Shared terminology for Buzz product behavior. This glossary currently covers mobile push suppression; it is not a complete model of Buzz.
A notification directed to a user's mobile installation through the platform's push service.
Withholding an otherwise eligible mobile push notification based on desktop activity and a working connection to the relevant community. It does not depend on whether desktop alerts can be shown.
Avoid: Read receipt, mark as read, mute
User interaction with the computer running Buzz, including interaction with another application. It is the interaction itself, not a state that lasts afterward, and does not imply that a particular Buzz message was displayed or read.
Avoid: Message visibility, read activity
User interaction inside Buzz. Recent in-app activity remains evidence of desktop activity after Buzz loses focus; current window focus is a separate condition.
The state reached when the duration specified in the spec has elapsed since the last observed desktop activity.
A waiting period after desktop inactivity begins before mobile push notifications resume. This is distinct from the inactivity threshold itself.
A message whose otherwise eligible mobile push notification was withheld. The term refers to its notification, not withholding the message itself, and says nothing about whether the message has been read.
Information communicated for deciding whether desktop activity warrants push suppression. It is distinct from visible presence and is not a read receipt.
The availability status shown to other members, such as online, away, or offline. A chosen visible presence status does not necessarily reflect actual desktop activity.
A suppression activity signal that extends how long push suppression applies based on activity on one desktop.
The time of the last observed desktop activity plus the duration specified in the spec, when desktop inactivity begins. New desktop activity moves this cutoff forward.