chat room

noun

: a real-time online interactive discussion group

Examples of chat room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Channels are basically one-way chat rooms where one person is broadcasting to many users. PCMAG, 20 May 2024 Disinformation reaches Taiwanese internet users on every type of social media, from chat rooms to short videos. Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for chat room 

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Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chat room was in 1986

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“Chat room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20room. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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