# Difference between topic and post

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topic-and-post/120420
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 15, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topic-and-post/120420 "2019-06-15T00:56:57Z")
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### Author: ![chanjsq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chanjsq/32/144943_2.png) [@chanjsq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chanjsq)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topic-and-post/120420/1 "2019-06-15T00:56:58Z")

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Hello.

I am wondering what is the difference between topc and post.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topic-and-post/120420/2 "2019-06-15T03:42:44Z")

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A topic is a collection of posts and a title. For example, this topic has the title ‘Difference between topic and post.’ There are now two posts in the topic - the original post that you created, and my post that is a response to your question.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topic-and-post/120420/4 "2022-12-21T10:07:32Z")

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