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mark as unread

To change a message or conversation from read status to unread status.

In plain English

This changes the status of a message or conversation so it is treated as not yet read again. It moves the item back from the read state to the unread state.

In context

Here, it labels the action that changes a conversation in the inbox from read status to unread status.

Situation
Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
What it communicates
Labels the action for flagging a conversation as unread in your inbox.

Meaning limits

This term only refers to changing read state, and it does not by itself say anything about any other effect of that change.

Examples

“After reading the message, she marked it as unread.”

Core meaning

“Before leaving, mark the conversation as unread in the inbox.”

In context