Table 1 Glossary of terminology commonly used on Twitter.
From: Next-Generation Scholarship: Rebranding Hematopathology Using Twitter: The MD Anderson Experience
Terminology | Definition |
|---|---|
Hashtag | A hashtag is any word or phrase immediately preceded by the # symbol. By clicking on a hashtag the user has the ability to see other Tweets containing the same keyword or topic. |
Follower | A follower is another Twitter account that has followed you to receive your Tweets in their Home timeline. |
Tweet | The act of sending a Tweet. Tweets get shown in Twitter timelines or are embedded in websites and blogs. |
Retweet | The act of forwarding a Tweet to one’s followers. Often used to pass along news or other valuable discoveries on Twitter. |
Impression | A total tally of all the times a Tweet has been seen. |
Handle | A user’s “Twitter handle” is the username they have selected. |
Thread | A series of connected Tweets from one person in which the user can provide additional context, an update, or an extended point by connecting multiple Tweets together. |
