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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 ).See also chat (def. 4).

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Also chat·room

[chat-room ‐room] /ˈtʃætˌrum ‐ˌrʊm/

Words nearby chat room

Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, chatline, chaton, chatoyant, chat room, chat show, Chatsworth House, Chattagam, Chattahoochee, Chattanooga

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How to use chat room in a sentence

Yes, the Elks Club offers socializing and events that are hard to match through an online chat room.
A brutal, isolating year leads to baffling battles between good and evil|Philip Bump|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The kids had seen nonstop mentions of it on social media and were buzzing about everything from GameStop to cryptocurrency in their school Discord chat rooms.
GameStop’s craze has caught the eye of a new set of investors: Children|Heather Kelly|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The normal locker-room chatter you see in these chat rooms is probably not enough to get convictions.
GameStop, AMC shares surge after Reddit users lead chaotic revolt against big Wall Street funds|David J. Lynch, Hamza Shaban, Tory Newmyer, Hannah Denham|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
When Burger King recalled 25 million Pokemon toys because they were dangerous, NMS employees dug into chat rooms and blogs to tell the Burger King story.
Businessman Pete Snyder joins race for Virginia governor|Laura Vozzella|January 26, 2021|Washington Post

The best-known audio-focused network is Clubhouse, the buzzy, invite-only app that debuted last spring to glowing reviews for its talk-show-like twist on the chat rooms of the early internet.
The future of social networks might be audio|Tanya Basu|January 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Toomey glides around the room like a Brazilian capoeira dancer.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Marvin and I leave the poolside and go into his dining room.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In the drawing-room things went on much as they always do in country drawing-rooms in the hot weather.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.
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His lordship retired shortly to his study, Hetton and Mr. Haggard betook themselves to the billiard-room.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When his lordship retired early, as was his custom, the other men adjourned once more to the billiard-room.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for chat room

chatroom

/ (ˈtʃætˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

a site on the internet, or another computer network, where users have group discussions by electronic mail, typically about one subject

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Cultural definitions for chat room

chat room

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

notes for chat room

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

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