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Follow

To subscribe to receive notifications when that user posts a new post.
Follower

A user in a social media website that "follows" another user, meaning they receive notifications through their feed when the followed user posts a new post.
Tablet

Type of personal computer and mobile device that looks like a big smartphone, or, in some cases, a drawing tablet, which can be connected to a PC and is used in digital art and graphic design.
How to Generate a SSH Key on Linux Mint

Tutorial
Tutorial: learn how to generate a SSH key on Linux Mint, so that you can login in a server using SSH (Secure Shell) using the key instead of using a password.
Flatpak

A way to package and install applications on Linux that is (somewhat) sandboxed.
How to Block Words on Bluesky

Tutorial
Tutorial: learn how to block words and phrases on Bluesky (the platform users the term "mute" words). Blocked or muted words won't appear in posts for you. That is, if a post contains a blocked word, the post isn't shown, and the words will be "hidden" form you. Therefore, if you don't want to see some term, or you don't want to see posts that talk about some topic, it's a good idea to block the words so the posts never appear in your sight.
How to Edit Your Profile in Bluesky

Tutorial: learn how to edit your profile on Bluesky, the social media website, including how to change your display name, the description (the bio) that appears under your name on the profile, your avatar (also called profile picture, or PFP), and background image.
How to Change Your Username on Bluesky

Tutorial
Learn how to change the username that appears after the at (@) symbol on Bluesky, also called the handle.
PFP

Profile picture, i.e. avatar: the small image that appears next to your display name in your posts and profile page on social media.
Profile Picture

An image that appears next to your display name on your posts and in your profile page in social media websites that is meant to represent you. Avatar. PFP.
Google Trends

Definition
Website where you can see statistics of searches performed on Google, in particular trends of certain terms being searched more or less with the passage of time in the search engine.
Bio

Short text description that appears on an user's profile page that is written by that user that serves as a way for the user to introduce themselves to others. It's also called "profile description."
How to Mute Someone on Bluesky

Tutorial: learn how to mute an user on Bluesky, so you won't see their posts anymore without having to block them.
What is the Difference Between Blocking and Muting?

Blocking stops all interaction, muting only prevents you from seeing their posts.
Mute

Action available on social media websites that is similar to blocking, but that doesn't prevent the muted person from sending messages to you.
Feed

A list of posts that isn't static, that can be updated to display new posts according to some criteria and sorting algorithm, e.g. latest posts, best posts this week, etc.
Hashtag

Something like #HappyNewYear, it's a way to categorize posts on social media by including a text code in the body of the post that starts with an octothorpe (#) character (also called a "hash" or "number sign") and contains the name of the category without spaces.
Three Dots Button

Type of button that has an icon of three dots forming in a horizontal or vertical line (i.e. an ellipsis).
Display Name

Piece of arbitrary text that is shown (displayed) as your name on social media websites, i.e. as the name of your profile.
How to Unblock Someone on Bluesky

Tutorial: learn how to unblock an user that you previously blocked on Bluesky.