# 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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**Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-vs-posts-vs-replies/304117/6 "2024-04-20T03:32:15Z")

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@Jagster

Thanks a ton for your help. I did understand what you were saying to some extent. But just to confirm, do we not have any name for the original post like the one I did at the top?

Every post and reply here is called a “post”, right?

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