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verb chat to exchange messages in a chatroom 3
noun chat a catkin, esp a willow catkin 3
intransitive verb chat to talk or converse in a light, easy, informal manner 3
intransitive verb chat to hold an electronic conversation by exchanging typed messages: the messages appear on each participant's computer screen as they are typed 3
noun chat small talk; chitchat 3
noun chat an easy, informal talk or conversation 3
noun chat any of various passerine birds with a chattering call 3
noun chat any of several songbirds of various families characterized by a chattering song; esp., a yellow-breasted wood warbler (Icteria virens) of North America 3
noun chat an ament or catkin, as of a willow 3
noun chat a samara, as of a maple 3
noun chat a spike, as of plantain 3
verb chat When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way. 3
verb chat Chat is also a noun. 3
noun chat informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner 3
noun chat the exchange of messages in an internet or other network chatroom 3
noun chat any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering cry 3
noun chat any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens (yellow-breasted chat) 3
noun chat any of various Australian wrens (family Muscicapidae) of the genus Ephthianura and other genera 3
verb chat to talk in an easy familiar way 3
noun Definition of chat in Technology (chat, messaging) Any system that allows any number of logged-in users to have a typed, real-time, on-line conversation via a network. The medium of chat is descended from talk, but the terms (and the media) have been distinct since at least the early 1990s. talk is prototypically for a small number of people, generally with no provision for channels. In chat systems, however, there are many channels in which any number of people can talk; and users may send private (one-to-one) messages. Some early chat systems (in use 1998) include IRC, ICQ and Palace. More recent alternatives include MSN Messenger and Google Talk. Chat systems have given rise to a distinctive style combining the immediacy of talking with all the precision (and verbosity) that written language entails. It is difficult to communicate inflection, though conventions have arisen to help with this. The conventions of chat systems include special items of jargon, generally abbreviations meant to save typing, which are not used orally. E.g. BCNU, BBL, BTW, CUL, FWIW, FYA, FYI, IMHO, OT, OTT, TNX, WRT, WTF, WTH, , , BBL, HHOK, NHOH, ROTFL, AFK, b4, TTFN, TTYL, OIC, re. Much of the chat style is identical to (and probably derived from) Morse code jargon used by ham-radio amateurs since the 1920s, and there is, not surprisingly, some overlap with TDD jargon. Most of the jargon was in use in talk systems. Many of these expressions are also common in Usenet news and electronic mail and some have seeped into popular culture, as with emoticons. The MUD community uses a mixture of emoticons, a few of the more natural of the old-style talk mode abbreviations, and some of the "social" list above. In general, though, MUDders express a preference for typing things out in full rather than using abbreviations; this may be due to the relative youth of the MUD cultures, which tend to include many touch typists. Abbreviations specific to MUDs include: FOAD, ppl (people), THX (thanks), UOK? (are you OK?). Some BIFFisms (notably the variant spelling "d00d") and aspects of ASCIIbonics appear to be passing into wider use among some subgroups of MUDders and are already pandemic on chat systems in general. See also hakspek. 1
noun chat Talk in a friendly and informal way. 1
intransitive verb chat talk lightly 1
intransitive verb chat talk online 1
noun chat casual talk 1
noun chat online conversation 1
verb without object chat to converse in a familiar or informal manner. 1
verb without object chat Digital Technology. to participate with one or more people, through the Internet, in a real-time conversation, typically as a series of short text exchanges in a specific application, as instant messaging, or by using images, voice, video, or some combination of these: The kids were able to chat with their grandma online. Join our online community to chat about TV shows. 1
noun chat informal conversation: We had a pleasant chat. 1
noun chat Digital Technology. a real-time conversation, as between two or more people or between a representative of a business and a customer, over the Internet or other network: Join our free video chat. See also instant messaging, chat room. 1
noun chat any of several small Old World thrushes, especially of the genus Saxicola, having a chattering cry. 1
noun chat yellow-breasted chat. 1
adjective chat Digital Technology. noting or relating to an online chat: a chat session. 1
noun chat (Uncountable Noun) Informal conversation. 0
noun chat A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations. 0
noun chat (totum pro parte, always with definite article, video games) The entirety of users in a chatroom or a single member thereof. 0
noun chat An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation. 0
noun chat Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini that feed on insects. 0
noun chat Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura. 0
noun chat A small potato, such as is given to swine. 0
noun chat (mining, local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines. 0
noun chat (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, WWI military slang) A louse (small, parasitic insect). 0
noun chat Alternative form of chaat. 0
verb chat To be engaged in informal conversation. 0
verb chat To talk more than a few words. 0
verb chat (Transitive Verb) To talk of; to discuss. 0
verb chat To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation. 0

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