chat room

American  

Also chatroom

noun

Digital Technology.

• chat rooms
  plural

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.

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• chat rooms
  plural

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chat room

Russian managers seeking North Korean workers can be seen posting requests almost daily on a chat room run by MMC Personnel, a Russian agency that provides foreign workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Time stamps seen in the photos show Thornton remained in the chat room for nearly an hour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

In desperation, her mum, Maria sought friendship and support in a chat room.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024

The inquiry also examined how the airman had been able to post hundreds of national security documents in a chat room.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Hosting a chat room this large wasn’t cheap, but Aech could afford it.

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