showdown, Mike could easily quintuple their salaries simply by dropping a post card to Douglas - but that the girls would just as readily have supported Mike.
And on three occasions the men had been allowed to write a post card of twenty-five words.