# Social media glossary | SocialBoostExpert

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Updated: 2026-10-31

> What followers, likes, views, engagement, reach, Explore, For You Page, shadowban and refill mean – short and clear.

## Social media glossary
Short explanations of terms you meet on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Followers Accounts that follow your profile and see your posts in their feed.
Likes Reactions on a specific post or video. They are ordered for the link of the post, not the profile.
Views The number of plays of a video, Reel or story.
Subscribers The YouTube equivalent of followers – accounts subscribed to a channel.
Engagement The ratio of reactions (likes, comments, shares) to followers or views. It shows how the audience interacts with the content.
Reach The number of unique accounts that saw a post.
Explore The Instagram section with recommended content from accounts the user does not follow.
For You Page (FYP) TikTok's main recommendation feed with videos selected by the algorithm.
Reels Short vertical videos on Instagram and Facebook.
Shadowban An informal term for limiting an account's reach without notice, usually after breaking the network's rules.
Refill A free top-up if the number of ordered followers or likes drops during the guarantee period. The guarantee is shown at each package.
Volume discount Discount by the number of items in the cart: 2 items 10 %, 3 items 15 %, 4+ items 20 %.