Twitter testing hashtag definition feature

The new feature, first discovered and reported by the Wall Street Journal, offers an expanded definition alongside a host of popular hashtags.

Being able to check the meaning of a trending hashtag before jumping in with a response could help save existing users' blushes and make navigating the network much easier for new members.

Contextual computing is one of the big tech buzz phrases and by offering a dictionary of sorts to its growing user base, Twitter will be doing its bit to contextualise what's going on.