Meta Shares ‘Threads Dictionary’ to Keep Users Up to Speed on the Latest App Lingo
So is a post on Threads called a ‘Thread’ or a ‘post’? And what about re-posts – are they ‘re-threads’?
It’s all a bit up in the air at the moment, in the (very) early days of the new Twitter-esque app, but to help you with the latest lingo, the Threads team has shared a ‘Threads Dictionary’ to keep you up to speed.
So, to clarify:
- Each discussion is called a thread – so you post a thread in the app
- A post is an individual element within a thread (though some people are also referring to this as ‘threading’ or ‘stitching’)
- A shared thread is called a repost – not a ‘re-thread’ or some other variation
- Sharing someone else’s post is a quote thread
It’s all pretty straightforward, there’s no new language to learn, as such. But there is going to be some discussion around what the actual act of threading should be – with even that adverb being a misinterpretation, based on this ‘dictionary’.