moderation

[ mod-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
2. the act of moderating.
3. moderations, British. the first public examinations at Oxford University for the B.A. degree in mathematics or in classics.

moderation

/ ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the state or an instance of being moderate; mildness; balance
2. the act of moderating
3. in moderation
   within moderate or reasonable limits

Other Words From

• promod·er·ation adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of moderation¹

1375–1425; late Middle English moderacion < Latin moderātiōn- (stem of moderātiō ). See moderate, -ion

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in moderation, without excess; moderately; temperately:

   to drink in moderation.

Example Sentences

Human moderation is essential to platforms,” he adds.

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A TikTok spokesperson says the firm knows content moderation is not an easy task, and it strives to promote a caring working environment for employees.

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He says his team built a rudimentary moderation tool, based on the chatbot’s tech, which managed to identify harmful content with an accuracy rate of around 90%.

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Not everyone, however, is confident that AI is a silver bullet for the troubled moderation sector.

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This makes it a common way of bypassing TikTok’s content moderation guidelines - including for harassment and abuse.

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Related Words

• calmness
• fairness
• patience
• restraint