RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:My terminology From Investopedia:
"Short selling occurs when an investor borrows a security and sells it on the open market, planning to buy it back later for less money."
If you buy shares in a stock, you are 'long'. If you sell shares in a stock you do not own, but are only borrowing, you are 'short'. If you buy shares to sell very quickly (ie. time-frame of minutes), or you short-sell with the intention of covering very quickly ((ie. time-frame of minutes), you are 'scalping'. If you buy or short-sell with the intention of selling or short-covering over a period of minutes to hours, but not with the intention to maintain your position overnight, you are 'day trading'. If you buy or short-sell with the intention of maintaining your position for more than a day, you are 'swing trading'. If you buy shares in company with the intention to hold them for months or years, especially if you are buying shares with a dividend yield, and your primary consideration is the dividend return, and not so much short-term potential capital gains/losses, you are most likely 'investing', rather than trading.
I hope this helps.