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Comment

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈkɑːment/nounCore term

In social media & content creation, comment means: A written reply that someone leaves under a post or video, which other users can usually read and answer.

In Turkish: yorum

How it is used

As a noun you leave, reply to, delete, hide or pin a comment; as a verb you comment on a post. The comment section is where community managers spend much of their working day.

Example sentences

  1. We try to reply to every comment within two hours.

  2. A lot of people commented on the post asking for the recipe.

Common collocations

  • leave a comment
  • reply to a comment
  • comment section
  • comment on a post
  • pinned comment
  • engagementAll the ways people interact with your content, such as liking, commenting, sharing, saving or clicking.
  • moderateTo check comments, messages or posts in an online space and remove or hide anything offensive, spam or against the rules.
  • pinTo fix a post or comment at the top of a profile, chat or comment section so that people see it first.
  • trollA person who posts rude, provocative or off-topic comments on purpose to upset people or start arguments online.
  • community managerA person who looks after a brand's online community: replying to comments and messages, handling complaints and building relationships with followers.

This word in other fields

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