chat room

NOUN

interaction via computer

Synonyms

WEAK

data communication channel live discussion net event room

Example Sentences

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Before the sun rose over a barren desert landscape, YouTuber Jimmy Williams watched as hundreds of subscribers took to his online chat room.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I started a conversation with her in a chat room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

He is accused of distributing highly classified documents about top national security issues in a chat room on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The Times learned about the larger chat room from a Discord user.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

“Look, if they could trace people through the computer, or through this chat room, wouldn’t they have found me a long time ago?”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix