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Table 1 Key Terms for the YouTube Video Sharing Platform

From: Learning science with YouTube videos and the impacts of Covid-19

YouTube: An online video sharing and social media platform where users can view and post videos.

Channel: An individual’s own personal presence on YouTube.com where they can post, organize, and engage in discussions about the videos they create and upload.

Subscriber: An individual who chooses to receive updates when videos are posted to a specific channel.

Community Tab: Section of a YouTube channel for announcements, polls, and updates.

Poll: An option on the Community Tab for feedback from subscribers.

Notification: A message sent to subscribers via the YouTube platform when a video is posted.

Endscreen: An image of a video linking to another video or website shown at the end of a video.