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help: Remove zulip-glossary.
I'm torn about this, since there is good content here. But ultimately I think * This page is a lot of work to write and maintain. * In most cases, the right thing is for people to find the page that explains the full feature. E.g. if you don't know what an "administrator" is, the page I hope you find is "Roles and Permissions". For bots, it's "Bots and Integrations". Writing a punchy short summary for a glossary that does better than that is possible, but not fast. * People find things via search, e.g. by Googling "What is X in Zulip", rather than looking for a glossary. * This page was written more than 3 years ago, before we had 100+ help articles. So it may have served a purpose in the past that no longer exists.
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* [Logging out](/help/logging-out)
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* [Keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts)
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* [Deactivate your account](/help/deactivate-your-account)
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* [Zulip glossary](/help/zulip-glossary)
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## Sending messages
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* [Compose and reply](/help/compose-and-reply)
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# Zulip glossary
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Exclusive Zulip terminology may be used in Zulip conversations. Here are some
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common terms that you should know.
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### administrator
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**Administrators** have special privileges that allow them to control the settings
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and [customizations](#customization) of the organizations that they own,
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including the ability to deactivate and reactivate other human and [bot](#bot)
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users, delete [streams](#stream), add/remove administrator privileges, as well
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as change configurations for the overall organization (e.g. whether an
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invitation is required to join the organization).
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### bot
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Zulip **bots** are often used for [integrations](#integration) to send automated
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messages to users and can do everything a normal user in the organization can do
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with a few exceptions (e.g. a bot cannot login to the web application or create
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other bots).
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### compose box
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The **compose box** is the area where you input the content of your message when
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you send stream or private messages. The compose box features several features
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that can help you compose your message, such as the **Emojis**, **Attach files**,
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**Formatting**, and **Preview** features.
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### customization
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**Customization** is the process of modifying Zulip's settings to fit a user's
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set of personal preferences. Users can customize their Zulip settings by
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clicking the cog (<i class="fa fa-cog"></i>) icon in the top right
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corner of the right sidebar and choose **Settings** from the dropdown menu.
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### down chevron
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A **down chevron** is a small downward-facing arrow (<i
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class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i>) icon next to a message’s
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[timestamp](#timestamp) that appears upon hover, offering contextual options
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when clicked on, such as **View source**, **Reply**, **Collapse**,
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**Mute [this topic]**, and **Link to this conversation**.
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### emoji
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An **emoji** is a small image used to express an idea or emotion in a
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conversation. Emojis can be included in Zulip messages by enclosing an emoji
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phrase (a complete list of emojis can be found
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[here](http://www.webpagefx.com/tools/emoji-cheat-sheet/)) in colons or clicking
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the **smiley face** (<i class="fa fa-smile-o"></i>) icon below the
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[compose box](#compose-box).
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### emoji reaction
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**Emoji reactions** are small [emoji](#emoji) icons that appear below messages.
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Although they are generally used to show reactions to a message, they can be
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used for various other purposes, such as [voting](/static/images/help/emoji-react-vote.png)
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or [checking off items in a to-do list](/static/images/help/emoji-react-checklist.png).
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### draft
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Message **drafts** are created when unsent messages are discarded by exiting out
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of the compose box while content has been written in the **Compose your message here...**
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field. Zulip's [Drafts](/#drafts) feature allows users to
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[retrieve and edit](/help/view-and-edit-your-message-drafts) draft contents in
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order to send them as new messages.
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### filter
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Also known as a [view](#view), a **filter** is one of the options for viewing
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different kinds of messages, listed in the upper left corner of the Zulip
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browser window, such as **All messages**, **Private messages**, **Starred messages**,
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and **Mentions**.
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### group PM
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Shorthand for **group private message**, a **group PM** is a
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[private message](#private-message) sent directly to two or more other
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users rather than through a [stream](#stream).
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### all messages
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**All messages** is a specific [view](#view) (or [filter](#filter)) that shows all
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messages to the user's [subscribed](#subscribing) [streams](#stream) and all of
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the user's private messages in chronological order, excluding messages to muted
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streams and topics. This view is accessible by
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clicking the **All messages** link, Zulip logo in the upper left sidebar, home (<i
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class="fa fa-home"></i>) icon to the left of the search bar, or pressing
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the escape key.
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### integration
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An **integration** is a tool that combines Zulip with another service or
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application. Zulip offers a variety of integrations for version control, issue
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tracker, CI system, monitoring tools, and other tools used for
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development. See Zulip's
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[integration documentation](/api/integrations-overview) for details on the
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various types of Zulip integrations.
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### mention
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To **mention** users in Zulip, you have to type `@` and their email addresses or
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usernames for auto-completions in your [compose box](#compose-box). The users
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will be mentioned in your message as `@**username**`, and they will be notified
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of your message. Users can see all messages they've been mentioned in through
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the **Mentions** link in the left sidebar or by using **is:mentioned** as a
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[filter](#filter) or a search constraint.
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### /me
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`/me` is a reference to one's one name, often used to send status messages to
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Zulip by prepending status messages with `/me`. Status messages are usually
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written in third person and notify other users about the status of a user, such
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as if a user is away from the keyboard or busy.
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### message editing
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If enabled by an administrator, users can utilize **message editing** for a few
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minutes after posting a message to edit the content of their recently-posted
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message by hovering to the right of their message's [timestamp](#timestamp) and
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clicking the pencil (<i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>) icon that appears.
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Zulip labels edited messages with **(EDITED)** next to the username of the
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message writer.
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### message table
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The **message table** is the current [view](#view) of messages in the middle
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pane of an open browser window. Depending on a user's search settings, the
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message table can show all messages in a particular [topic](#topic) or
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[stream](#stream).
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### muting
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**Muting** a [topic](#topic) or [stream](#stream) allows a user to stop being
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notified of messages sent to the specified topic or stream. This can be
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activated by clicking the corresponding chevron of the stream or topic and
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selecting **Mute the [stream/topic] [stream/topic name]** from the dropdown that
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appears.
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### narrowing
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**Narrowing** a [topic](#topic) or [stream](#stream) will cause you to only see
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the messages of that particular stream or topic. This can be activated by
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clicking the corresponding chevron of the stream or topic and selecting
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**Narrow to [stream/topic] [stream/topic name]** from the dropdown that appears
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or clicking the stream or topic of a set of messages.
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### notification
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**Notifications** are messages that appear notifying Zulip users about important
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events in the organization, such as being [mentioned](#mention) in another
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user's message or the creation of a [stream](#stream). Notifications can be sent
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as emails or browser/desktop notifications, often accompanied by an alert sound.
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### pinning
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**Pinning** a [stream](#stream) will move that particular stream above other
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streams in the Streams section in the left sidebar. You can pin a stream by
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clicking the chevron of the corresponding stream and clicking **Pin stream
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[stream] to top** from the dropdown the appears.
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### private message
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**Private messages** are either **one-on-one** or **group**
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conversations, and are only visible to recipients of that message.
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The exception to this is that in corporate organizations,
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[organization administrators](#administrator) may be able to access to
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private messages via compliance exports. In community organizations,
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even organization cannot access private messages unless they are
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listed recipients of the message.
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### private stream
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**Private streams** are for confidential discussions and are only
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visible to users who've been invited to [subscribe](#subscribing) to them.
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### public stream
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**Public streams** are for open discussions. All users can [subscribe](#subscribing)
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to public streams and discuss there.
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### organization
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An **organization** is a private chamber hosted on Zulip with its own users,
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[streams](#stream), [customizations](#customization), etc. [Administrators](#administrator)
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manage the organization, controlling the specific settings of the organizations
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that they own.
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### recipient bar
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The **recipient bar** is a visual indication of the context of a message or
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group of messages, displaying the [stream](#stream) and [topic](#topic) or
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private message recipient list, at the top of a group of messages.
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### starring
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Zulip allows users to mark any important messages they receive as **starred** by
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hovering over the area next to the message's [timestamp](#timestamp) and
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clicking the star (<i class="fa fa-star-o"></i>) icon that appears. A
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user can easily access messages they’ve starred through the **Starred messages**
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link in the left sidebar or use **is:starred** as a [filter](#filter) or a
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search constraint.
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### stream
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A **stream** is a channel of [topics](#topic) expected to fall within a certain
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scope of content. Streams are located on the left sidebar. Streams are either
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**public** (used for open discussions) or **private** (invite-only).
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### subscribing
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When a user **subscribes** to a [stream](#stream), the user is choosing to
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receive all messages from the stream that they subscribed to.
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### timestamp
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A **timestamp** shows you the exact time when a message was posted. It is
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located to the right of a message.
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### topic
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**Topics** are similar to conversation threads. Topics are used to describe the
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general subject of the messages a user sends. Topics effectively ensure
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sequential messages about the same thing are threaded together, allowing for
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better consumption by users. The topics of messages can be edited as well as the
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content of the message.
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### unsubscribing
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When a user **unsubscribes** from a [stream](#stream), the user is choosing to
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stop receiving all messages from the stream that they unsubscribed from.
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### view
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Also known as [filter](#filter), a **view** is an option for viewing different
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kinds of messages, listed in the upper left sidebar, including sections
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**All messages**, **Private messages**, **Starred messages**, and **Mentions**.
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