Glossary of Pinterest Terms

Pin (pinned or pinning): Simply means to post or publish an image.

Repin: To repost or republish an image someone else has already pinned. Repinning an image means you want to republish the image on your own Pinterest account, under your chosen board.

Like: Different to repinning as the image will not be republished on your Pinterest account, instead it will be archived under your Likes list and belong to none of your boards.

Comment: By leaving a comment, the pinned image will neither be repinned onto your Pinterest account or be archived under your Likes list.

Board(s): A virtual pin board where you can archive and organise your pinned images according to their category.

Follow: Pinterest does not have a vetted friending system, instead you can follow any user you like.

Now that you know this platform’s site-specific lingo you can apply it when using our Getting Started with Pinterest tutorial.