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chatroom

chatroom

7 3.0
An online place where people talk with each other right now about a topic
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃætˌrum/
  • Texting
translation icon : sala de chat
  • During the game, players strategized in a dedicated chatroom to coordinate their moves.
  • online chatroom
  • private chatroom
  • join our chatroom

Examples

  • Again, you can use the "Chat" tab in the top menu that will bring you to Japanzai's chatroom where you can talk as you want.

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  • She's been frequenting some interesting chatrooms.

  • Look, ok, so, I have been talking to this guy in a chatroom...

  • When you are in a chatroom, click the small icon in the chatroom menu bar to pop out the chatroom into a new window.

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  • A few years ago it was email and chatrooms; now it's Facebook.

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  • Please have a look around, post a comment, and even visit our forums or chatroom to interact with.

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  • You may also find our zoo maps interesting and useful, and our chatroom is a great place to hang out and talk about your favorite zoos.

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  • For the web-synchronous condition, the same 20-minute lecture was given by the instructor via an electronic chatroom.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Thus, when CMC is synchronous, the instructor and student must agree upon a pre-determined time to meet in a chatroom.

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  • In the chatroom, we shared our thoughts on the latest movie releases.

Synonyms

chat room
vschatroom
  • Texting
43 3.0

An online place where people talk in real time about a topic

is the single word spelling used as a combined form
chan
vschatroom
  • UK
1 8.2

A short name for an online chat channel

is the neutral full term rather than an informal abbreviation

How Active

chatroom
  • Texting
7 3.0
forum
  • Texting
430 3.2
bulletin board
  • Texting
9 3.6

Surface Forms

chatroom singular
chatrooms plural

Morphology

chatroom = chat + room (transparent) = chat + room

Meaning is a straightforward compound 'chat' + 'room' denoting a (virtual) space for conversation, easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Chatroom is simply two common words joined: chat meaning 'informal talk' and room meaning 'a space'. So a chatroom is like a 'room' where people meet to talk, but online in real time.