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

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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

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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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