In plain English
This means silencing the alerts linked to one chat. It applies to that specific conversation, not to conversations generally.
In context
Here, it communicates the action of stopping notifications from one particular chat conversation.
- Situation
- Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
- What it communicates
- Labels the chat setting for silencing alerts from one conversation.
Meaning limits
The term only concerns notifications for one chat and does not by itself describe any other change to the conversation.
Examples
“Rather than leave the family chat, she muted the conversation.”
“If the class thread keeps buzzing, mute the conversation for now.”