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subforum

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[suhb-fawr-uhm] / ˈsʌbˌfɔr əm /

noun

subforums plural
  1. a forum or discussion group, especially online, that is a subdivision of a larger forum.


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A Reddit subforum dedicated to Terra directs readers to suicide prevention hotlines.

From Washington Post May 20, 2022

“There’s no, you know, nastiness going on,” she says of the Roadster subforum.

From The Verge Jun. 26, 2018

But it took a very short time for /r/Pizzagate, the now-closed Pizzagate-focused Reddit subforum, or subreddit, to fill with people who appeared to be true believers.

From Salon Dec. 10, 2016

He shared an early iteration of the rules in a subforum of the comedy website SomethingAwful.com in 2006, and it caught on.

From The Guardian Jan. 3, 2016

Discussion of the ban dominated Reddit's India subforum, making up the top four discussion topics.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2015

The server had smaller subforums, called channels, that discussed Ukraine, sports and combat reenactments.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2023

They don’t sit in subforums and subreddits; they crop up in group chats and on your local diner’s Instagram account.

From The Verge Mar. 6, 2018

Related: Reddit users rebel over banning of fat-shaming subforums Much of the opprobrium from Reddit users has been focused on the site’s chief executive, Ellen Pao, who took over the top job in November 2014.

From The Guardian Jun. 15, 2015

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