# 主题、帖子和回复有什么区别？

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topics-posts-and-replies/104327
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [2018年十二月15日 04:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topics-posts-and-replies/104327 "2018-12-15T04:12:27Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2018年十二月15日 04:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topics-posts-and-replies/104327/2 "2018-12-15T04:19:01Z")

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If you click or tap on the date in the upper right hand corner for any post.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/b/eb932ac2bde0b640c26783a911e5d02ad5ffd32e.png)

You’ll see the post number.

- Topics are collections of posts.
- Replies are _in response to_ some other post, so the first reply would be post #2 by definition
- A topic has zero replies when created, but it has one post

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