POSTSCRIPT
addendum, supplement, postscript
(noun) textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
postscript, PS
(noun) a note appended to a letter after the signature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
postscript (plural postscripts)
(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
(countable) An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion.
Usage notes
To indicate the beginning of a postscript to a letter, one often uses the abbreviation PS (or P.S., p.s., etc) followed by a colon or comma.
Synonyms
• (addendum to a letter): afterscript, afterword
Verb
postscript (third-person singular simple present postscripts, present participle postscripting, simple past and past participle postscripted)
To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.
Source: Wiktionary
Post"script, n. Etym: [L. postscriptus, (assumed) p. p. of postscribere to write after; post after + scribere to write: cf. F. postscriptum. See Post-, and Scribe.]
Definition: A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer. [Abbrev. P. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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