In the era of the development of the Internet, many neologisms appeared in the Russian language - new words, possibly even borrowed from other languages. For example: a blogger (the person who writes the blog), a copywriter (the person who writes business texts), a hashtag (a special symbol for social networks), an account (account) ... Of course, each of these and similar neologisms deserves personal attention . In this article we will dwell on the word "account".
So what does account mean?
What is an account?
We previously defined the word “account” as “account”. It’s not clear, really.
In simple words, an account is a bit of a personal document, but on the Internet. You can have an account on a social network - your personal page, where no one except you has access, only if you yourself do not allow it, and if the scammers do not crack it.
You may have an account on the service of any email. An account on a site with ads or a dating site, or a freelance site — anywhere. Important note: "account" is a purely Internet concept. Because your account in a nearby hotel or the nearest store is not and cannot be. But VKontakte, in Odnoklassniki or on Mile.ru - easily.
Where does it come from
Understood what an account means. Now the question is from childhood: where do they come from ... no, not the children, but the accounts.
You may have seen the phrase “Create an account” when entering some sites. What it means to "create an account" is easy to understand: it means just register on this site and activate it (confirm the fact of registration by the method indicated on the site).
It is worth noting that the word "account" has many synonyms. In particular, on the Internet they often write “my profile”, “my page” or even “my passport” - all this still remains an account.
Usually to activate an account use:
- Email A letter arrives that contains a link or activation code. You must either click on the link or copy the code and paste it into the specified section on the site.
- SMS message. An SMS message with a code comes to the specified number, which must be entered in the section indicated on the site.
- Phone call. A robot calls your number and speaks a code in your voice. What to do with the code, you already know.
What does it mean to be signed in? When you have registered and activated, you can log in to your account. That is, now you can use the site to the fullest, since many sites limit unregistered users to something.
How to use it
What you mean by “your account”, you already understood: this is your profile, your personal page on any site on the Internet. Other users have accounts. There are many of them, but because the site lives and develops. The account involves the use of any of your personal data, but within reason: the name or surname that you indicated on the page, date of birth, photo, etc.
In social networks, you can chat with friends, applications, read publics, post photos and much more.
Information sites with an offer to create an account will not only read articles as unregistered users, but also leave comments on them and like them.
An email account makes it possible for you to receive and send emails. In the case of a Google account, more opportunities open up: tracking statistics on visits to your site, if available, and connecting the corresponding Google tool to it, using the Internet version of the Microsoft Office suite, placing data on Google disk, and much more.
How to sign out
You need to find the "exit" button in order to exit the account. On different sites it is located in different places. Most often you can find it in the menu or next to the "your account" icon (variations: "my account", "my profile", "my account", "your account", "your profile" and so on). Also, the exit button can be designed as a familiar picture.
Click on this button and the exit is complete.
If you saved your password and login in the browser, next time it will be easier for you to log in.
How to delete an account
There are situations when an account needs to be deactivated. What does it mean to deactivate an account? This is an account deletion. Different sites have different requirements, and some do not even have the ability to deactivate an account.
For example, on “VKontakte” it’s enough to go to “Settings” and select “delete page”. This social network will even offer some funny reasons why you decided to deactivate the page, among which you can choose one or write your own and place it on an already deleted page for friends to see. You can also leave no comments. For a certain time, the page will be available, you can restore it. Then it is deleted forever, along with all the data.
Removing an email account is almost impossible. But you can demolish all the data and stop using this mailbox, change it to another, or simply refuse the services of emails.
In some cases, if not many, you will have to write technical support staff. Do not be afraid to do this: it’s possible, even if there is no button or link on the site like “delete account”, the administration may deactivate it independently.
Conclusion
We figured out not only what the account means, but also how to use it correctly and how to deactivate it if it is not needed. Almost everyone who actively uses the Internet needs an account, in particular social networks and email.