# Topics vs Posts vs Replies

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-vs-posts-vs-replies/304117
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 16, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-vs-posts-vs-replies/304117 "2024-04-16T15:35:47Z")
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### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-vs-posts-vs-replies/304117/2 "2024-04-16T16:03:37Z")

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Hello, welcome to Meta! 👋

I don’t know much about Facebook. Let’s see:

- **Topic** : This is the subject of a discussion thread. It contains _posts_.
- **Post** : A _post_ is any contribution made to a discussion. It can be the initial message.
- **Reply** : A _post_ directly addresses an earlier post within the topic or to continue the discussion.

A _post_, _comment_, and _reply_ are essentially the same: messages that contribute to the discussion.

The term _comment_ is not often used here. However, it’s used in the [Discourse Post Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-post-voting/227808) plugin, which represents the tiny replies under the vote. (_Thanks to Jammy for letting me know about it_)

Does that clarify?

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