chat room

American

Also chatroom

noun

Digital Technology.

a branch of a computer network or a software application in which participants can engage in real-time discussions about a specific topic with one another group chat.

chat room Cultural

A service provided by certain ISPs that allows a group of people to communicate with each other by typing at their keyboards.

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Chat rooms can facilitate free-flowing conversations ranging from a discussion about pop music to friendly banter.

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Fans connect in a Discord chat room for “Otherworld” listeners.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Any Twitter user can join a Space, which have hosts who set up the audio chat room and choose the topic to be discussed.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

He was charged with the unauthorised transmission and retention of defence materials after dozens of classified files appeared in the online chat room Discord.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

He is accused of distributing highly classified documents about top national security issues in a chat room on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

I spoke with a rental agent in a chat room, and he showed me around a virtual mock-up of my new digs.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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