TWITTER GLOSSARY
| Term | Meaning |
| # (Hashtag) | A way to group a tweet into a topic |
| @ | Put before a username to link to that user’s profile |
| Bio | Biography that appears on your profile (160 characters) |
| Block | Stop someone from seeing & interacting with your profile |
| Bookmark | Saving tweets in a collection of favorites |
| Direct message | A Private message sent to another user |
| Explore | Part of Twitter where you can view trends, events, & topics |
| Follow | Subscribe to another account and see their tweets in your timeline |
| Likes | The heart icon that shows that you like a tweet |
| List | A custom timeline made up of a series of accounts |
| Mention | Mentioning another user in your tweet |
| Mute | Hiding accounts, phrases, hashtags, and more from your timeline |
| Pinned tweet | A tweet that appears at the top of your profile permanently |
| Retweet | Sharing someone else’s tweet to your timeline |
| Reply | Responding to someone else’s tweet |
| Thread | A series of linked tweets from one user |
| Timeline | A stream of twewts, ordered chronologically |
| Tweet | A message on Twitter, up to 280 characters |
| Verified | An account that has a blue check to indicate it’s a legitimate source |
NAVIGATION SHORTCUTS
| Action (What you want to do) | Action (Keyboard Shortcut) |
| Shortcut help | ? |
| Next Tweet | J |
| Previous Tweet | K |
| Page Down | Space |
| Load New Tweets | . |
| Home | G + H |
| Explore | G + E |
| Notifications | G + N |
| Mentions | G + R |
| Profile | G + P |
| Like | G + L |
| Lists | G + I |
| Direct Message | G + M |
| Settings | G + S |
| Bookmarks | G + B |
| Go to User | G + U |
| Display Settings | G + D |
ACTION SHORTCUTS
| Action (What you want to do) | Keyboard Shortcut |
| New Tweet | N |
| Send Tweet | Ctrl+Enter |
| New Direct Message | M |
| Search | / |
| Like | L |
| Reply | R |
| Retweet | T |
| Share Tweet | S |
| Bookmark | B |
| Mute Account | U |
| Block Account | X |
| Open Tweet Details | Enter |
| Expand Photo | O |
| Open or Close Messages Dock | I |
MEDIA SHORTCUTS
| Action (What you want to do) | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Pause/Play Selected Video | K |
| Mute Selected Video | M |
| Go to Audio Deck | A+ D |
| Play/Pause Audio Deck | A + Space |
| Mute / Unmute Audio Deck | A + M |
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