chat room

American  

Also chatroom

noun

Digital Technology.

1. 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.

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chat room Cultural  

1. 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.

Example Sentences

That knowledge has led to strategies—which GLP-1 patients have been discussing in internet chat rooms and on social-media sites—to skip or delay doses to maximize appetites for the feast.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps the sentiments of those of us who love both crews was summed up best in a chat room devoted to the feud.

From Salon

It’s a play on the alert that heralded a new participant in online chat rooms of the 1990s and aughts, a time when many of this phrase’s current users weren’t born.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was no single “fence” he said, and many of the people involved appeared to be trying to sell the stolen merchandise on social media and in chat rooms.

From Los Angeles Times

Frausto, whose family is Mescalero Apache, decided to start a new private group, which has several chat rooms where 500 members can share abortion experiences, resources and support — and find others of similar diverse backgrounds.

From Seattle Times