webchat

See also: web chat

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

web +‎ chat.

Noun

webchat (plural webchats)

  1. A conversation that takes place, usually in text, over the World Wide Web.
    • 1998, Aliza Sherman, Cybergrrl!: a woman's guide to the World Wide Web
      Some webchats that deliver a real-time feeling require […] plug-ins, which are mini-software programs that you need to download from the Web onto your computer so your Web browser can launch into chat […]
    • 2007, Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson, An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics: Language in Evidence (page 216)
      Avon and Somerset Constabulary Interactive webchat (9 February 2007)

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