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Social Media & Content Creation vocabulary · Posting and Publishing

Pin

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/pɪn/verbCommon term

In social media & content creation, pin means: To fix a post or comment at the top of a profile, chat or comment section so that people see it first.

In Turkish: sabitlemek, pinlemek

How it is used

Creators pin their best videos to their profile and pin a comment with a link or correction under a video. You pin or unpin a post; the result is a pinned post or a pinned comment.

Example sentences

  1. Pin the giveaway post to the top of the profile until Friday.

  2. I pinned a comment with the correct price, since the video shows the old one.

Common collocations

  • pin a post
  • pin a comment
  • pinned post
  • pinned comment
  • unpin
  • commentA written reply that someone leaves under a post or video, which other users can usually read and answer.
  • postA piece of content, such as a photo, video or text, that you publish on a social media account for other people to see.
  • giveawayA promotion in which an account gives free products to one or more winners, usually chosen from people who follow, like or comment.
  • highlightsCollections of old stories saved on a profile under round icons, so that visitors can still see them after the usual 24 hours.

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