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Pinterest glossary

Short, plain-English definitions of the terms you meet when saving or creating Pinterest content.

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This glossary explains Pinterest and download terms in plain words: pins, boards, sections, Idea Pins, carousels, pin.it links, pin IDs, H.264, HEVC, HLS and WebP. Each term has a one- or two-sentence definition and links to the tool that uses it.

Pin
A single saved item on Pinterest: an image, video, GIF or multi-page Idea Pin, with a title, description and optional link.
Pin ID
The unique number in a pin URL after /pin/. It identifies the pin regardless of slug or tracking parameters.
Board
A named collection of pins owned by one account or a group.
Section
A sub-folder inside a board with its own URL.
Secret board
A board visible only to its owner and collaborators.
Idea Pin
A multi-page pin format (formerly Story Pin) that can combine videos, images and text.
A pin with several swipeable images.
pin.it
Pinterest’s short-link domain used by the share menu.
Ideas page
An automatically generated topic page listing many pins.
Rich Pin
A pin that pulls extra metadata (such as recipe or product details) from the linked website.
Video Pin
A pin whose main media is a video file.
The website a pin points to.
MP4
A single-file video format that plays almost everywhere.
HLS / m3u8
A streaming format that splits video into segments; not a single file.
WebP
A modern image format, usually smaller than JPG.
Originals
The largest image size Pinterest stores for a pin.
Aspect ratio
Width to height. 2:3 (1000×1500) is the standard vertical pin.
Alt text
A text description of an image for screen readers and search.
Hashtag
A #keyword in a description; less important on Pinterest than clear keywords.
Watermark
A logo or text burned into media. Downloaders should not remove creator watermarks.
Proxy
A server that passes a file through so the browser saves it with a proper name.
Bookmarklet
A bookmark that runs a small script on the current page.
Rate limit
A cap on how many requests a service accepts in a period.
DMCA
A US law with a process for reporting copyright infringement.
Fair use
A limited legal exception for uses like commentary or education; it depends on the facts and the country.