The second volume of the Historical Dictionary of Media Use also enables quick and easily accessible orientation in the problem area of ​​the media. As a comprehensive source of information for research, teaching and self-study, it not only provides an analysis of the use of media terms, but also offers a historical view of the interaction between media and their use. Comparative observations of different ways of dealing with and using the media world become tangible. The collection of basic disciplinary terms has been expanded and combines established forms of media use such as transmit and measure with current word creations such as post and snapchatten. In anecdotes, etymologies, contexts, conjunctures, counter-terms, perspectives and research, the history of use of the media becomes historically transparent.