Preview

Contextualized in social media, the term 'preview' refers to a feature or function that allows users to see or experience a representation of the content—be it a post, picture, video, advertisement, or story—just prior to it being published or shared with an audience. This is the creator's last opportunity to review their work for visual and auditory aesthetics, message clarity, and any possible formatting problems such as spelling (and, alas, sometimes even grammar). These previews are seen as essential to the content creation process and serve as a sort of safety net that helps reduce the number of boners that we creators sometimes drop.

For instance, you can experience a sort of netherworld between the life of it being a draft and the life of it being seen once you get to preview it in the tool that Instagram offers. Once the content is in the life of being seen phase, there's no taking it back if it wasn't ready—hell, even if it was ready, there's no taking it back!