HASHTAG | meaning, definition in Cambridge English Dictionary

the symbol # on a phone or computer keyboard ; used on social media ; for describing the general subject of a Tweet ; or other post ... MeaningofhashtaginEnglish hashtagnoun[C]  internet&telecomsuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈhæʃ.tæɡ/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈhæʃ.tæɡ/ thesymbol#onaphoneorcomputerkeyboard usedonsocialmediafordescribingthegeneralsubjectofaTweetorotherpost(=message) Operatingcomputers aliasing always-on backsomeoneup blackhat BMP decrypt import input interface interrogate miswrite mount mouseoversomething munging navigational networking overwrite paste Skype unzip Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Communications-telephoneequipment Communications-bytelephone   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. (DefinitionofhashtagfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofhashtag hashtag Thetermbashtaghasbeencreatedtodescribesituationsinwhichacorporatesocialmediahashtagisusedtocriticisethecompanyortotellothersaboutpoorcustomerservice. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Moreover,thehashtagpopularityencouragedsomepeoplewhoarecomputerilliteratetoinsultthecoup'sleader. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Ahashtagisonlyconnectedtoaspecificmediumandcanthereforenotbelinkedandconnectedtopicturesormessagesfromdifferentplatforms. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Thehostsarefullyawarethatmanyotherinstitutionsusethishashtag. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Santangeloisbestknownforhisneedtocreatehashtagcatchphrasesandconstantcliches. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Inorderfortopicstotrend,therehastobeaconsensus,whethersilentorstated,thatthehashtagreferstothatspecifictopic. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Thetermhashtagcanalsorefertothehashsymbolitself. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Hashtagbugsappearoneithercornerofthescreen,ortheymayappearattheendofanadvertisement(forexample,amotionpicturetrailer). FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Thehashtagquicklybecameusedbywomenthroughoutsocialmediatosharetheirexperiencesofsexismandharassment. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Ashow'shashtagisusuallyplacedonthelowercornersofthescreenduringnewairingsoftheshow. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Thehashtagwasusedtorevealallsubsequentpromotionalmaterial. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Thenotesweresignedoffonlywithahashtag. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Differingfromhashtagconstruction,meetagincludesthegeolocationinformationafteranunderscore. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Hashtagsmakeitpossibletogroupsuchmessages,sinceonecansearchforthehashtagandgetthesetofmessagesthatcontainit. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Companiesandadvocacyorganizationshavetakenadvantageofhashtag-baseddiscussionsforpromotionoftheirproducts,servicesorcampaigns. FromWikipedia ThisexampleisfromWikipediaandmaybereusedunderaCCBY-SAlicense. Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofhashtag inChinese(Traditional) 電話（或電腦鍵盤）上的#號,在社群網路上发文时用来描述主题的#號… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 电话（或计算机键盘）上的#号,在社交媒体上发文时用来描述主题的#号… Seemore inPortuguese cerquilha,hashtag… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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