Moderation Glossary
Browse 11 moderation terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
11 Moderation Terms
- Admin
- Short for administrator, used informally for someone with elevated control over a system, platform, server, or community. Depending on context it may refer to...
- AI Detection
- The practice of identifying whether content, behavior, or system output is likely associated with AI generation or AI-driven activity. AI detection can be...
- Automod
- An automated moderation bot or system — most notably Reddit's AutoModerator — that enforces community rules by automatically filtering, flagging, or removing...
- Ban Hammer
- The figurative tool wielded by moderators and administrators when they ban a user from a platform, forum, game, or community. "Dropping the ban hammer" implies...
- Community Guidelines
- A published set of rules and norms describing acceptable behavior in a community, platform, or forum. Good community guidelines help moderators act...
- Community Manager
- A person responsible for growing, supporting, and moderating a user or developer community around a product, project, or platform. In tech this role often...
- Internet Troll
- Someone who deliberately provokes, derails, or inflames online discussions for attention, disruption, or amusement rather than sincere engagement. The concept...
- Moderation
- The process of identifying, filtering, or handling unsafe, disallowed, or harmful content in user inputs or AI outputs. Moderation is a core safety function in...
- Moderation API
- An API that classifies or flags content for safety, policy, or risk categories such as violence, self-harm, or harassment. Moderation APIs are often used as...
- Shadow Banned
- Restricted in visibility without an explicit public ban notice, so content still appears to the poster but reaches fewer people. The phrase is common in...
- Thought Crime
- A hyperbolic phrase for being punished or criticized merely for an opinion, idea, or line of questioning. In tech discourse it is often used rhetorically in...
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