content
n. uncountablen. the information, pictures, or videos that people create for others to see online. It can also mean the things that are inside a book, a movie, or a container.
n. the information or material contained within a medium, particularly digital media or creative works. Often used collectively to refer to the substance of a communication rather than its form.
She creates digital content for a travel website.
The marketing team spent the entire week planning new video content to increase engagement on their social media channels.
While the technical quality of the broadcast was flawless, the actual content lacked the depth required to satisfy an audience of subject-matter experts.
From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).
From Middle English content (plural contentes, contence), from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre (“to hold in, contain”), as Etymology 1, above. English apparently developed a substantive form of the adjective, which is not mirrored in Romance languages.
Uncountable when referring to digital media or the substance of a work; countable only in the plural 'contents' when referring to the physical items inside a container or the chapters of a book.
The contents of this website is great.The content of this website is great.Use the uncountable 'content' for digital media; 'contents' usually refers to physical items inside a box or a list of chapters.