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Twitter
Twitter (/ˈtwɪtər/) is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and retweet tweets, but unregistered users can only read them.
Etymology
The name "Twitter" comes from the word "twit", which means "a trivial or foolish speech or writing". The name was chosen to represent the short, quick messages that the platform allows.
Related Terms
- Tweet: A message posted on Twitter. Tweets were originally restricted to 140 characters, but this limit was doubled to 280 for non-CJK languages in November 2017.
- Retweet: A re-posting of a Tweet. Twitter's retweet feature helps to quickly share that Tweet with all of your followers.
- Hashtag: A word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#), used on social media websites and applications, especially Twitter, to identify messages on a specific topic.
- Twitter handle: A user's unique Twitter name, preceded by the @ symbol. It is used to direct messages and mentions to a specific user.
- Twitterverse: A term used to describe the collective group of people who use Twitter and the conversations taking place within that sphere.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Twitter
- Wikipedia's article - Twitter
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