Best Social Media Scheduling Tools: glossary
Definitions connect the language of social media scheduling tools to concrete work: what gets drafted, approved, posted and measured.
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Defined terms
Shortlist
A small set of options, usually three, chosen from a longer list for close comparison.
Read definition →Shortlist & criteriaKnock-out requirement
A requirement with no partial credit: an option that fails it leaves the shortlist, whatever else it offers.
Read definition →Scorecard & weightingWeighted criteria
Criteria given different levels of importance, here a weight from 1 to 3, before any option is scored.
Read definition →Scorecard & weightingScorecard
A one-page sheet that records a weight for each criterion and a score for each option, so totals can be compared.
Read definition →Scorecard & weightingPosting volume
How much you publish in a normal week, counted as pieces of content and as publishing actions.
Read definition →Demos & warning signsPublishing queue
The list of posts on their way out, showing which platforms each one is going to and whether it has arrived.
Read definition →Demos & warning signsApproval step
The point where a finished draft waits for a named person to say yes before it is published.
Read definition →Trial & decisionTrial log
A short daily record kept during two weeks of real use: planned, published, fixed by hand, waiting and minutes spent.
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Best Social Media Scheduling Tools. “Best Social Media Scheduling Tools: glossary.” Linkme. Content reviewed 12 November 2026.
https://bestsocialmediaschedulingtools.com/glossary/