user-generated content
[ yoo-zer-jen-uh-rey-tid kon-tent ]
/ ˈyu zərˌdʒɛn ə reɪ tɪd ˈkɒn tɛnt /
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noun
original digital content created by users, such as product reviews, blogs, or social media posts, to be shared with or used by others, and which may drive traffic and sales for businesses. Abbreviation: UGC
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Origin of user-generated content
First recorded in 2005–10
Words nearby user-generated content
use one's head, user, user-defined key, user experience, user-friendly, user-generated content, user group, user interface, username, user's fee, use tax
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How to use user-generated content in a sentence
That lapse was partly mitigated by the rise of blogging, which encouraged user-generated content.
But perhaps even more interesting is the type of user-generated content coming from areas of the country some consider repressed.
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I don't like to say we're a dating service, because we are really just a technology provider with user generated content.