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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]

chat

Any system that allows any
number of logged-in users to have a typed, real-time, on-line
conversation, either by all users logging into the same
computer, or more commonly nowadays, 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 well known chat systems to date (1998) include IRC,
ICQ and Palace.

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., re, BCNU, BBL, BTW, CUL,
FWIW, FYA, FYI, IMHO, 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 jargan 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; specifically, MUD
respondents report use of BBL, BRB, LOL, b4, BTW,
WTF,+TTFN,+and+WTH.++The+use+of+"{re" rel="nofollow">WTF, TTFN, and WTH. The use of "{re" or "rehi" is also
common; in fact, MUDders are fond of "re-" compounds and will
frequently "rehug" or "rebonk" (see bonk/oif) people. 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.

Suck article "Screaming in a Vacuum"
http://www.suck.com/daily/96/10/23/)" rel="nofollow">(http://www.suck.com/daily/96/10/23/).

(1998-01-25)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chat \Chat\ (ch[a^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Chatting.] [From Chatter. [root]22.]
     To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without
     form or ceremony; to gossip. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To chat a while on their adventures.     --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chat \Chat\, v. t.
     To talk of. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chat \Chat\, n.
     1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat,
              With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the
        warblers, in America. The best known species are the
        yellow-breasted chat ({Icteria viridis), and the
        long-tailed chat ({Icteria longicauda). In Europe the
        name is given to several birds of the family
        Saxicolid[ae], as the stonechat, and whinchat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bush chat. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bush.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chat \Chat\, n.
     1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine.
        [Local.]
        [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chat \Chat\, n.
     1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
  
     2. pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore.
  
     Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine.
        [Local.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chat \Chat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chatted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Chatting.] [From Chatter. [root]22.]
     To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without
     form or ceremony; to gossip. --Shak.
  
           To chat a while on their adventures.     --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chat \Chat\, v. t.
     To talk of. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Chat \Chat\, n.
     1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
  
              Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With
              singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. --Pope.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the
        warblers, in America. The best known species are the
        yellow-breasted chat ({I. viridis), and the long-tailed
        chat ({I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to
        several birds of the family Saxicolid[ae], as the
        stonechat, and whinchat.
  
     Bush chat. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bush.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  chat
       n 1: an informal conversation [syn: confab, confabulation, schmooze,
             schmoose]
       2: birds having a chattering call [syn: New World chat]
       3: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: Old World chat]
       v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
           men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
           [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, confabulate,
           confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip,
            jaw, claver, visit]
       [also: chatting, chatted]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     Γαλλικά n.
     (ετ θηλαστικό fr) η γάτα, ο γάτος (αδιακρίτως φύλου)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     Dutch n.
     1 #English (gloss: online conversation)
     2 #English (gloss: online conversation platform)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl chatten  123 s pres ind ; imp)
     French n.
     cat (gloss: feline)
     French n.
     (lb fr Internet) (l en chat) (gloss: online discussion)
     Iban n.
     paint (gloss: substance)
     Italian n.
     (l en chat) (gloss: informal conversation via computer)
     Italian n.
     (l en chat) (leaf chewed by people in North Africa and the Middle
  East)
     n.
     (lb en countable uncountable) informal conversation.
     vb.
     1 To be engaged in informal conversation.
     2 To talk more than a few words.
     3 (lb en transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
     4 To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer
  network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
     n.
     A small potato, such as is given to swine.
     n.
     (lb en mining local use) mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
     alt.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (alternative form of en chaat)
     Old French n.
     cat (gloss: animal)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet) chat room
     Spanish n.
     1 (l en chat) (gloss: exchange of text or voice messages in real time
  through a computer network)
     2 (l en chat), chat room
     Turkish n.
     1 (l en chat) (exchange of text or voice messages in real time
  through a computer network)
     2 chat room

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Chat
     German n.
     m A chat, exchange of text or voice messages in real time, notably by
  Internet

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  CHAT
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+cultural-historical+activity+theory)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: cultural-historical activity theory)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     n.
     (lb en countable uncountable) informal conversation.
     vb.
     1 To be engaged in informal conversation.
     2 To talk more than a few words.
     3 (lb en transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
     4 To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer
  network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
     n.
     A small potato, such as is given to swine.
     n.
     (lb en mining local use) mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
     alt.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (alternative form of en chaat)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  CHAT
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+cultural-historical+activity+theory)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: cultural-historical activity theory)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     French n.
     cat (gloss: feline)
     French n.
     (lb fr Internet) (l en chat) (gloss: online discussion)
     Haitian Creole n.
     1 cat
     2 (lb ht colloquial) thief
     3 pussy (gloss: genitals)
     Italian n.
     (l en chat) (gloss: informal conversation via computer)
     Italian n.
     (l en chat) (leaf chewed by people in North Africa and the Middle
  East)
     n.
     (lb en countable uncountable) informal conversation.
     vb.
     1 To be engaged in informal conversation.
     2 To talk more than a few words.
     3 (lb en transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
     4 To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer
  network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
     n.
     A small potato, such as is given to swine.
     n.
     (lb en mining local use) mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
     alt.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (alternative form of en chaat)
     Old French n.
     cat (gloss: animal)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet) chat room
     Spanish n.
     1 (l en chat) (gloss: exchange of text or voice messages in real time
  through a computer network)
     2 (l en chat), chat room

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Chat
     German n.
     m A chat, exchange of text or voice messages in real time, notably by
  Internet

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  CHAT
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+cultural-historical+activity+theory)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: cultural-historical activity theory)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     French n.
     cat (gloss: feline)
     French n.
     (lb fr Internet) (l en chat) (gloss: online discussion)
     Haitian Creole n.
     1 cat
     2 (lb ht colloquial) thief
     3 pussy (gloss: genitals)
     Italian n.
     (l en chat) (gloss: informal conversation via computer)
     Italian n.
     (l en chat) (leaf chewed by people in North Africa and the Middle
  East)
     n.
     (lb en countable uncountable) informal conversation.
     vb.
     1 To be engaged in informal conversation.
     2 To talk more than a few words.
     3 (lb en transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
     4 To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer
  network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
     n.
     A small potato, such as is given to swine.
     n.
     (lb en mining local use) mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
     alt.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (lb en British Australia NZ WWI military slang) A louse (gloss:
  small, parasitic insect).
     n.
     (alternative form of en chaat)
     Old French n.
     cat (gloss: animal)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet) chat room
     Turkish n.
     1 (l en chat) (exchange of text or voice messages in real time
  through a computer network)
     2 chat room

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Chat
     German n.
     m A chat, exchange of text or voice messages in real time, notably by
  Internet

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  CHAT
     n.
     {acronym+of|en|(w:+cultural-historical+activity+theory)" rel="nofollow">{acronym of|en|(w: cultural-historical activity theory)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     n.
     sama kuin chatti ja tsätti
     Ranska n.
     1 kissa
     2 hippa

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     n.
     sama kuin chatti ja tsätti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  chat
     Frankoprovensalska n.
     (tagg kat=däggdjur språk=frp) katt
     Franska n.
     katt, hankatt (används om en hankatt eller en katt av okänt kön)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Chat
     Tyska n.
     (tagg data språk=de) chatt (u), chattande

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ 
  чат
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  chatti, tsätti
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  chat
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  obrolan
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  czat, chat
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  чат
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  chatear, chat
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Chat /t͡ʃæt/ /t͡ʃɛt/ /ʃɛt/ 
  chatt
  Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Chat /tʃˈat/
  الدردشة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  chat //t͡ʃæt// 
  1. чат
  exchange of text or voice messages in real time
  2. ра́зговор
  informal conversation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  chat //t͡ʃæt// 
  1. бъ́бря
  be engaged in informal conversation
  2. чатя
  exchange messages in real time
  3. разговарям
  talk more than a few words