De hashtag
Example: De hashtag helpt om berichten op sociale media te vinden.
Definition
"De hashtag" is a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # used on social media to categorize and find posts related to a specific topic, making it easier to search and follow conversations or trends.
Etymology
The word "de hashtag" comes from combining 'hash,' referring to the # symbol, and 'tag,' meaning a label or keyword. It gained popularity with the rise of social media platforms like Twitter, where hashtags helped organize content. Did you know hashtags were first used in 2007 by a Twitter user to group messages?
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"De hashtag" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Marketing - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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