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Delete

"To erase" data, except not exactly.
Artificial Intelligence

What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence is a broad term that has many meanings. See the article about AI for a summary of them.
Canonical URL

The URL for a webpage that is considered the "canonical" one, i.e. there are multiple URLs that lead to the exact same webpage, and the canonical URL is the preferred URL for it.
How to Search Youtube Excluding Shorts using Google

It's possible to search for videos on Youtube excluding shorts using Google. To do this, we use the site: search operator with a URL prefix that only long-format videos should have.
Webmaster

Someone who manages a website, typically its owner or a developer hired to manage it.
How to Use Reddit: A Basic Guide

Tutorial, we'll learn the basics of how to use Reddit, the social media.
OP

"Original post" or "original poster."
Mention

Action available on social media websites in which you, usually, type an at character (@) followed by a handle (i.e. a username) of a user to mention them in a post, notifying them of the mention, and creating a link to their profile page in the post.
Redditor

A user of Reddit, the social media website.
Points (on Reddit)

The total number of upvotes minus the downvotes that a thread, comment, or user has.
Karma

The total number of upvotes minus the number of downvotes that a thread, comment, or user has.
Downvote

Action available on Reddit, similar to a "dislike" on Youtube, in which an user downvotes a thread or comment posted by another user by pressing a downvote button with an icon of a downward arrow.
Dislike

An action available on Youtube, similar to a "downvote" on Reddit, in which an user clicks a thumbs down button on a Youtube video or comment to express their dislike for it.
Upvote

An action available on Reddit, similar to a "like," in which an user upvotes a thread or comment posted by another user by pressing an upvote button with an icon of a upward arrow.
Like

Action available on various social media websites, in which a user "likes" a post or comment of another user by clicking on a like button, which has a thumbs up icon or a heart icon.
Home Feed

The feed of posts that appears in your initial screen or homepage of a social media website or app, specially when you have an account.
Masonry Layout

way to display elements on screen (or in a webpage) such that they're placed in parallel columns (or, in rare cases, in parallel rows).
Plurk

A social media website where users can post short texts that are displayed in a horizontal feed.
Lichess

Free online chess website where you can play chess online against anyone in the entire world, either by creating a match and inviting them with a link, or by creating an account and finding someone to play against via ranked ELO matchmaking.
/r/

Prefix for subreddit names on Reddit.