Social media glossary

Find the English and French equivalents to 468 concepts related to social media.

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About this glossary

The Social Media Glossary is an invaluable resource for those who use and work with social media in Canada's two official languages. This revised and expanded edition contains 468 concepts: almost 200 more than the 2013 edition.

Given the scope and ever-changing nature of the subject matter, this glossary includes only a portion of the terminology used in the field.

Date posted: March 2018

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When the masculine and feminine forms of a French designation are spelled the same way, only the part of speech of the designation is specified in parentheses
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- Glossary – letter @

Terminological data for @
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	@ (noun)	@ (masculine noun)
Notes	In social media, the at sign is used to mention a user in a post. For example, @PSPC_SPAC.	Dans les médias sociaux, l'arobas sert à mentionner un utilisateur dans une publication. Par exemple, @SPAC_PSPC.

- Glossary – letter A

acceptable use policy

Terminological data for acceptable use policy
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	acceptable use policy (noun)	politique d'utilisation acceptable (feminine noun)

access

Terminological data for access
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	access (verb)	accéder (verb)

account hijacking

Terminological data for account hijacking
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	account hijacking (noun)	piratage de compte (masculine noun)
Definitions	Identity theft in which a hacker uses stolen account information to carry out unauthorized or malicious activity.	Vol d'identité où un pirate utilise les données volées d'un compte pour des activités non autorisées ou à des fins malveillantes.

account security

Terminological data for account security
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	account security (noun)	sécurité de compte (feminine noun)

account settings

Terminological data for account settings
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	account settings (plural noun)	paramètres de compte (plural masculine noun)

acquaintance

Terminological data for acquaintance
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	acquaintance (noun)	connaissance (feminine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, a friend with whom a user does not stay in close touch.	Sur Facebook, ami avec lequel un utilisateur ne reste pas en contact étroit.
Examples	acquaintances list	liste des connaissances

active

Terminological data for active
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	active (adjective)	actif (adjective)

active account

Terminological data for active account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	active account (noun)	compte actif (masculine noun)

active blog

Terminological data for active blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	active blog (noun)	blogue actif (masculine noun)

active user

Terminological data for active user
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	active user (noun)	utilisateur actif (masculine noun) utilisatrice active (feminine noun)

activity

Terminological data for activity
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	activity (noun)	activité (feminine noun)

activity log

Terminological data for activity log
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	activity log (noun)	historique personnel (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, a tool that allows users to review and manage what they share.	Sur Facebook, outil qui permet à un utilisateur de revoir et de gérer ce qu'il partage.

activity stream

Terminological data for activity stream
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	activity stream (noun)	flux d'activités (masculine noun)
Definitions	The list of a user's recent activities, typically on a single website.	Liste des activités récentes d'un utilisateur, habituellement sur un site Web en particulier.

add

Terminological data for add
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	add (verb)	ajouter (verb)
Examples	add a badge add a friend add connections add photos add videos	ajouter des photos ajouter des relations ajouter des vidéos ajouter un ami ajouter un badge

add to

Terminological data for add to
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	add to (verb phrase)	ajouter à (verb phrase)
Examples	add to favourites	ajouter aux favoris

administrator

Terminological data for administrator
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	administrator (noun)	administrateur (masculine noun) administratrice (feminine noun)

aggregator

Terminological data for aggregator
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	aggregator (noun)	agrégateur (masculine noun)
Examples	news aggregator	agrégateur de nouvelles

analytics

Terminological data for analytics
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	analytics (noun)	analytique (feminine noun)
Examples	social media analytics web analytics	analytique des médias sociaux analytique Web

application

Terminological data for application
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	application (noun)	application (feminine noun)
Other designations	app (noun)	appli (feminine noun)
Examples	download an application free application install an application launch an application	application gratuite installer une application lancer une application télécharger une application

application customization

Terminological data for application customization
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	application customization (noun)	personnalisation d'application (feminine noun)
Other designations	app customization (noun) application tailoring (noun) app tailoring (noun)	personnalisation d'appli (feminine noun)

application store

Terminological data for application store
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	application store (noun)	boutique d'applications (feminine noun)
Other designations	app store (noun)	boutique d'applis (feminine noun) magasin d'applications (masculine noun) magasin d'applis (masculine noun)
Definitions	An online store where a user can obtain applications.	Boutique en ligne où un utilisateur peut obtenir des applications.

audio blog

Terminological data for audio blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	audio blog (noun)	blogue audio (masculine noun)
Other designations	audioblog (noun)	audioblogue (masculine noun)

audio content

Terminological data for audio content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	audio content (noun)	contenu audio (masculine noun)

authentic identity

Terminological data for authentic identity
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	authentic identity (noun)	véritable identité (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	identité réelle (feminine noun)
Definitions	An online identity that corresponds to a user's true identity, including his or her legal name.	Identité en ligne qui correspond à la vraie identité d'un utilisateur, y compris son nom légal.

autoplay

Terminological data for autoplay
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	autoplay (noun)	lecture automatique (feminine noun)

avatar

Terminological data for avatar
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	avatar (noun)	avatar (masculine noun)
Definitions	A digital character, a photo or an image that represents a user on the Web.	Personnage numérique, photo ou image qui représente un utilisateur sur le Web.

- Glossary – letter B

background image

Terminological data for background image
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	background image (noun)	image d'arrière-plan (feminine noun)

badge

Terminological data for badge
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	badge (noun)	badge (masculine noun)
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur GCconnex est « écusson ».

ban

Terminological data for ban
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	ban (verb)	bannir (verb)
Definitions	Prevent a user from accessing a platform or a forum.	Interdire à un utilisateur l'accès à une plateforme ou à un forum.

bashtag

Terminological data for bashtag
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	bashtag (noun)	mot-critique (masculine noun)
Definitions	A hashtag repurposed by users to criticize that which it was intended to promote.	Mot-clic repris par les utilisateurs pour critiquer ce qu'il est censé promouvoir.

block

Terminological data for block
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	block (verb)	bloquer (verb)
Notes	Blocked users cannot find the person who blocked them, see that person's profile or communicate with that person.	Un utilisateur bloqué ne peut pas trouver la personne qui l'a bloqué, voir son profil ou communiquer avec elle.
Examples	block a user	bloquer un utilisateur

blog [1]

Terminological data for blog [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	blog [1] (noun)	blogue (masculine noun)

blog [2]

Terminological data for blog [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	blog [2] (verb)	bloguer (verb)

blogger

Terminological data for blogger
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	blogger (noun)	blogueur (masculine noun) blogueuse (feminine noun)

blogosphere

Terminological data for blogosphere
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	blogosphere (noun)	blogosphère (feminine noun)

blog post

Terminological data for blog post
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	blog post (noun)	billet de blogue (masculine noun)
Other designations	blog entry (noun)	entrée de blogue (feminine noun)

board

Terminological data for board
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	board (noun)	tableau (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Pinterest, a set of pins related to a topic.	Sur Pinterest, ensemble d'épingles liées à un sujet.
Examples	create a board	créer un tableau

board section

Terminological data for board section
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	board section (noun)	sous-tableau (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Pinterest, a section of a board used to better organize pins.	Sur Pinterest, section d'un tableau utilisée pour mieux organiser des épingles.

boosted post

Terminological data for boosted post
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	boosted post (noun)	publication mise en avant (feminine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, a post for which the author pays so as to increase its visibility.	Sur Facebook, publication dont l'auteur paie pour en accroître la visibilité.

brand account

Terminological data for brand account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	brand account (noun)	compte de marque (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Google+ and YouTube, an account for brands or businesses.	Sur Google+ et YouTube, compte pour des marques ou des entreprises.

breaking news

Terminological data for breaking news
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	breaking news (plural noun)	dernières nouvelles (plural feminine noun)

broadcast

Terminological data for broadcast
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	broadcast (verb)	diffuser [1] (verb)

- Glossary – letter C

call to action

Terminological data for call to action
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	call to action (noun) CTA (noun)	appel à l'action (masculine noun)
Other designations	call-to-action (noun)	n/a
Definitions	On a Web page, an item that invites an Internet user to initiate an action.	Sur une page Web, élément invitant un internaute à exécuter une action.
Notes	For example, a call to action may invite a user to like a page or share a post.	Un appel à l'action peut, par exemple, inviter un internaute à aimer une page ou à partager une publication.

category feed

Terminological data for category feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	category feed (noun)	flux de catégorie (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Pinterest.	Terme utilisé sur Pinterest.

channel

Terminological data for channel
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	channel (noun)	chaîne (feminine noun)
Definitions	On YouTube, a user's videos, playlists, activities and shared information.	Sur YouTube, ensemble des vidéos, des listes de lecture et des activités d'un utilisateur ainsi que les informations qu'il a partagées.
Examples	add a channel browse channels recommended channel subscribe to a channel	ajouter une chaîne chaîne recommandée parcourir des chaînes s'abonner à une chaîne

chat

Terminological data for chat
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	chat (verb)	clavarder (verb)

chat room

Terminological data for chat room
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	chat room (noun)	clavardoir (masculine noun)

chatting

Terminological data for chatting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	chatting (noun)	clavardage (masculine noun)

check-in

Terminological data for check-in
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	check-in (noun)	visite (feminine noun)
Other designations	check in (noun)	n/a
Definitions	A feature that allows social media users to share their geographical location.	Fonctionnalité qui permet à un utilisateur de médias sociaux de partager son emplacement géographique.
Notes	n/a	L'expression utilisée sur Facebook est « je suis là ».

circle

Terminological data for circle
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	circle (noun)	cercle (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Google+, a tool that allows users to organize their connections.	Sur Google+, outil qui permet à un utilisateur d'organiser ses relations.

clickbait

Terminological data for clickbait
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	clickbait (noun)	piège à clics (masculine noun)
Definitions	Web content whose primary aim is to generate online advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy.	Contenu Web qui vise principalement à générer des revenus publicitaires en ligne, souvent au détriment de la qualité et de l'exactitude.
Notes	This type of content relies on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs and to encourage the sharing of content through social media.	Ce type de contenu s'appuie sur des titres sensationnels dans le but d'attirer des clics et d'encourager le partage de contenu dans les médias sociaux.

click-through

Terminological data for click-through
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	click-through (noun)	clic (masculine noun)
Other designations	click (noun)	n/a

clicktivism

Terminological data for clicktivism
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	clicktivism (noun)	clictivisme (masculine noun)
Definitions	The use of social media or online tools to support a cause.	Utilisation de médias sociaux ou d'outils en ligne pour appuyer une cause.

close an account

Terminological data for close an account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	close an account (verb phrase)	fermer un compte (verb phrase)
Other designations	delete an account (verb phrase)	supprimer un compte (verb phrase)
Definitions	Make an account permanently inaccessible.	Rendre un compte définitivement inaccessible.
Notes	The content is erased and cannot be recovered.	Le contenu est effacé et ne peut pas être récupéré.

closed group

Terminological data for closed group
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	closed group (noun)	groupe fermé (masculine noun)

collaboration

Terminological data for collaboration
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	collaboration (noun)	collaboration (feminine noun)

collaborative blog

Terminological data for collaborative blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	collaborative blog (noun)	blogue collaboratif (masculine noun)
Other designations	group blog (noun)	blogue collectif (masculine noun)

collaborative tool

Terminological data for collaborative tool
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	collaborative tool (noun)	outil collaboratif (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	outil de collaboration (masculine noun)

colleague

Terminological data for colleague
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	colleague (noun)	collègue (masculine and feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on GCconnex.	Terme utilisé sur GCconnex.

collection

Terminological data for collection
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	collection (noun)	collection (feminine noun)
Definitions	On Google+, a set of posts organized and shared by a user.	Sur Google+, ensemble de publications organisées et partagées par un utilisateur.

comment [1]

Terminological data for comment [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	comment [1] (noun)	commentaire (masculine noun)
Examples	leave a comment post a comment see comments	afficher les commentaires ajouter un commentaire publier un commentaire

comment [2]

Terminological data for comment [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	comment [2] (verb)	commenter (verb)

community

Terminological data for community
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	community (noun)	communauté (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on GCconnex.	Terme utilisé sur GCconnex.

community of interest

Terminological data for community of interest
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	community of interest (noun)	communauté d'intérêt (feminine noun)
Other designations	interest-based community (noun)	n/a
Definitions	A community based on the personal or social interests of its members.	Communauté centrée sur les intérêts personnels ou sociaux de ses membres.

company page

Terminological data for company page
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	company page (noun)	page d'entreprise (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on LinkedIn.	Terme utilisé sur LinkedIn.

connection

Terminological data for connection
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	connection (noun)	relation (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	connexion [2] (feminine noun)
Examples	access your connections find connections	accéder à vos relations trouver des relations

contact

Terminological data for contact
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	contact (noun)	contact (masculine noun)
Examples	important contact	contact important

contact list

Terminological data for contact list
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	contact list (noun)	liste de contacts (feminine noun)

content

Terminological data for content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	content (noun)	contenu (masculine noun)
Examples	combine content comment on content organize content post content	combiner du contenu commenter du contenu organiser du contenu publier du contenu

content creation

Terminological data for content creation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	content creation (noun)	création de contenu (feminine noun)
Definitions	The development of Web content from scratch.	Conception de contenu Web à partir de zéro.

content creator

Terminological data for content creator
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	content creator (noun)	créateur de contenu (masculine noun) créatrice de contenu (feminine noun)

content engagement

Terminological data for content engagement
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	content engagement (noun)	intérêt accordé au contenu (masculine noun)
Other designations	engagement (noun)	n/a

content location

Terminological data for content location
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	content location (noun)	emplacement du contenu (masculine noun)

contributor

Terminological data for contributor
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	contributor (noun)	contributeur (masculine noun) contributrice (feminine noun)
Notes	Term usually used in connection with blogs and wikis.	Termes utilisés surtout dans le contexte des blogues et des wikis.

create

Terminological data for create
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	create (verb)	créer (verb)
Examples	create a group create an account create an application create an event create a page	créer un compte créer une application créer une page créer un évènement créer un groupe

create content

Terminological data for create content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	create content (verb phrase)	créer du contenu (verb phrase)
Definitions	Develop web content from scratch.	Concevoir du contenu Web à partir de zéro.

creep

Terminological data for creep
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	creep (verb)	fouiner (verb)
Notes	Generally, a user will creep to learn more about another user's online interactions and personal information without that user knowing about it.	Généralement, un utilisateur fouine à l'insu d'un autre utilisateur pour en apprendre davantage sur ses interactions en ligne et sur ses renseignements personnels.

crowdsourcing

Terminological data for crowdsourcing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	crowdsourcing (noun)	externalisation ouverte (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	externalisation à grande échelle (feminine noun)
Definitions	The practice of making use of the creativity, intelligence and expertise of Internet users to carry out a particular activity.	Pratique qui consiste à faire appel à la créativité, à l'intelligence et au savoir-faire des internautes pour mener à bien une activité particulière.

custom emoji

Terminological data for custom emoji
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	custom emoji (noun)	émoji personnalisé (masculine noun)

customization

Terminological data for customization
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	customization (noun)	personnalisation (feminine noun)
Other designations	tailoring (noun)	individualisation (feminine noun)

cyber reputation

Terminological data for cyber reputation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	cyber reputation (noun)	cyberréputation (feminine noun)

- Glossary – letter D

dashboard

Terminological data for dashboard
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	dashboard (noun)	tableau de bord (masculine noun)
Definitions	A tool that allows for the organization and presentation of information in a way that is easy to read.	Outil qui permet d'organiser et de présenter de l'information afin d'en faciliter la lecture.

deactivate an account

Terminological data for deactivate an account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	deactivate an account (verb phrase)	désactiver un compte (verb phrase)
Definitions	Suspend an account indefinitely.	Suspendre un compte pour une période indéterminée.
Notes	It is possible to reactivate the account and recover its content.	Il est possible de réactiver le compte et de récupérer son contenu.

directory

Terminological data for directory
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	directory (noun)	annuaire (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	répertoire (masculine noun)

disappearing content

Terminological data for disappearing content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	disappearing content (noun)	contenu éphémère (masculine noun)

discussion

Terminological data for discussion
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	discussion (noun)	discussion (feminine noun)

discussion forum

Terminological data for discussion forum
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	discussion forum (noun)	forum de discussion (masculine noun)
Other designations	forum (noun)	forum (masculine noun)

discussion thread

Terminological data for discussion thread
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	discussion thread (noun)	fil de discussion (masculine noun)
Other designations	thread (noun)	fil [2] (masculine noun)
Definitions	A sequence of posts on the same topic.	Suite de publications sur un même sujet.

display advertisement

Terminological data for display advertisement
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	display advertisement (noun)	annonce publicitaire graphique (feminine noun)
Other designations	display ad (noun)	annonce graphique (feminine noun)

display name

Terminological data for display name
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	display name (noun)	nom affiché (masculine noun)
Other designations	screen name (noun)	n/a
Notes	On most social media platforms, multiple users may have the same display name.	Sur la majorité des plateformes de médias sociaux, plus d'un utilisateur peut avoir le même nom affiché.

disseminate

Terminological data for disseminate
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	disseminate (verb)	diffuser [2] (verb)
Other designations	distribute (verb)	distribuer (verb)
Examples	disseminate content disseminate information	diffuser de l'information diffuser du contenu

download [1]

Terminological data for download [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	download [1] (noun)	téléchargement [1] (masculine noun)
Definitions	The transfer of data from a mainframe or server to a user's computer or mobile device.	Transfert de données d'un ordinateur central ou d'un serveur vers l'ordinateur ou l'appareil mobile d'un utilisateur.

download [2]

Terminological data for download [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	download [2] (verb)	télécharger [1] (verb)
Definitions	Transfer data from a mainframe or server to a user's computer or mobile device.	Transférer des données d'un ordinateur central ou d'un serveur vers l'ordinateur ou l'appareil mobile d'un utilisateur.

- Glossary – letter E

edit

Terminological data for edit
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	edit (verb)	modifier (verb)
Examples	edit a profile edit content	modifier du contenu modifier un profil

email [1]

Terminological data for email [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	email [1] (noun)	courriel (masculine noun)
Other designations	e-mail [1] (noun)	courrier électronique (masculine noun)

email [2]

Terminological data for email [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	email [2] (verb)	envoyer un courriel (verb phrase)
Other designations	e-mail [2] (verb)	envoyer un courrier électronique (verb phrase) courrieller (verb)

email address

Terminological data for email address
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	email address (noun)	adresse de courriel (feminine noun)
Other designations	e-mail address (noun)	adresse courriel (feminine noun) adresse de courrier électronique (feminine noun)

email notification

Terminological data for email notification
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	email notification (noun)	notification par courriel (feminine noun)
Other designations	e-mail notification (noun)	notification par courrier électronique (feminine noun) avis par courriel (masculine noun) avis par courrier électronique (masculine noun)

embedded live stream

Terminological data for embedded live stream
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	embedded live stream (noun)	diffusion continue en direct incorporée (feminine noun)

emoji

Terminological data for emoji
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	emoji (noun)	émoji (masculine noun)
Definitions	A small digital image that is part of a standardized set and is used to express an idea or an emotion in electronic communications.	Petite image numérique faisant partie d'un ensemble normalisé, utilisée pour exprimer une idée ou un sentiment dans les communications électroniques.
Notes	The word "emoji" comes from the Japanese "e" (picture) and "moji" (written character).	Le mot « émoji » vient des mots japonais « e » (image) et « moji » (caractère écrit).

emoticon

Terminological data for emoticon
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	emoticon (noun)	émoticône (feminine noun)
Other designations	smiley (noun)	binette (feminine noun)
Definitions	A symbol or an image in a message that expresses the mood of its author.	Symbole ou image dans un message qui exprime l'humeur de son auteur.
Notes	Unlike emojis, emoticons are not standardized and can often be created using punctuation marks.	Contrairement aux émojis, les émoticônes ne sont pas normalisées et peuvent souvent être créées en utilisant des signes de ponctuation.

end screen

Terminological data for end screen
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	end screen (noun)	écran de fin (masculine noun)
Definitions	On YouTube, an image that appears on screen during the last 5 to 20 seconds of a video.	Sur YouTube, image qui apparaît à l'écran au cours des 5 à 20 dernières secondes d'une vidéo.

event

Terminological data for event
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	event (noun)	évènement (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	événement (masculine noun)

explore feed

Terminological data for explore feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	explore feed (noun)	fil explorer (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, a complementary news feed showing content of possible interest to a user that would not be found on his or her main news feed.	Sur Facebook, fil de nouvelles complémentaire montrant du contenu que l'utilisateur ne verra pas sur son fil de nouvelles principal, mais qui pourrait l'intéresser.

export

Terminological data for export
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	export (verb)	exporter (verb)

- Glossary – letter F

feature

Terminological data for feature
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	feature (noun)	fonctionnalité (feminine noun)

featured

Terminological data for featured
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	featured (adjective)	en vedette (adjective phrase)

feed

Terminological data for feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	feed (noun)	fil [1] (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	flux (masculine noun)
Notes	Provides a user with a steady stream of updates and information.	Fournit à l'utilisateur un flux constant d'information et de mises à jour.

filter

Terminological data for filter
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	filter (noun)	filtre (masculine noun)
Definitions	A feature used to hide or remove items in a user's feed.	Fonctionnalité utilisée pour masquer ou supprimer des éléments dans le fil d'un utilisateur.

filter bubble

Terminological data for filter bubble
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	filter bubble (noun)	bulle de filtres (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	bulle de filtrage (feminine noun)
Notes	Website algorithms choose what users see based on their information, such as location and search history. As a result, users do not see content that disagrees with their viewpoints and become isolated in their own cultural or ideological bubbles.	Des algorithmes utilisés sur des sites Web sélectionnent ce que voit un utilisateur selon ses traces sur Internet, tels que l'emplacement géographique et l'historique de recherche. Par conséquent, l'utilisateur est privé de contenu qui n'est pas en accord avec son point de vue; il est donc isolé dans sa propre sphère culturelle ou idéologique.

find friends

Terminological data for find friends
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	find friends (verb phrase)	trouver des amis (verb phrase)
Other designations	n/a	rechercher des amis (verb phrase)

find on

Terminological data for find on
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	find on (verb phrase)	trouver sur (verb phrase)
Notes	For example, find me on, find us on, find PSPC on Twitter, Facebook, etc.	Par exemple, trouvez-moi sur, trouvez-nous sur, trouvez SPAC sur Twitter, Facebook, etc.

flame [1]

Terminological data for flame [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	flame [1] (noun)	message incendiaire (masculine noun)
Definitions	An intentionally insulting message meant to incite anger.	Message délibérément insultant qui vise à inciter la colère.

flame [2]

Terminological data for flame [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	flame [2] (verb)	incendier (verb)
Definitions	Post an intentionally insulting message meant to incite anger.	Publier un message délibérément insultant qui vise à inciter la colère.

follow

Terminological data for follow
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	follow (verb)	suivre (verb)
Notes	For example, a user can follow a business, group or person.	Par exemple, un utilisateur peut suivre une entreprise, un groupe ou une personne. Le terme utilisé sur Facebook et Pinterest est « s'abonner ».

follower

Terminological data for follower
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	follower (noun)	abonné (masculine noun) abonnée (feminine noun)
Examples	to group followers	regrouper les abonnés

followers to following ratio

Terminological data for followers to following ratio
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	followers to following ratio (noun)	ratio abonnés/abonnements (masculine noun)
Definitions	The proportional relationship between a social media user's followers and those he or she follows.	Rapport entre le nombre d'abonnés d'un utilisateur de médias sociaux et ses abonnements.
Notes	Generally, users are seen as more influential if their number of followers is greater than the number of people they follow.	En général, un utilisateur est considéré comme ayant plus d'influence si son nombre d'abonnés est plus grand que son nombre d'abonnements.

following behaviour

Terminological data for following behaviour
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	following behaviour (noun)	comportement d'abonnement (masculine noun)
Examples	aggressive following behaviour	n/a

follow on

Terminological data for follow on
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	follow on (verb phrase)	suivre sur (verb phrase)
Notes	For example, follow me on, follow us on, follow PSPC on Twitter, Facebook, etc.	Par exemple, suivez-moi sur, suivez-nous sur, suivez SPAC sur Twitter, Facebook, etc.

frenemy

Terminological data for frenemy
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	frenemy (noun)	ennami (masculine noun) ennamie (feminine noun)
Definitions	A person with whom a user is friendly despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry between them.	Personne avec qui un utilisateur est ami bien qu’il existe entre eux une antipathie fondamentale ou une rivalité.

frequently asked questions

Terminological data for frequently asked questions
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	frequently asked questions (plural noun) FAQ (english term) (noun)	foire aux questions (feminine noun) FAQ (terme français) (feminine noun)
Notes	FAQ (english term) is usually used with a singular verb.	n/a

friend

Terminological data for friend
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	friend (noun)	ami (masculine noun) amie (feminine noun)
Examples	close friend invite a friend	ami proche inviter un ami

friend request

Terminological data for friend request
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	friend request (noun)	demande d'ajout à une liste d'amis (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	demande d'amitié (feminine noun)

full screen

Terminological data for full screen
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	full screen (noun)	plein écran (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on YouTube.	Terme utilisé sur YouTube.

- Glossary – letter G

game feed

Terminological data for game feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	game feed (noun)	fil de jeux (masculine noun)
Other designations	game stream (noun)	n/a

gamification

Terminological data for gamification
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	gamification (noun)	ludification (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	ludicisation (feminine noun)
Definitions	The use of game mechanics in a non-game context in order to engage users or promote the achievement of a goal.	Utilisation, dans un contexte non ludique, des mécaniques propres au jeu dans le but de favoriser la participation des utilisateurs ou l'atteinte d'un objectif.

GCconnex

Terminological data for GCconnex
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	GCconnex (noun)	GCconnex (noun)
Definitions	The professional social networking platform for Government of Canada public servants.	Plateforme de réseautage social professionnel des fonctionnaires du gouvernement du Canada.

generate content

Terminological data for generate content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	generate content (verb phrase)	générer du contenu (verb phrase)
Definitions	Develop web content based on existing content.	Concevoir du contenu Web à partir de contenu existant.

generic tweet

Terminological data for generic tweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	generic tweet (noun)	modèle de gazouillis (masculine noun)
Other designations	tweet template (noun)	modèle de tweet (avoid, masculine noun)
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « modèle de gazouillis » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

geographical location

Terminological data for geographical location
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geographical location (noun)	emplacement géographique (masculine noun)

geolocation

Terminological data for geolocation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geolocation (noun)	géolocalisation (feminine noun)

geotag

Terminological data for geotag
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geotag (verb)	géomarquer (verb)

geotagged

Terminological data for geotagged
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geotagged (adjective)	géomarqué (adjective)
Examples	geotagged tweet	gazouillis géomarqué

geotagging

Terminological data for geotagging
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geotagging (noun)	géomarquage (masculine noun)
Notes	Geotagging involves adding geographical keywords to photos, videos, messages, etc.	Le géomarquage consiste à ajouter des mots-clés géographiques à des photos, à des vidéos, à des messages, etc.

geotagging data

Terminological data for geotagging data
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geotagging data (plural noun)	données de géomarquage (plural feminine noun)
Definitions	Information that associates a geographical location with photos, videos, messages or other similar elements.	Renseignements associant un emplacement géographique à des photos, à des vidéos, à des messages ou à d’autres éléments semblables.

geotargeting

Terminological data for geotargeting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	geotargeting (noun)	géociblage (masculine noun)
Definitions	A feature on social media platforms that allows users to share their content with geographically defined audiences.	Fonctionnalité des plateformes de médias sociaux qui permet à un utilisateur de partager son contenu avec un public d'une région géographique définie.

go viral

Terminological data for go viral
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	go viral (verb phrase)	devenir viral (verb phrase)
Definitions	Be spread widely and rapidly when referring to electronic content.	Faire l'objet d'une propagation rapide et à grande échelle en parlant de contenu électronique.

graphical user interface

Terminological data for graphical user interface
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	graphical user interface (noun) GUI (noun)	interface utilisateur graphique (feminine noun) IUG (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	interface graphique (feminine noun)

group

Terminological data for group
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	group (noun)	groupe (masculine noun)
Notes	The term used on Google+ is "community."	Le terme utilisé sur Google+ est « communauté ».

group board

Terminological data for group board
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	group board (noun)	tableau collectif (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Pinterest.	Terme utilisé sur Pinterest.

group space

Terminological data for group space
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	group space (noun)	espace de groupe (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used in connection with blogs and wikis.	Terme utilisé dans le contexte des blogues et des wikis.

- Glossary – letter H

handle

Terminological data for handle
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	handle (noun)	pseudonyme (masculine noun)
Other designations	nickname (noun)	pseudo (masculine noun)
Definitions	A social media user's alias or shortened name.	Alias ou forme abrégée du nom d'un utilisateur de médias sociaux.
Examples	Twitter handle	pseudonyme Twitter

hashtag

Terminological data for hashtag
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	hashtag (noun)	mot-clic (masculine noun)
Definitions	A keyword, a keyword string or a theme preceded by the pound or number sign and used to index and categorize content.	Mot-clé, série de mots-clés ou thème précédé du croisillon ou du symbole numéro et servant à indexer et à classer du contenu.

hashtag campaign

Terminological data for hashtag campaign
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	hashtag campaign (noun)	campagne de mot-clic (feminine noun)

header image

Terminological data for header image
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	header image (noun)	image d'en-tête (feminine noun)
Definitions	An image larger than a profile photo located at the top of a blog or profile page.	Image plus grande qu'une photo de profil située dans la partie supérieure d'un blogue ou d'une page de profil.
Notes	The term used on LinkedIn is "background photo."	Le terme utilisé sur LinkedIn est « photo d'arrière-plan ».

help

Terminological data for help
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	help (noun)	aide (feminine noun)

hide

Terminological data for hide
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	hide (verb)	masquer [1] (verb)

history

Terminological data for history
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	history (noun)	historique (masculine noun)
Examples	search history	historique de recherche

home

Terminological data for home
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	home (noun)	accueil (masculine noun)

home feed

Terminological data for home feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	home feed (noun)	page d'accueil (feminine noun)
Definitions	On Pinterest, a user's main feed, which includes pins from boards and topics the user is subscribed to as well as suggested pins and advertisements.	Sur Pinterest, fil principal d'un utilisateur présentant des épingles en provenance des tableaux et des sujets auxquels il est abonné ainsi que des épingles suggérées et des annonces publicitaires.

home stream

Terminological data for home stream
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	home stream (noun)	flux d'accueil (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Google+, the stream containing recommended content as well as posts from people, collections and communities a user follows.	Sur Google+, flux de contenu recommandé et de publications provenant des personnes, des collections et des communautés que suit un utilisateur.

home timeline

Terminological data for home timeline
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	home timeline (noun)	fil d'actualités (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Twitter, the chronological stream of all the tweets from those a user follows.	Sur Twitter, flux chronologique de tous les gazouillis provenant des gazouilleurs que suit un utilisateur.

- Glossary – letter I

ignore

Terminological data for ignore
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	ignore (verb)	ignorer (verb)

image

Terminological data for image
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	image (noun)	image (feminine noun)

image caption

Terminological data for image caption
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	image caption (noun)	légende (feminine noun)
Other designations	caption (noun)	n/a

image hosting

Terminological data for image hosting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	image hosting (noun)	hébergement d'images (masculine noun)

impersonation

Terminological data for impersonation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	impersonation (noun)	usurpation d'identité (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	personnification (feminine noun)
Definitions	On social media, the act of pretending to be someone else with the intent of deceiving other users.	Dans les médias sociaux, action de prétendre être une autre personne pour tromper les utilisateurs.

import

Terminological data for import
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	import (verb)	importer (verb)

impression

Terminological data for impression
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	impression (noun)	exposition (feminine noun)
Notes	The number of impressions corresponds to the number of times Internet users were exposed, through the web browser they were using, to the textual, visual or audio content taken into account in a statistical analysis.	Le nombre d'expositions correspond au nombre de fois où les internautes ont été exposés, par l'intermédiaire du navigateur Web qu'ils utilisaient, au contenu textuel, visuel ou sonore pris en considération dans une analyse statistique.

inactive

Terminological data for inactive
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inactive (adjective)	inactif (adjective)

inactive account

Terminological data for inactive account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inactive account (noun)	compte inactif (masculine noun)

inactive blog

Terminological data for inactive blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inactive blog (noun)	blogue inactif (masculine noun)

inactive user

Terminological data for inactive user
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inactive user (noun)	utilisateur inactif (masculine noun) utilisatrice inactive (feminine noun)

inappropriate content

Terminological data for inappropriate content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inappropriate content (noun)	contenu inapproprié (masculine noun)

inbound volume

Terminological data for inbound volume
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inbound volume (noun)	volume entrant (masculine noun)
Definitions	The number of social media mentions that a company receives in a defined period of time.	Nombre de mentions dans les médias sociaux que reçoit une entreprise dans une période définie.

inbox

Terminological data for inbox
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inbox (noun)	boîte de réception (feminine noun)

influencer

Terminological data for influencer
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	influencer (noun)	influenceur (masculine noun)
Definitions	A person or a group who has a strong online presence and is frequently targeted by marketing professionals to promote brands on social media.	Personne ou groupe qui a une forte présence en ligne et qui est souvent ciblé par des responsables de marketing pour faire la promotion d'une marque dans les médias sociaux.

inline viewing

Terminological data for inline viewing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	inline viewing (noun)	visualisation incorporée (feminine noun)
Definitions	A function that allows a user to view an image, a video, a document or another item in a frame on a web page without having to leave the page or download the object.	Fonction qui permet à un utilisateur de voir une image, une vidéo, un document ou un autre élément dans un cadre sur une page Web sans avoir à quitter la page ou à télécharger l'objet.

instant message [1]

Terminological data for instant message [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	instant message [1] (noun)	message instantané (masculine noun)

instant message [2]

Terminological data for instant message [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	instant message [2] (verb phrase)	envoyer un message instantané (verb phrase)
Other designations	message [2] (verb)	communiquer par messagerie instantanée (verb phrase)

instant messaging

Terminological data for instant messaging
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	instant messaging (noun) IM (noun)	messagerie instantanée (feminine noun) MI (feminine noun)

interact

Terminological data for interact
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interact (verb)	interagir (verb)
Examples	interact with other users	interagir avec d'autres utilisateurs

interaction

Terminological data for interaction
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interaction (noun)	interaction (feminine noun)

interactive

Terminological data for interactive
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interactive (adjective)	interactif (adjective)
Examples	interactive sharing	partage interactif

interactive content

Terminological data for interactive content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interactive content (noun)	contenu interactif (masculine noun)

interactive network

Terminological data for interactive network
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interactive network (noun)	réseau interactif (masculine noun)

interactive platform

Terminological data for interactive platform
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interactive platform (noun)	plateforme interactive (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	plate-forme interactive (feminine noun)

interactive website

Terminological data for interactive website
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interactive website (noun)	site Web interactif (masculine noun)

interface language

Terminological data for interface language
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	interface language (noun)	langue d'interface (feminine noun)

Internet user

Terminological data for Internet user
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	Internet user (noun)	internaute (masculine and feminine noun)

introduction

Terminological data for introduction
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	introduction (noun)	mise en relation (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on LinkedIn.	Terme utilisé sur LinkedIn.

invitation

Terminological data for invitation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	invitation (noun)	invitation (feminine noun)
Other designations	invite [1] (noun)	n/a
Examples	accept an invitation	accepter une invitation

invite [2]

Terminological data for invite [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	invite [2] (verb)	inviter (verb)

- Glossary – letter J

join

Terminological data for join
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	join (verb)	se joindre à (verb phrase)
Examples	join a group	se joindre à un groupe

- Glossary – letter K

keep me logged in

Terminological data for keep me logged in
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	keep me logged in (verb phrase)	garder ma session ouverte (verb phrase)
Other designations	n/a	garder ma session active (verb phrase)

key feature

Terminological data for key feature
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	key feature (noun)	fonctionnalité clé (feminine noun)

keyword

Terminological data for keyword
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	keyword (noun)	mot-clé (masculine noun)

- Glossary – letter L

last retweet

Terminological data for last retweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	last retweet (noun) LRT (noun)	dernier gazouillis partagé (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	dernier retweet (avoid, masculine noun)
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « dernier gazouillis partagé » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

last tweet

Terminological data for last tweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	last tweet (noun) LT [1] (noun)	dernier gazouillis (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	dernier tweet (avoid, masculine noun)
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « dernier gazouillis » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

legacy contact

Terminological data for legacy contact
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	legacy contact (noun)	contact légataire (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, a contact chosen by a user to manage his or her memorialized account after death.	Sur Facebook, contact qu'un utilisateur choisit pour gérer son compte de commémoration après sa mort.

library

Terminological data for library
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	library (noun)	bibliothèque (feminine noun)
Definitions	On YouTube, an area containing all the videos associated with a user, including his or her own videos, playlists, liked videos and history.	Sur YouTube, endroit où se trouvent toutes les vidéos associées à un utilisateur, y compris leurs propres vidéos, leurs listes de lecture, leurs vidéos aimées et leur historique.

life event

Terminological data for life event
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	life event (noun)	évènement marquant (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

like [1]

Terminological data for like [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	like [1] (noun)	mention j'aime (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	j'aime (masculine noun)
Notes	A like expresses approval or agreement on social media platforms and in other online communities. The expression of this concept varies across platforms. A like may take the form of a thumbs up, a heart, a +1, etc.	Une mention j'aime est utilisée pour exprimer l'approbation ou l'accord sur les plateformes de médias sociaux ou dans d'autres communautés en ligne. La façon d'exprimer ce concept varie selon la plateforme. La mention j'aime peut prendre la forme d'un pouce en l'air, d'un cœur, d'un +1, etc.

like [2]

Terminological data for like [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	like [2] (verb)	aimer (verb)
Notes	A user can like content by clicking on a thumbs up, a heart, a +1 or another similar button.	Un utilisateur peut aimer du contenu en cliquant sur un pouce en l'air, un cœur, un bouton +1 ou un autre bouton similaire.

likebait

Terminological data for likebait
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	likebait (noun)	piège à j'aime (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	attrape-j'aime (masculine noun)
Definitions	Web content whose main goal is to attract likes.	Contenu Web dont le but principal est d'attirer des mentions j'aime.
Notes	Likebait is often considered to be spam.	Un piège à j'aime est souvent considéré comme un pourriel.

like on

Terminological data for like on
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	like on (verb phrase)	aimer sur (verb phrase)
Notes	For example, like me on, like us on, like PSPC on Twitter, Facebook, etc.	Par exemple, aimez-moi sur, aimez-nous sur, aimez SPAC sur Twitter, Facebook, etc.

link

Terminological data for link
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	link (verb)	lier (verb)
Other designations	connect (verb)	connecter (verb) associer (verb)
Notes	For example, users can link their Twitter account to their Facebook account.	Par exemple, un utilisateur peut lier son compte Twitter à son compte Facebook.
Examples	link accounts	lier des comptes

live feed

Terminological data for live feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	live feed (noun)	flux en direct (masculine noun)

live streaming

Terminological data for live streaming
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	live streaming (noun)	diffusion continue en direct (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	diffusion en continu en direct (feminine noun)

live tweet

Terminological data for live tweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	live tweet (noun) LT [2] [2] (noun)	gazouillis en direct (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	gazouillis en temps réel (masculine noun) tweet en direct (avoid, masculine noun) tweet en temps réel (avoid, masculine noun)
Definitions	On Twitter, a series of messages posted in order to transcribe in real time, in a factual or subjective manner, what is seen, heard or understood during an event.	Sur Twitter, série de messages publiés afin de transcrire en temps réel ce que l'on voit, entend ou comprend, de manière factuelle ou subjective, pendant un évènement.
Notes	n/a	L'usage des termes « gazouillis en direct » ou « gazouillis en temps réel » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

live-tweet

Terminological data for live-tweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	live-tweet (verb)	gazouiller en direct (verb)
Other designations	n/a	gazouiller en temps réel (verb) tweeter en direct (avoid, verb) tweeter en temps réel (avoid, verb)
Definitions	On Twitter, post a series of messages in order to transcribe in real time, in a factual or subjective manner, what is seen, heard or understood during an event.	Sur Twitter, publier une série de messages afin de transcrire en temps réel ce que l'on voit, entend ou comprend, de manière factuelle ou subjective, pendant un évènement.
Notes	n/a	L'usage des termes « gazouiller en direct » ou « gazouiller en temps réel » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

location sharing

Terminological data for location sharing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	location sharing (noun)	partage d'emplacement (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	partage de localisation (masculine noun)

login

Terminological data for login
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	login (noun)	connexion [1] (feminine noun)
Other designations	sign-in (noun)	ouverture de session (feminine noun)

log in

Terminological data for log in
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	log in (verb phrase)	se connecter (verb)
Other designations	sign in (verb phrase)	ouvrir une session (verb phrase)

logout

Terminological data for logout
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	logout (noun)	déconnexion (feminine noun)
Other designations	sign-out (noun)	fermeture de session (feminine noun)

log out

Terminological data for log out
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	log out (verb phrase)	se déconnecter (verb)
Other designations	sign out (verb phrase)	fermer une session (verb phrase)

log out remotely

Terminological data for log out remotely
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	log out remotely (verb phrase)	se déconnecter à distance (verb phrase)
Other designations	sign out remotely (verb phrase)	fermer une session à distance (verb phrase)

lurk

Terminological data for lurk
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	lurk (verb)	badauder (verb)
Other designations	n/a	observer (verb)
Definitions	Frequently consult social media platforms without posting anything on them.	Consulter fréquemment des plateformes de médias sociaux sans rien y publier.

lurker

Terminological data for lurker
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	lurker (noun)	badaud (masculine noun) badaude (feminine noun)
Definitions	A user who frequently consults social media platforms without posting anything on them.	Utilisateur qui consulte fréquemment des plateformes de médias sociaux sans rien y publier.

- Glossary – letter M

manage

Terminological data for manage
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	manage (verb)	gérer (verb)
Examples	manage pages	gérer des pages

mash-up application

Terminological data for mash-up application
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mash-up application (noun)	application composite (feminine noun)
Other designations	mash-up app (noun) mashup application (noun) mashup app (noun)	appli composite (feminine noun)

media hosting

Terminological data for media hosting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	media hosting (noun)	hébergement de médias (masculine noun)

member

Terminological data for member
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	member (noun)	membre (masculine and feminine noun)

meme

Terminological data for meme
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	meme (noun)	mème (masculine noun)
Definitions	An image, a video, a piece of text or another item, typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.	Image, vidéo, texte ou autre élément, généralement amusant, que les internautes copient et diffusent très rapidement, souvent avec de légères variations.

memorialized account

Terminological data for memorialized account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	memorialized account (noun)	compte de commémoration (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

mention

Terminological data for mention
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mention (noun)	mention (feminine noun)
Notes	A mention is used to draw a specific user's attention to a post. It includes the at sign followed by the user's handle or username.	Une mention sert à attirer l'attention d'un utilisateur particulier sur un message. Elle comprend l'arobas suivi du nom d'utilisateur ou du pseudonyme de cet utilisateur.

message [1]

Terminological data for message [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	message [1] (noun)	message (masculine noun)

microblog

Terminological data for microblog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	microblog (noun)	microblogue (masculine noun)
Definitions	A blog that allows a user to post microposts.	Blogue qui permet à un utilisateur de publier des micromessages.

microblogger

Terminological data for microblogger
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	microblogger (noun)	microblogueur (masculine noun) microblogueuse (feminine noun)

microblogging

Terminological data for microblogging
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	microblogging (noun)	microblogage (masculine noun)

microblogging platform

Terminological data for microblogging platform
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	microblogging platform (noun)	plateforme de microblogage (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	plate-forme de microblogage (feminine noun)
Notes	For example, Twitter.	Par exemple, Twitter.

micropost

Terminological data for micropost
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	micropost (noun)	micromessage (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	microbillet (masculine noun)
Definitions	A message that has a maximum character limit.	Message dont le nombre de caractères est limité.
Notes	For example, a tweet.	Par exemple, un gazouillis.

mobile application

Terminological data for mobile application
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile application (noun)	application mobile (feminine noun)
Other designations	mobile app (noun)	appli mobile (feminine noun)

mobile blog

Terminological data for mobile blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile blog (noun)	blogue mobile (masculine noun)
Other designations	moblog (noun)	mobiblogue (masculine noun)

mobile browser

Terminological data for mobile browser
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile browser (noun)	navigateur mobile (masculine noun)
Other designations	microbrowser (noun)	micronavigateur (masculine noun)

mobile interface

Terminological data for mobile interface
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile interface (noun)	interface mobile (feminine noun)

mobile Internet user

Terminological data for mobile Internet user
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile Internet user (noun)	mobinaute (masculine and feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	internaute mobile (masculine and feminine noun)
Definitions	An Internet user that accesses the Internet from a mobile device.	Internaute qui accède à Internet à partir d'un appareil mobile.

mobile social network

Terminological data for mobile social network
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile social network (noun)	réseau social mobile (masculine noun)
Notes	For example, Instagram and Snapchat.	Par exemple, Instagram et Snapchat.

mobile view

Terminological data for mobile view
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile view (noun)	affichage pour mobile (masculine noun)

mobile Web

Terminological data for mobile Web
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile Web (noun)	Web mobile (masculine noun)

mobile website

Terminological data for mobile website
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mobile website (noun)	site Web mobile (masculine noun)
Other designations	mobile site (noun)	site mobile (masculine noun)

moderate

Terminological data for moderate
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	moderate (verb)	modérer (verb)
Examples	moderate a discussion moderate comments	modérer des commentaires modérer une discussion

moderator

Terminological data for moderator
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	moderator (noun)	modérateur (masculine noun) modératrice (feminine noun)

monetization

Terminological data for monetization
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	monetization (noun)	monétisation (feminine noun)
Examples	video monetization	monétisation de vidéo

monitoring tool

Terminological data for monitoring tool
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	monitoring tool (noun)	outil de veille (masculine noun)

most recent stories

Terminological data for most recent stories
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	most recent stories (plural noun)	actualités les plus récentes (plural feminine noun)
Other designations	recent stories (plural noun)	n/a
Notes	Terms used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

multimedia content

Terminological data for multimedia content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	multimedia content (noun)	contenu multimédia (masculine noun)

mute

Terminological data for mute
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mute (verb)	masquer [2] (verb)
Notes	On Twitter, a feature that allows users to remove from their home timeline certain words or another user's tweets without unfollowing or blocking that user.	Sur Twitter, fonctionnalité qui permet à un utilisateur de retirer de son fil d'actualités certains mots ou les gazouillis d'un autre utilisateur sans cesser de suivre cet utilisateur ni le bloquer.

mutual friend

Terminological data for mutual friend
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	mutual friend (noun)	ami commun (masculine noun) amie commune (feminine noun)

- Glossary – letter N

native advertising

Terminological data for native advertising
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	native advertising (noun)	publicité native (feminine noun)
Definitions	Advertising that matches the form and function of the platform on which it appears.	Publicité qui s'apparente par la forme et la fonction à la plateforme sur laquelle elle apparaît.

navigation

Terminological data for navigation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	navigation (noun)	navigation (feminine noun)

network

Terminological data for network
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	network (noun)	réseau (masculine noun)
Examples	build a network	développer un réseau

news feed [1]

Terminological data for news feed [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	news feed [1] (noun)	fil de nouvelles [1] (masculine noun)
Notes	On Facebook, the news feed contains status updates, videos, photos, etc.	Sur Facebook, le fil de nouvelles comprend des mises à jour de statuts, des vidéos, des photos, etc.

news feed [2]

Terminological data for news feed [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	news feed [2] (noun)	fil de nouvelles [2] (masculine noun)
Other designations	webfeed (noun) web feed (noun)	flux de nouvelles (masculine noun) flux Web (masculine noun)
Definitions	A summary of web content along with links to full versions of that content.	Sommaire de contenu Web accompagné de liens vers les versions intégrales de ce contenu.

notification

Terminological data for notification
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	notification (noun)	notification (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	avis (masculine noun)
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur Facebook est « alerte ».
Examples	get notifications turn off notifications	activer les notifications désactiver les notifications

number of followers

Terminological data for number of followers
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	number of followers (noun)	nombre d'abonnés (masculine noun)
Other designations	follower count (noun)	n/a

- Glossary – letter O

official use

Terminological data for official use
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	official use (noun)	utilisation officielle (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	usage officiel (masculine noun)

online communication

Terminological data for online communication
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	online communication (noun)	communication en ligne (feminine noun)

online video

Terminological data for online video
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	online video (noun)	vidéo en ligne (feminine noun)

open group

Terminological data for open group
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	open group (noun)	groupe ouvert (masculine noun)

organic reach

Terminological data for organic reach
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	organic reach (noun)	portée organique (feminine noun)

- Glossary – letter P

page

Terminological data for page
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	page (noun)	page (feminine noun)

paid reach

Terminological data for paid reach
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	paid reach (noun)	portée payante (feminine noun)

parody account

Terminological data for parody account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	parody account (noun)	compte parodique (masculine noun)

participate

Terminological data for participate
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	participate (verb)	participer (verb)
Other designations	engage (verb)	n/a
Examples	participate in discussion forums	participer à des forums de discussion

password

Terminological data for password
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	password (noun)	mot de passe (masculine noun)

personal dashboard

Terminological data for personal dashboard
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	personal dashboard (noun)	tableau de bord personnel (masculine noun)

personal profile

Terminological data for personal profile
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	personal profile (noun)	profil personnel (masculine noun)

personal social network

Terminological data for personal social network
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	personal social network (noun)	réseau social personnel (masculine noun)

personal use

Terminological data for personal use
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	personal use (noun)	utilisation personnelle (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	usage personnel (masculine noun)

photo

Terminological data for photo
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	photo (noun)	photo (feminine noun)
Other designations	picture (noun)	n/a

photo album

Terminological data for photo album
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	photo album (noun)	album de photos (masculine noun)
Other designations	album (noun)	album (masculine noun)

photo blog

Terminological data for photo blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	photo blog (noun)	blogue photo (masculine noun)
Other designations	photoblog (noun)	photoblogue (masculine noun)

photo sharing

Terminological data for photo sharing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	photo sharing (noun)	partage de photos (masculine noun)
Other designations	picture sharing (noun)	n/a

photo-sharing site

Terminological data for photo-sharing site
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	photo-sharing site (noun)	site de partage de photos (masculine noun)
Other designations	picture-sharing site (noun)	n/a

photostream

Terminological data for photostream
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	photostream (noun)	galerie (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Flickr.	Terme utilisé sur Flickr.

picked for you

Terminological data for picked for you
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	picked for you (adjective phrase)	sélectionné pour vous (adjective phrase)
Notes	Expression used on Pinterest.	Expression utilisée sur Pinterest.

pin [1]

Terminological data for pin [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	pin [1] (noun)	épingle (feminine noun)
Definitions	On Pinterest, an image or a video that a user adds to a board.	Sur Pinterest, image ou vidéo qu'un utilisateur ajoute à un tableau.

pin [2]

Terminological data for pin [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	pin [2] (verb)	épingler (verb)

pinned post

Terminological data for pinned post
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	pinned post (noun)	publication épinglée (feminine noun)
Definitions	A post that a user fixes at the top of his or her feed in order to emphasize it or make it easily accessible.	Publication qu'un utilisateur appose sur le haut de son fil pour la faire ressortir ou pour la rendre facilement accessible.
Notes	For example, a pinned tweet.	Par exemple, un gazouillis épinglé.

pinner

Terminological data for pinner
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	pinner (noun)	épingleur (masculine noun) épingleuse (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Pinterest.	Termes utilisés sur Pinterest.

platform

Terminological data for platform
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	platform (noun)	plateforme (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	plate-forme (feminine noun)

player controls

Terminological data for player controls
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	player controls (plural noun)	commandes du lecteur (plural feminine noun)
Other designations	media controls (plural noun)	n/a
Notes	For example, play, pause and volume.	Par exemple, les commandes « lire », « arrêter » et « volume ».

playlist

Terminological data for playlist
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	playlist (noun)	liste de lecture (feminine noun)
Examples	public playlist	liste de lecture publique

podcast [1]

Terminological data for podcast [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	podcast [1] (noun)	balado (masculine noun)

podcast [2]

Terminological data for podcast [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	podcast [2] (verb)	baladodiffuser (verb)

podcasting

Terminological data for podcasting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	podcasting (noun)	baladodiffusion (feminine noun)

poke

Terminological data for poke
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	poke (noun)	salutation (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

post [1]

Terminological data for post [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	post [1] (noun)	publication (feminine noun)
Definitions	Any item published on a social media platform, including text, images, videos and audio.	Tout élément publié sur une plateforme de média social, y compris du texte, des images, des vidéos et des enregistrements audio.

post [2]

Terminological data for post [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	post [2] (verb)	publier (verb)
Other designations	n/a	afficher [2] (verb)

pre-moderated

Terminological data for pre-moderated
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	pre-moderated (adjective)	filtré (adjective)
Other designations	screened (adjective)	examiné (adjective)

privacy

Terminological data for privacy
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	privacy (noun)	confidentialité (feminine noun)

privacy policy

Terminological data for privacy policy
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	privacy policy (noun)	politique de confidentialité (feminine noun)

privacy settings

Terminological data for privacy settings
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	privacy settings (plural noun)	paramètres de confidentialité (plural masculine noun)
Other designations	visibility settings (plural noun)	paramètres de visibilité (plural masculine noun)

private message

Terminological data for private message
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	private message (noun) PM (noun)	message privé (masculine noun) MP (masculine noun)
Definitions	A personal message that is seen only by the sender and the recipient.	Message personnel qui peut être vu seulement par l'expéditeur et le destinataire.
Notes	On Twitter, the only terms used are "direct message" and "DM."	Sur Twitter, en plus des termes « message privé » et « MP », les termes « message direct » et « MD » sont utilisés.

private photo album

Terminological data for private photo album
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	private photo album (noun)	album de photos privé (masculine noun)
Other designations	private album (noun)	album privé (masculine noun)

private profile

Terminological data for private profile
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	private profile (noun)	profil privé (masculine noun)

professional profile

Terminological data for professional profile
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	professional profile (noun)	profil professionnel (masculine noun)

professional social network

Terminological data for professional social network
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	professional social network (noun)	réseau social professionnel (masculine noun)

professional use

Terminological data for professional use
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	professional use (noun)	utilisation professionnelle (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	usage professionnel (masculine noun)

profile page

Terminological data for profile page
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	profile page (noun)	page de profil (feminine noun)

profile photo

Terminological data for profile photo
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	profile photo (noun)	photo de profil (feminine noun)
Other designations	profile picture (noun)	n/a

promoted

Terminological data for promoted
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	promoted (adjective)	commandité (adjective)
Other designations	n/a	parrainé (adjective)
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur Twitter est « sponsorisé ».

promoted account

Terminological data for promoted account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	promoted account (noun)	compte sponsorisé (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Twitter.	Terme utilisé sur Twitter.

promoted tweet

Terminological data for promoted tweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	promoted tweet (noun)	gazouillis commandité (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	gazouillis parrainé (masculine noun) tweet sponsorisé (avoid, masculine noun)
Definitions	On Twitter, a tweet that an advertiser has purchased to reach a wider group of users.	Sur Twitter, gazouillis acheté par un annonceur souhaitant toucher un groupe d'utilisateurs plus large.
Notes	n/a	L'usage des termes « gazouillis commandité » ou « gazouillis parrainé » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

promoted video

Terminological data for promoted video
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	promoted video (noun)	vidéo commanditée (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	vidéo parrainée (feminine noun)
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur Twitter est « vidéo sponsorisée ».

promotional content

Terminological data for promotional content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	promotional content (noun)	contenu promotionnel (masculine noun)

protected tweet

Terminological data for protected tweet
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	protected tweet (noun)	gazouillis protégé (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	tweet protégé (avoid, masculine noun)
Definitions	On Twitter, a tweet that is seen only by the twitterer and his or her followers.	Sur Twitter, gazouillis visible seulement par le gazouilleur et ses abonnés.
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « gazouillis protégé » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

public board

Terminological data for public board
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	public board (noun)	tableau public (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Pinterest.	Terme utilisé sur Pinterest.

public profile

Terminological data for public profile
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	public profile (noun)	profil public (masculine noun)

push notification

Terminological data for push notification
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	push notification (noun)	notification poussée (feminine noun)
Definitions	A notification sent by a mobile application to a subscriber without the subscriber having to explicitly ask for it.	Notification envoyée par une application mobile à un abonné sans qu'il en ait fait expressément la demande.

- Glossary – letter Q

Quick Response code

Terminological data for Quick Response code
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	Quick Response code (noun)	code QR (masculine noun)
Other designations	QR code (noun)	n/a
Definitions	A two-dimensional bar code format that consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background and that has a bigger storage capacity than traditional bar codes.	Format de code à barres en deux dimensions qui est constitué de modules noirs disposés dans un carré à fond blanc et qui a une capacité de stockage plus grande qu'un code à barres traditionnel.
Notes	n/a	QR est l'acronyme du terme anglais « Quick Response ».

- Glossary – letter R

random

Terminological data for random
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	random (adjective)	aléatoire (adjective)
Examples	random article random page	article aléatoire page aléatoire

rate

Terminological data for rate
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	rate (verb)	noter (verb)
Other designations	n/a	coter (verb)

reach

Terminological data for reach
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	reach (noun)	portée (feminine noun)
Definitions	The number or proportion of Internet users who were exposed at least once, through the web browser they were using, to the textual, visual or audio content taken into account in a statistical analysis.	Nombre ou proportion d'internautes qui ont été exposés au moins une fois, par l'intermédiaire du navigateur Web qu'ils utilisaient, au contenu textuel, visuel ou sonore pris en considération dans une analyse statistique.

reaction

Terminological data for reaction
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	reaction (noun)	réaction (feminine noun)
Notes	On Facebook, an option attached to the "like" feature.	Sur Facebook, option liée à la fonctionnalité « j'aime ».

reactivate

Terminological data for reactivate
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	reactivate (verb)	réactiver (verb)
Examples	reactivate an account reactivate a profile	réactiver un compte réactiver un profil

read

Terminological data for read
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	read (verb)	lire (verb)
Examples	read blogs read forums read tweets	lire des blogues lire des forums lire des gazouillis

real-time

Terminological data for real-time
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	real-time (adjective)	en temps réel (adjective phrase)
Other designations	real time (adjective)	n/a

real-time update

Terminological data for real-time update
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	real-time update (noun)	mise à jour en temps réel (feminine noun)

recent changes

Terminological data for recent changes
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	recent changes (plural noun)	modifications récentes (plural feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on wikis.	Terme utilisé sur les wikis.

redirected from

Terminological data for redirected from
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	redirected from (adjective phrase)	redirigé depuis (adjective phrase)

redirect page

Terminological data for redirect page
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	redirect page (noun)	page de redirection (feminine noun)
Definitions	A page containing a link that will take an Internet user directly to another page.	Page contenant un lien qui amène automatiquement un internaute sur une autre page.

register

Terminological data for register
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	register (verb)	s'inscrire (verb)
Other designations	sign up (verb)	n/a

repin

Terminological data for repin
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	repin (verb)	réépingler (verb)
Notes	Term used on Pinterest.	Terme utilisé sur Pinterest.

reply [1]

Terminological data for reply [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	reply [1] (noun)	réponse (feminine noun)

reply [2]

Terminological data for reply [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	reply [2] (verb)	répondre (verb)

report

Terminological data for report
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	report (verb)	signaler (verb)
Other designations	flag (verb)	n/a
Examples	report inappropriate content	signaler du contenu inapproprié

repost

Terminological data for repost
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	repost (verb)	republier (verb)
Other designations	n/a	réafficher (verb)

restricted mode

Terminological data for restricted mode
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	restricted mode (noun)	mode restreint (masculine noun)
Definitions	On YouTube, a setting that hides videos that may contain inappropriate content.	Sur YouTube, paramètre permettant de masquer les vidéos pouvant comporter du contenu inapproprié.

results

Terminological data for results
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	results (plural noun)	résultats (plural masculine noun)

retweet [1]

Terminological data for retweet [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	retweet [1] (noun) RT (noun)	gazouillis partagé (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	retweet (avoid, masculine noun)
Definitions	On Twitter, a tweet that a user forwards to his or her followers.	Sur Twitter, gazouillis qu'un utilisateur fait suivre à ses abonnés.
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « gazouillis partagé » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

retweet [2]

Terminological data for retweet [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	retweet [2] (verb)	partager un gazouillis (verb phrase)
Other designations	n/a	retweeter (avoid, verb)
Definitions	On Twitter, forward another user's tweet to all of one's followers.	Sur Twitter, faire suivre à ses abonnés un gazouillis diffusé par un autre utilisateur.
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « partager un gazouillis » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

RSS feed

Terminological data for RSS feed
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	RSS feed (noun)	fil RSS (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	flux RSS (masculine noun)
Notes	RSS stands for "RDF Site Summary," "Rich Site Summary" or "Really Simple Syndication," depending on the version of RSS.	RSS est l'acronyme du terme anglais « RDF Site Summary », « Rich Site Summary » ou « Really Simple Syndication » selon la version.

RSS format

Terminological data for RSS format
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	RSS format (noun) RSS (noun)	format RSS (masculine noun) RSS (masculine noun)
Notes	RSS stands for "RDF Site Summary," "Rich Site Summary" or "Really Simple Syndication," depending on the version of RSS.	RSS est l'acronyme du terme anglais « RDF Site Summary », « Rich Site Summary » ou « Really Simple Syndication » selon la version.

- Glossary – letter S

save

Terminological data for save
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	save (verb)	enregistrer (verb)
Other designations	n/a	sauvegarder (verb)
Examples	save changes	enregistrer les modifications

search

Terminological data for search
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	search (verb)	rechercher (verb)

secret board

Terminological data for secret board
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	secret board (noun)	tableau secret (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Pinterest.	Terme utilisé sur Pinterest.

see first

Terminological data for see first
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	see first (verb phrase)	voir en premier (verb phrase)
Notes	Appearing at the top of a user's Facebook news feed are the posts of people or pages that a user chooses to see first.	Les publications des personnes ou des pages qu'un utilisateur choisit de voir en premier s'affichent dans le haut de son fil de nouvelles Facebook.

selfie

Terminological data for selfie
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	selfie (noun)	autophoto (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	égoportrait (masculine noun)

send

Terminological data for send
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	send (verb)	envoyer (verb)
Examples	send a message send feedback	envoyer des commentaires envoyer un message

sensitive content

Terminological data for sensitive content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	sensitive content (noun)	contenu de nature délicate (masculine noun)

settings

Terminological data for settings
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	settings (plural noun)	paramètres (plural masculine noun)
Examples	general settings	paramètres généraux

shadow banning

Terminological data for shadow banning
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	shadow banning (noun)	censure fantôme (feminine noun)
Other designations	stealth banning (noun)	n/a
Definitions	On social networks, websites or online communities, a process through which a moderator hides a user's activity without the user's knowledge.	Sur les réseaux sociaux, les sites Web ou dans les communautés en ligne, processus par lequel un modérateur masque les traces de l'activité d'un utilisateur à son insu.
Notes	A shadow-banned user still has access to the platform, but none of that user's activity is visible to other users.	Un utilisateur qui fait l'objet de censure fantôme a toujours accès à la plateforme sur laquelle on le censure, mais son activité demeure invisible aux autres utilisateurs.

share

Terminological data for share
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	share (verb)	partager (verb)
Examples	share an article share a picture share a video share a web page share content share information	partager de l'information partager du contenu partager un article partager une page Web partager une photo partager une vidéo

sharing

Terminological data for sharing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	sharing (noun)	partage (masculine noun)

shoutout

Terminological data for shoutout
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	shoutout (noun) SO (noun)	bravo (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	chapeau (masculine noun)
Definitions	A mention that serves to thank a user or to promote his or her account.	Mention servant à remercier un utilisateur ou à promouvoir son compte.

sidebar

Terminological data for sidebar
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	sidebar (noun)	barre latérale (feminine noun)

social bookmarking

Terminological data for social bookmarking
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social bookmarking (noun)	partage de signets (masculine noun)
Notes	Social bookmarking allows users to save, categorize and share a personal collection of bookmarks. Users may also add other users' bookmarks to their own collection and subscribe to others users' lists.	Le partage de signets permet à un utilisateur de stocker, de classer et de partager sa collection de signets. Un utilisateur peut également ajouter les signets d'autres utilisateurs à sa collection et s'abonner aux listes d'autres utilisateurs.

social commerce

Terminological data for social commerce
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social commerce (noun)	commerce social (masculine noun)
Definitions	Commercial activities carried out through social media.	Activités commerciales effectuées par l'entremise des médias sociaux.

social media

Terminological data for social media
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media (plural noun)	médias sociaux (plural masculine noun)
Definitions	Interactive web-based tools that encourage users to collaborate, to customize applications and to create, generate and distribute content.	Outils Web interactifs qui encouragent les utilisateurs à collaborer, à personnaliser des applications et à créer, à générer et à diffuser du contenu.
Notes	n/a	Le singulier « média social » est utilisé lorsqu'il s'agit d'une plateforme en particulier.
Examples	use social media	utiliser les médias sociaux

social media account

Terminological data for social media account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media account (noun)	compte de média social (masculine noun)

social media advertising

Terminological data for social media advertising
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media advertising (noun)	publicité par médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social media application

Terminological data for social media application
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media application (noun)	application de média social (feminine noun)
Other designations	social media app (noun)	appli de média social (feminine noun)

social media automation

Terminological data for social media automation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media automation (noun)	automatisation de médias sociaux (feminine noun)
Definitions	The use of tools to automate the posting of content on social media platforms.	Utilisation d'outils pour automatiser la publication de contenu sur les plateformes de médias sociaux.

social media backlash

Terminological data for social media backlash
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media backlash (noun)	contrecoup dans les médias sociaux (masculine noun)

social media culture

Terminological data for social media culture
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media culture (noun)	culture des médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social media management

Terminological data for social media management
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media management (noun)	gestion de médias sociaux (feminine noun)
Definitions	The process of planning, guiding and controlling an entity's social media presence.	Processus de planification, de direction et de contrôle de la présence d'une entité dans les médias sociaux.
Notes	Social media management may include scheduling posts, facilitating online discussions and filtering users' comments.	La gestion de médias sociaux comprend, entre autres, l'élaboration de calendriers de publication, l'animation de discussions en ligne et la modération de commentaires d'utilisateurs.

social media management tool

Terminological data for social media management tool
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media management tool (noun) SMMT (noun)	outil de gestion de médias sociaux (masculine noun)

social media marketing

Terminological data for social media marketing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media marketing (noun) SMM (noun)	marketing par médias sociaux (masculine noun)

social media metrics

Terminological data for social media metrics
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media metrics (plural noun)	mesures de média social (plural feminine noun)

social media monitoring

Terminological data for social media monitoring
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media monitoring (noun)	veille des médias sociaux (feminine noun)
Definitions	The process of identifying and assessing what is being said about a company, person, product or brand on social media.	Activité qui consiste à déterminer et à évaluer ce qui se dit au sujet d'une entreprise, d'une personne, d'un produit ou d'une marque dans les médias sociaux.

social media platform

Terminological data for social media platform
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media platform (noun)	plateforme de média social (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	plate-forme de média social (feminine noun)
Notes	For example, Facebook, Flickr, GCconnex, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube.	Par exemple, Facebook, Flickr, GCconnex, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter et YouTube.

social media policy

Terminological data for social media policy
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media policy (noun)	politique sur les médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social media posting schedule

Terminological data for social media posting schedule
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media posting schedule (noun)	calendrier de publication sur média social (masculine noun)
Other designations	posting schedule (noun)	calendrier de publication (masculine noun)

social media presence

Terminological data for social media presence
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media presence (noun)	présence dans les médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social media strategy

Terminological data for social media strategy
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media strategy (noun)	stratégie de médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social media team

Terminological data for social media team
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media team (noun)	équipe des médias sociaux (feminine noun)
Definitions	A team of employees that carries out social media management for a person or an organization.	Équipe d'employés chargée de la gestion des médias sociaux d'une personne ou d'une organisation.

social media tool

Terminological data for social media tool
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media tool (noun)	outil de média social (masculine noun)

social media training

Terminological data for social media training
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media training (noun)	formation en médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social media user

Terminological data for social media user
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social media user (noun)	utilisateur de médias sociaux (masculine noun) utilisatrice de médias sociaux (feminine noun)

social network

Terminological data for social network
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social network (noun)	réseau social (masculine noun)
Definitions	A community of Internet users that is linked by common needs, interests or points of view and that enables social interaction and the creation and sharing of information.	Communauté d'internautes reliés entre eux en fonction de leurs intérêts, points de vue ou besoins communs, qui favorise l'interaction sociale ainsi que la création et le partage d'information.

social networking

Terminological data for social networking
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social networking (noun)	réseautage social (masculine noun)

social recruitment

Terminological data for social recruitment
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	social recruitment (noun)	recrutement social (masculine noun)
Other designations	social recruiting (noun)	n/a

solomo

Terminological data for solomo
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	solomo (adjective)	solomo (adjective)
Definitions	Refers to a mobile application that includes social networking and geolocation features.	Se dit d'une application mobile qui intègre des fonctions de réseautage social et de géolocalisation.
Notes	The term "solomo" is a blend of the words "social," "local" and "mobile."	Le terme « solomo » est un mot-valise formé à partir des mots « social », « local » et « mobile ».

space restriction

Terminological data for space restriction
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	space restriction (noun)	limite de caractères (feminine noun)
Other designations	character limit (noun)	n/a

status

Terminological data for status
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	status (noun)	statut (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

status update

Terminological data for status update
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	status update (noun)	mise à jour de statut (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

sticker

Terminological data for sticker
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	sticker (noun)	autocollant (masculine noun)
Definitions	A small illustration, similar to an emoji, that can be placed on an image or a photo in an application.	Petite illustration similaire à un émoji qui, dans une application, peut être apposée sur une image ou une photo.

story [1]

Terminological data for story [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	story [1] (noun)	actualité [1] (feminine noun)
Definitions	A series of photos or videos uploaded by a user that disappear after 24 hours.	Série de photos ou de vidéos téléversées par un utilisateur qui disparaissent 24 heures après leur publication.

story [2]

Terminological data for story [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	story [2] (noun)	actualité [2] (feminine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, the initial post and all its related activities in the format in which they appear on a user's news feed.	Sur Facebook, publication initiale et toutes les activités associées à celle-ci dans le format dans lequel elles apparaissent sur le fil d'actualités d'un utilisateur.

streaming

Terminological data for streaming
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	streaming (noun)	diffusion continue (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	diffusion en continu (feminine noun)

subscribe

Terminological data for subscribe
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	subscribe (verb)	s'abonner (verb)

subscription

Terminological data for subscription
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	subscription (noun)	abonnement (masculine noun)

subtitle

Terminological data for subtitle
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	subtitle (noun)	sous-titre (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on YouTube.	Terme utilisé sur YouTube.

suspend an account

Terminological data for suspend an account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	suspend an account (verb phrase)	suspendre un compte (verb phrase)

- Glossary – letter T

tag [1]

Terminological data for tag [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tag [1] (noun)	étiquette (feminine noun)
Definitions	A keyword added to a photo, video or text in order to classify its content or identify a person.	Mot-clé attribué à une photo, à une vidéo ou à un texte pour caractériser son contenu ou identifier une personne.
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur Facebook est « identification ».

tag [2]

Terminological data for tag [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tag [2] (verb)	étiqueter (verb)
Definitions	Add keywords to a photo, video or text in order to classify its content or identify a person.	Attribuer un mot-clé à une photo, à une vidéo ou à un texte pour caractériser son contenu ou identifier une personne.
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur Facebook est « identifier ».
Examples	tag messages tag photos tag tweets	étiqueter les gazouillis étiqueter les messages étiqueter les photos

tag a person

Terminological data for tag a person
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tag a person (verb phrase)	identiqueter (verb)
Other designations	tag [3] (verb)	n/a
Notes	n/a	S'applique uniquement à l'action d'identifier une personne.

tagline

Terminological data for tagline
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tagline (noun)	signature (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Google+.	Terme utilisé sur Google+.

temporary profile picture

Terminological data for temporary profile picture
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	temporary profile picture (noun)	photo de profil temporaire (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

temporary status

Terminological data for temporary status
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	temporary status (noun)	statut temporaire (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

terms of use

Terminological data for terms of use
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	terms of use (plural noun)	conditions d'utilisation (plural feminine noun)
Other designations	terms of service (plural noun)	n/a

theatre mode

Terminological data for theatre mode
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	theatre mode (noun)	mode cinéma (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on YouTube.	Terme utilisé sur YouTube.

third-party application

Terminological data for third-party application
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	third-party application (noun)	application tierce partie (feminine noun)
Other designations	third-party app (noun)	appli tierce partie (feminine noun) application tierce (feminine noun) appli tierce (feminine noun)

thumbnail

Terminological data for thumbnail
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	thumbnail (noun)	imagette (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	vignette (feminine noun) miniature (feminine noun)

timeline

Terminological data for timeline
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	timeline (noun)	journal (masculine noun)
Definitions	On Facebook, the collection of photos, posts and experiences that represent a user.	Sur Facebook, recueil de photos, de publications et d'expériences qui représentent un utilisateur.
Examples	timeline settings	paramètres du journal

timestamping

Terminological data for timestamping
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	timestamping (noun)	horodatage (masculine noun)

timestamping data

Terminological data for timestamping data
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	timestamping data (plural noun)	données d'horodatage (plural feminine noun)

toolbox

Terminological data for toolbox
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	toolbox (noun)	boîte à outils (feminine noun)

topic

Terminological data for topic
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	topic (noun)	sujet (masculine noun)

top stories

Terminological data for top stories
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	top stories (plural noun)	actualités à la une (plural feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

top tweets

Terminological data for top tweets
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	top tweets (plural noun)	gazouillis populaires (plural masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	tweets populaires (avoid, plural masculine noun)
Definitions	On Twitter, the most popular tweets at a given time as determined by an algorithm.	Sur Twitter, gazouillis les plus populaires à un moment précis selon un algorithme.
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « gazouillis populaires » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

total reach

Terminological data for total reach
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	total reach (noun)	portée totale (feminine noun)

traffic

Terminological data for traffic
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	traffic (noun)	trafic (masculine noun)
Examples	YouTube traffic	trafic sur YouTube

transcript

Terminological data for transcript
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	transcript (noun)	transcription (feminine noun)
Notes	Term used on YouTube.	Terme utilisé sur YouTube.

trend

Terminological data for trend
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	trend (noun)	tendance (feminine noun)

tweet [1]

Terminological data for tweet [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tweet [1] (noun)	gazouillis (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	tweet (avoid, masculine noun)
Definitions	A micropost published on Twitter.	Micromessage publié sur Twitter.
Notes	Tweets were originally restricted to 140 characters, but the limit was doubled to 280 characters in November 2017 for most languages.	Au départ, les gazouillis étaient limités à 140 caractères. En novembre 2017, Twitter a augmenté cette limite à 280 caractères pour la plupart des langues. L'usage du terme « gazouillis » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

tweet [2]

Terminological data for tweet [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tweet [2] (verb)	gazouiller (verb)
Other designations	n/a	tweeter (avoid, verb)
Definitions	Post a message on Twitter.	Publier un message sur Twitter.
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « gazouiller » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

tweet clash

Terminological data for tweet clash
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tweet clash (noun)	prise de bec (feminine noun)
Other designations	Twitter feud (noun)	n/a
Definitions	On Twitter, a heated argument between two twitterers.	Sur Twitter, échange houleux entre deux gazouilleurs.

tweeting

Terminological data for tweeting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	tweeting (noun)	gazouillage (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	tweetage (avoid, masculine noun)
Definitions	The posting of messages on Twitter.	Publication de messages sur Twitter.
Notes	n/a	L'usage du terme « gazouillage » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

twitterer

Terminological data for twitterer
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	twitterer (noun)	gazouilleur (masculine noun) gazouilleuse (feminine noun)
Other designations	tweeter (noun)	twitteur (avoid, masculine noun) twitteuse (avoid, feminine noun)
Definitions	A user of the Twitter microblogging platform.	Utilisateur de la plateforme de microblogage Twitter.
Notes	n/a	L'usage des termes « gazouilleur » et « gazouilleuse » est à privilégier au gouvernement du Canada.

Twitter list

Terminological data for Twitter list
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	Twitter list (noun)	liste Twitter (feminine noun)
Definitions	A list of selected Twitter accounts grouped by a twitterer.	Liste de comptes Twitter regroupés par un gazouilleur.
Notes	Twitterers can create their own Twitter lists or subscribe to lists created by other twitterers.	Un gazouilleur peut créer ses propres listes Twitter ou s'abonner aux listes d'autres gazouilleurs.

two-factor authentication

Terminological data for two-factor authentication
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	two-factor authentication (noun)	authentification à deux facteurs (feminine noun)
Definitions	The confirmation of a user's claimed identity by using two different identifying components.	Confirmation de l'identité déclarée d'un utilisateur en utilisant deux composantes d'identification différentes.

- Glossary – letter U

unacceptable comment

Terminological data for unacceptable comment
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	unacceptable comment (noun)	commentaire inacceptable (masculine noun)
Other designations	inappropriate comment (noun)	commentaire inapproprié (masculine noun)

unblock

Terminological data for unblock
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	unblock (verb)	débloquer (verb)

unfollow

Terminological data for unfollow
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	unfollow (verb)	ne plus suivre (verb phrase)
Definitions	Stop following another user.	Arrêter de suivre un autre utilisateur.
Notes	n/a	Le terme utilisé sur Pinterest et Twitter est « se désabonner ».

unfriend

Terminological data for unfriend
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	unfriend (verb)	désamicaliser (verb)
Other designations	n/a	décopiner (verb) amiradier (verb)

unlike

Terminological data for unlike
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	unlike (verb)	ne plus aimer (verb phrase)

unsubscribe

Terminological data for unsubscribe
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	unsubscribe (verb)	se désabonner (verb)

upcoming event

Terminological data for upcoming event
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	upcoming event (noun)	évènement à venir (masculine noun)
Notes	Term used on Facebook.	Terme utilisé sur Facebook.

update [1]

Terminological data for update [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	update [1] (noun)	mise à jour (feminine noun)

update [2]

Terminological data for update [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	update [2] (verb)	mettre à jour (verb phrase)
Examples	update an account update a profile update information	mettre à jour de l'information mettre à jour un compte mettre à jour un profil

upload [1]

Terminological data for upload [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	upload [1] (noun)	téléversement (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	téléchargement [2] (masculine noun)
Definitions	The transfer of data from a user's computer or mobile device to a mainframe or server.	Transfert de données de l'ordinateur ou de l'appareil mobile d'un utilisateur vers un ordinateur central ou un serveur.
Notes	n/a	Lorsque les termes anglais « upload » et « download » s'opposent dans un texte, on emploiera respectivement les équivalents « téléversement » et « téléchargement ». Le synonyme « téléchargement » peut être utilisé peu importe le sens du transfert de données.

upload [2]

Terminological data for upload [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	upload [2] (verb)	téléverser (verb)
Other designations	n/a	télécharger [2] (verb)
Definitions	Transfer data from a user's computer or mobile device to a mainframe or server.	Transférer des données de l'ordinateur ou de l'appareil mobile d'un utilisateur vers un ordinateur central ou un serveur.
Notes	n/a	Lorsque les termes anglais « upload » et « download » s'opposent dans un texte, on emploiera respectivement les équivalents « téléverser » et « télécharger ». Le synonyme « télécharger » peut être utilisé peu importe le sens du transfert de données. Le terme utilisé sur YouTube est « mettre en ligne ».
Examples	upload a file upload a picture	téléverser une photo téléverser un fichier

upload limit

Terminological data for upload limit
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	upload limit (noun)	limite de téléversement (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	limite de téléchargement (feminine noun)

URL shortener

Terminological data for URL shortener
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	URL shortener (noun)	raccourcisseur d’URL (masculine noun)
Notes	URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator."	URL est l'acronyme du terme anglais « Uniform Resource Locator », soit « localisateur de ressources uniforme ».

user

Terminological data for user
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user (noun)	utilisateur (masculine noun) utilisatrice (feminine noun)

user account

Terminological data for user account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user account (noun)	compte d'utilisateur (masculine noun)
Other designations	account (noun)	compte (masculine noun)
Examples	account type Facebook account	compte Facebook type de compte

user-generated

Terminological data for user-generated
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user-generated (adjective)	généré par les utilisateurs (adjective phrase)

user-generated content

Terminological data for user-generated content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user-generated content (noun) UGC (noun)	contenu généré par les utilisateurs (masculine noun)

user-generated video

Terminological data for user-generated video
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user-generated video (noun)	vidéo générée par les utilisateurs (feminine noun)

user interface

Terminological data for user interface
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user interface (noun)	interface utilisateur (feminine noun)
Other designations	interface (noun)	interface (feminine noun)

username

Terminological data for username
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	username (noun)	nom d'utilisateur (masculine noun)

user participation

Terminological data for user participation
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user participation (noun)	participation des utilisateurs (feminine noun)

user profile

Terminological data for user profile
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	user profile (noun)	profil d'utilisateur (masculine noun)
Other designations	profile (noun)	profil (masculine noun)
Examples	complete a user profile	compléter un profil d'utilisateur

- Glossary – letter V

vanity URL

Terminological data for vanity URL
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	vanity URL (noun)	adresse URL personnalisée (feminine noun)
Notes	URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator."	URL est l'acronyme du terme anglais « Uniform Resource Locator », soit « localisateur de ressources uniforme ».

verification badge

Terminological data for verification badge
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	verification badge (noun)	badge de validation (masculine noun)

verification code

Terminological data for verification code
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	verification code (noun)	code de vérification (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	code de validation (masculine noun)

verified account

Terminological data for verified account
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	verified account (noun)	compte certifié (masculine noun)
Other designations	n/a	compte vérifié (masculine noun)

video

Terminological data for video
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video (noun)	vidéo (feminine noun)
Examples	liked video	vidéo aimée

video advertisement

Terminological data for video advertisement
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video advertisement (noun)	annonce publicitaire vidéo (feminine noun)
Other designations	video ad (noun)	annonce vidéo (feminine noun)

video blog

Terminological data for video blog
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video blog (noun)	blogue vidéo (masculine noun)
Other designations	videoblog (noun) vlog (noun)	vidéoblogue (masculine noun) vlogue (masculine noun)

video blogger

Terminological data for video blogger
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video blogger (noun)	blogueur vidéo (masculine noun) blogueuse vidéo (feminine noun)
Other designations	vlogger (noun)	vidéoblogueur (masculine noun) vidéoblogueuse (feminine noun) vlogueur (masculine noun) vlogueuse (feminine noun)

video content

Terminological data for video content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video content (noun)	contenu vidéo (masculine noun)

video hosting

Terminological data for video hosting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video hosting (noun)	hébergement de vidéos (masculine noun)

video podcast

Terminological data for video podcast
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video podcast (noun)	balado vidéo (masculine noun)
Other designations	vodcast (noun)	n/a

video sharing

Terminological data for video sharing
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video sharing (noun)	partage de vidéos (masculine noun)

video-sharing site

Terminological data for video-sharing site
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video-sharing site (noun)	site de partage de vidéos (masculine noun)

video thumbnail

Terminological data for video thumbnail
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	video thumbnail (noun)	imagette de vidéo (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	vignette de vidéo (feminine noun) miniature de vidéo (feminine noun)

view [1]

Terminological data for view [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	view [1] (noun)	visionnement (masculine noun)
Examples	view count	nombre de visionnements

view [2]

Terminological data for view [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	view [2] (verb)	afficher [1] (verb)
Other designations	n/a	voir (verb)
Examples	view history view profile view source	afficher la source afficher le profil afficher l'historique

viral

Terminological data for viral
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	viral (adjective)	viral (adjective)

virality

Terminological data for virality
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	virality (noun)	viralité (feminine noun)

viral post

Terminological data for viral post
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	viral post (noun)	publication virale (feminine noun)

viral reach

Terminological data for viral reach
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	viral reach (noun)	portée virale (feminine noun)

viral video

Terminological data for viral video
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	viral video (noun)	vidéo virale (feminine noun)

visual content

Terminological data for visual content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	visual content (noun)	contenu visuel (masculine noun)

- Glossary – letter W

web application

Terminological data for web application
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web application (noun)	application Web (feminine noun)
Other designations	web app (noun)	appli Web (feminine noun)

web-based collaboration

Terminological data for web-based collaboration
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web-based collaboration (noun)	collaboration Web (feminine noun)
Other designations	web collaboration (noun)	n/a

web-based community

Terminological data for web-based community
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web-based community (noun)	communauté Web (feminine noun)
Other designations	web community (noun)	n/a

webcast [1]

Terminological data for webcast [1]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	webcast [1] (noun)	émission Web (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	webémission (feminine noun)

webcast [2]

Terminological data for webcast [2]
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	webcast [2] (verb)	diffuser sur le Web (verb phrase)
Other designations	n/a	webdiffuser (verb)

webcasting

Terminological data for webcasting
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	webcasting (noun)	diffusion Web (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	webdiffusion (feminine noun)

web content

Terminological data for web content
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web content (noun)	contenu Web (masculine noun)

web content syndication

Terminological data for web content syndication
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web content syndication (noun)	syndication de contenu Web (feminine noun)
Other designations	content syndication (noun)	syndication de contenu (feminine noun)

web metrics

Terminological data for web metrics
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web metrics (plural noun)	mesures Web (plural feminine noun)

web page

Terminological data for web page
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web page (noun)	page Web (feminine noun)

website

Terminological data for website
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	website (noun)	site Web (masculine noun)

web video maker

Terminological data for web video maker
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web video maker (noun)	vidéaste Web (masculine and feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	webvidéaste (masculine and feminine noun)
Notes	For example, a YouTuber.	Par exemple, un youtubeur.

web widget

Terminological data for web widget
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	web widget (noun)	widget (masculine noun)
Other designations	widget (noun)	gadget logiciel (masculine noun) objet fenêtre (masculine noun)
Definitions	An interactive graphic tool that displays various information on a screen.	Outil graphique interactif qui permet d'afficher diverses informations sur un écran.
Notes	For example, weather information, headlines.	Par exemple, la météo, les actualités.

who to follow

Terminological data for who to follow
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	who to follow (noun phrase)	suggestions (plural feminine noun)
Notes	Expression used on Twitter.	Terme utilisé sur Twitter.

wiki

Terminological data for wiki
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	wiki (noun)	wiki (masculine noun)
Definitions	A website or another similar online resource that allows users to add and edit content collaboratively.	Site Web ou autre ressource en ligne semblable qui permet aux utilisateurs d'ajouter et de modifier du contenu de façon collaborative.

wiki contributor

Terminological data for wiki contributor
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	wiki contributor (noun)	contributeur wiki (masculine noun) contributrice wiki (feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	wikiste (masculine and feminine noun)
Definitions	A user who creates or edits wiki content.	Utilisateur qui crée ou modifie du contenu wiki.

wikify

Terminological data for wikify
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	wikify (verb)	wikifier (verb)
Other designations	n/a	wikiser (verb)
Notes	Term used on Wikipedia.	Terme utilisé sur Wikipédia.

wikipedian

Terminological data for wikipedian
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	wikipedian (noun)	wikipédiste (masculine and feminine noun)
Other designations	n/a	wikipédien (masculine noun) wikipédienne (feminine noun)
Definitions	A person who writes or edits articles on Wikipedia.	Personne qui rédige ou modifie des articles sur Wikipédia.

- Glossary – letter Y

YouTube star

Terminological data for YouTube star
Types of data	English	French
Preferred designations	YouTube star (noun)	vedette YouTube (feminine noun)

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