chat room

noun

: a real-time online interactive discussion group

Examples of chat room in a Sentence

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The Wall Street Journal reports that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has hosted other Signal chat rooms with sensitive material, including about Ukraine. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 When many people access the same link simultaneously—such as when a GitLab link is shared in a chat room—site visitors can face significant delays. Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025 Most of the defendants denied ever have seen that particular chat room. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 And producers could easily address it with a few small tweaks to the competition. chat room Mar. 7, 2025 Dylan Efron Is Still Cool With Being Known As Zac’s Brother The Traitors star is waiting for his call from Survivor now. Britina Cheng, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chat room

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 11 Apr. 2025.

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chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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