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What is the generic term for a thing that is being 'replied to'?
A generic noun for something being compared?What is a generic word for a person being visited?The other end of an “offer”Word for Thing Being Described?What is a “thread” called on Q&A sites like SE?What is the generic term for “sender” and “receiver”?What is the generic term for Escher type figures?Generic Term for Professional vs AmateurAlternative for the word “please” or the right usageWhat is the equivalent of “workholic” for the family-obsessed?
When I 'reply' to something (a person, an email, etc.), the thing I produce through the action is a 'reply' (or a 'response'). Is there a generic term (noun) for the thing that the reply/response is replying to?
For some more context, I'm trying to choose a word for a database column for the 'parent' of a comment which is a reply to another comment (ie the next in the comment thread). This also implies a chain of comments rather than a bunch of comments all referring to a single 'conversation root'.
An example (that has a very obvious non-generic answer) would be: As you navigate through the conversation tree of comments, click the 'back' link to view the ___________ to which that particular reply was in response.
Some examples that I'm not (entirely) happy with:
- original_comment
- parent
- reply_to
single-word-requests
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
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When I 'reply' to something (a person, an email, etc.), the thing I produce through the action is a 'reply' (or a 'response'). Is there a generic term (noun) for the thing that the reply/response is replying to?
For some more context, I'm trying to choose a word for a database column for the 'parent' of a comment which is a reply to another comment (ie the next in the comment thread). This also implies a chain of comments rather than a bunch of comments all referring to a single 'conversation root'.
An example (that has a very obvious non-generic answer) would be: As you navigate through the conversation tree of comments, click the 'back' link to view the ___________ to which that particular reply was in response.
Some examples that I'm not (entirely) happy with:
- original_comment
- parent
- reply_to
single-word-requests
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
1062
Welcome to EL&U! A good question! [single-word-requests] require a sample sentence, e.g. "When I poke a jelly and it moves after a wavy fashion, it is _____.", to which the answer might be "wobbling". Please edit your question to include such a phrase.
– A Lambent Eye
Jan 17 at 19:22
You can reply to a comment, a post, a response, a reply, a message, an utterance, an intervention, a turn in the series, something that was written, a transaction -- and if none of those appeal to you you might get some more ideas by putting some of those into a thesaurus.
– aparente001
Feb 16 at 22:06
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When I 'reply' to something (a person, an email, etc.), the thing I produce through the action is a 'reply' (or a 'response'). Is there a generic term (noun) for the thing that the reply/response is replying to?
For some more context, I'm trying to choose a word for a database column for the 'parent' of a comment which is a reply to another comment (ie the next in the comment thread). This also implies a chain of comments rather than a bunch of comments all referring to a single 'conversation root'.
An example (that has a very obvious non-generic answer) would be: As you navigate through the conversation tree of comments, click the 'back' link to view the ___________ to which that particular reply was in response.
Some examples that I'm not (entirely) happy with:
- original_comment
- parent
- reply_to
single-word-requests
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
1062
When I 'reply' to something (a person, an email, etc.), the thing I produce through the action is a 'reply' (or a 'response'). Is there a generic term (noun) for the thing that the reply/response is replying to?
For some more context, I'm trying to choose a word for a database column for the 'parent' of a comment which is a reply to another comment (ie the next in the comment thread). This also implies a chain of comments rather than a bunch of comments all referring to a single 'conversation root'.
An example (that has a very obvious non-generic answer) would be: As you navigate through the conversation tree of comments, click the 'back' link to view the ___________ to which that particular reply was in response.
Some examples that I'm not (entirely) happy with:
- original_comment
- parent
- reply_to
single-word-requests
single-word-requests
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
1062
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
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jbeck
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
1062
asked Jan 17 at 17:37
jbeckjbeck
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asked Jan 17 at 17:37
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Welcome to EL&U! A good question! [single-word-requests] require a sample sentence, e.g. "When I poke a jelly and it moves after a wavy fashion, it is _____.", to which the answer might be "wobbling". Please edit your question to include such a phrase.
– A Lambent Eye
Jan 17 at 19:22
You can reply to a comment, a post, a response, a reply, a message, an utterance, an intervention, a turn in the series, something that was written, a transaction -- and if none of those appeal to you you might get some more ideas by putting some of those into a thesaurus.
– aparente001
Feb 16 at 22:06
add a comment |
Welcome to EL&U! A good question! [single-word-requests] require a sample sentence, e.g. "When I poke a jelly and it moves after a wavy fashion, it is _____.", to which the answer might be "wobbling". Please edit your question to include such a phrase.
– A Lambent Eye
Jan 17 at 19:22
You can reply to a comment, a post, a response, a reply, a message, an utterance, an intervention, a turn in the series, something that was written, a transaction -- and if none of those appeal to you you might get some more ideas by putting some of those into a thesaurus.
– aparente001
Feb 16 at 22:06
Welcome to EL&U! A good question! [single-word-requests] require a sample sentence, e.g. "When I poke a jelly and it moves after a wavy fashion, it is _____.", to which the answer might be "wobbling". Please edit your question to include such a phrase.
– A Lambent Eye
Jan 17 at 19:22
Welcome to EL&U! A good question! [single-word-requests] require a sample sentence, e.g. "When I poke a jelly and it moves after a wavy fashion, it is _____.", to which the answer might be "wobbling". Please edit your question to include such a phrase.
– A Lambent Eye
Jan 17 at 19:22
You can reply to a comment, a post, a response, a reply, a message, an utterance, an intervention, a turn in the series, something that was written, a transaction -- and if none of those appeal to you you might get some more ideas by putting some of those into a thesaurus.
– aparente001
Feb 16 at 22:06
You can reply to a comment, a post, a response, a reply, a message, an utterance, an intervention, a turn in the series, something that was written, a transaction -- and if none of those appeal to you you might get some more ideas by putting some of those into a thesaurus.
– aparente001
Feb 16 at 22:06
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I have two synonyms to consider, both of which strongly suggest the idea that the item comes before the reply.
Antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
"Antecedent" also has several specific uses in math, logic, and grammar. Personally, I would find that interference about as distracting as the word "parent."
For that reason I prefer precursor.
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
So an initial comment may be the precursor or antecedent of a reply.
answered Jan 17 at 17:50
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Predecessor
From an English language & usage point of view, TaliesinMerlin is absolutely right - antecedent is near perfect. But from the point of view of a developer choosing a column name, both "antecedent" and "precursor" are very clumsy, so I would use predecessor.
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The word you are looking for is thread.
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I have two synonyms to consider, both of which strongly suggest the idea that the item comes before the reply.
Antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
"Antecedent" also has several specific uses in math, logic, and grammar. Personally, I would find that interference about as distracting as the word "parent."
For that reason I prefer precursor.
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
So an initial comment may be the precursor or antecedent of a reply.
answered Jan 17 at 17:50
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I have two synonyms to consider, both of which strongly suggest the idea that the item comes before the reply.
Antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
"Antecedent" also has several specific uses in math, logic, and grammar. Personally, I would find that interference about as distracting as the word "parent."
For that reason I prefer precursor.
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
So an initial comment may be the precursor or antecedent of a reply.
answered Jan 17 at 17:50
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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I have two synonyms to consider, both of which strongly suggest the idea that the item comes before the reply.
Antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
"Antecedent" also has several specific uses in math, logic, and grammar. Personally, I would find that interference about as distracting as the word "parent."
For that reason I prefer precursor.
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
So an initial comment may be the precursor or antecedent of a reply.
answered Jan 17 at 17:50
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
5,7451127
I have two synonyms to consider, both of which strongly suggest the idea that the item comes before the reply.
Antecedent
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
"Antecedent" also has several specific uses in math, logic, and grammar. Personally, I would find that interference about as distracting as the word "parent."
For that reason I prefer precursor.
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
So an initial comment may be the precursor or antecedent of a reply.
answered Jan 17 at 17:50
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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answered Jan 17 at 17:50
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Predecessor
From an English language & usage point of view, TaliesinMerlin is absolutely right - antecedent is near perfect. But from the point of view of a developer choosing a column name, both "antecedent" and "precursor" are very clumsy, so I would use predecessor.
answered Feb 16 at 21:54
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Predecessor
From an English language & usage point of view, TaliesinMerlin is absolutely right - antecedent is near perfect. But from the point of view of a developer choosing a column name, both "antecedent" and "precursor" are very clumsy, so I would use predecessor.
answered Feb 16 at 21:54
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Predecessor
From an English language & usage point of view, TaliesinMerlin is absolutely right - antecedent is near perfect. But from the point of view of a developer choosing a column name, both "antecedent" and "precursor" are very clumsy, so I would use predecessor.
answered Feb 16 at 21:54
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Predecessor
From an English language & usage point of view, TaliesinMerlin is absolutely right - antecedent is near perfect. But from the point of view of a developer choosing a column name, both "antecedent" and "precursor" are very clumsy, so I would use predecessor.
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Welcome to EL&U! A good question! [single-word-requests] require a sample sentence, e.g. "When I poke a jelly and it moves after a wavy fashion, it is _____.", to which the answer might be "wobbling". Please edit your question to include such a phrase.
– A Lambent Eye
Jan 17 at 19:22
You can reply to a comment, a post, a response, a reply, a message, an utterance, an intervention, a turn in the series, something that was written, a transaction -- and if none of those appeal to you you might get some more ideas by putting some of those into a thesaurus.
– aparente001
Feb 16 at 22:06