Album — A set of photos and videos. Everything you add lives in one. Where the album lives decides whose storage it uses and who can reach it. See Albums.
Circle — A named group of people you share albums with. The album stays yours; the circle decides who sees it. Each has its own timeline and chat. See Circles.
Connections — Everyone you share with, in one list, with exactly where you overlap. See Connections.
Contributor — Someone invited to a single album by name who can view it and add photos.
Duplicate stack — Near-identical shots grouped behind one tile with a count. Nothing is deleted. See Duplicate stacks.
Export — A full copy of your account, prepared in the background and emailed as a link. See Export everything.
Family Hub — A shared space with one storage plan several people use. Everyone reaches the same albums and everyone can add. See What is a Family Hub.
Gift — Offering photos you own to someone else. They accept, and ownership and storage move to them. See Give your photos to someone.
Hidden photo — A photo taken out of view for particular circles without being removed from the album. Never included on share links. See Hide a photo from a circle.
Keepr Chain — One post to several circles that stays a single conversation, rather than splitting into separate threads. See The Keepr Chain.
Milestone — A post recorded as an event, with its own title, the date it happened and optionally a place.
Moment — A photo or video shared with chosen circles that stops appearing after 24 hours. The share expires; the photo doesn't. See Moments.
On this day — Photos from today's date in previous years, resurfaced automatically. See On this day.
Original — The untouched file your camera produced, kept alongside the browsable copy on plans of 500 GB and above, for photos. See Print-ready originals.
Post — A deliberate share to chosen circles, with a caption, that people can like and comment on. Different from uploading, which is quiet. See The timeline and posts.
Private album — An album inside a Family Hub that only its creator can see, while still using the hub's shared storage. Any member can create one. See Shared and private hub albums.
Read-only — The state an account or hub enters when a payment fails or a plan is cancelled. Everything stays visible and downloadable; new uploads stop. Nothing is deleted. See If a payment fails.
Request — Asking the person who uploaded a photo to hand ownership to you. They decide. See Ask for photos of you.
Share link — A link that opens an album in any browser with no account. Works on every plan; doesn't expire unless you set a date. See Share with someone without an account.
Smart search — Finding photos by describing what's in them, on plans of 500 GB and above. See Searching your library.
Starter Hub — The free Family Hub: 10 GB shared between up to three people, no card. See What's free.
TV code — A short code that opens an album's slideshow on any television with a browser. Lasts 15 minutes. See Watch on a TV.
Viewer — Someone invited to a single album by name who can view and comment but not add photos.