Help:Notifications/Glossary

Elements in italics in the following definitions are entries of that glossary.
 * Notification
 * A notification is a short message warning you about an event. There is types>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Notifications/Notifications_types|different types of notifications.


 * Alert
 * Alert notifications are the most important notifications you need to know about, more important than notices. They are concerning you directly and most of them will need an action from you. There is types>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Notifications/Notifications_types|different types of alerts.


 * Notice
 * Notices notifications are less important notifications than alerts. They concern you, but don't require an immediate action in theory. There is types>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Notifications/Notifications_types|different types of notices.


 * description


 * edit (“your edit”)


 * collection (“your collection”)


 * reviewer ("A reviewer approved your page…”)


 * Tags


 * volunteer (“You have been added as a campus volunteer …")


 * unsubscribed


 * Instance


 * topic


 * summary


 * highlight


 * read


 * panel (aka flyout, dropdown, etc)


 * badge
 * Badges are the color icons with a number, which warn you about notifications. There is the red badge for Alerts and the blue badge for Notices.
 * Badges are grey when you don't have unread notifications or unread but not new notifications.


 * Mention
 * >> See Special:MyLanguage/Help:Notifications/Notifications_types


 * Notification header


 * Notification body


 * Primary link


 * Secondary links