What is Chat

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Virtual area where people can exchange online text messages synchronously, that is, real-time, over a computer network, for example, the Internet. Also referred to as Internet relay chat (IRC). Learn more in: Computer Mediated Communication for the Enhancement of Psychotherapy

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Also known as instant messaging. Allows people to communicate online by broadcasting messages to people in real time, often as one-on-one channel, but also in a group forum sometimes called a chat room. Learn more in: Analysis and Evaluation of the Connector Website

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One-to-one synchronous communication in which two persons exchange messages in real-time. Learn more in: Integrating New Technologies to Promote Distance Learning

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– form of computer-mediated communication that occurs in real time or synchronously. Communication develops by sending a message online to another person connected to a computer at that precise moment. There may be many divergences in different types of chat (in terms of formality, anonymity, message construction, topic, amongst others). Learn more in: Chat Discourse

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A chat is an online conversation with one or more people. Learn more in: Use of Social Media by Tourists at Religious Tourism Destinations in India

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The Internet relay chat (IRC) was developed in the 1980s and is a (mainly) text-based, synchronous form of communication. The communication takes place in so-called chat rooms or channels, the participants often use nicknames. Learn more in: Conception, Categorization, and Impact of HR-Relevant Virtual Communities

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Virtual area where people can exchange online text messages synchronously, that is, real-time, over a computer network, for example, the Internet. Also referred to as Internet relay chat (IRC). Learn more in: Computer Mediated Communication for the Enhancement of Psychotherapy

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A computer-mediated real-time written conversation. It has the characteristics of a casual conversation, and is usually not stored. A chat can be Web based or software based. The first means that it can be accessed from any computer with a Web connection, the later that certain software needs to be installed on the computer. There are open chat forums that anyone can visit to chat, to find new acquaintances or information. Just as often, people prefer to chat with friends, using chat tools that require authentication before allowed chatting. Examples of software chat tools are Irc and Mirc Learn more in: Young People's Net Cultures

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Allows individuals to engage in synchronous interaction with other individuals or groups. Learn more in: CMC for Language Acquisition

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Text-based synchronous communication medium. Learn more in: IM Support for Informal Synchronous E-Collaboration

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Cultural Historical Activity Theory is a sociocultural theory of learning and human development that is premised on how people learn through socially organized activities and the use of mediational tools. Learn more in: Becoming Teacher Researchers: Using English Learners' Linguistic Capital to Socially Re-Organize Learning

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Synchronous, computer-mediated communication when two or more actors are present on the Internet at the same time during the interaction. Learn more in: Social and P2P Networks on the Internet

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Message messaging via a computer network in real time, as well as software that allows you to organize such communication. A characteristic feature is to communicate in real time or close to it, which distinguishes the chat from the forums and other “slow” funds. The word Chat means a group communication, although they can also include the exchange of text “one to one” through instant messaging programs, for example, XMPP, ICQ or even SMS. Learn more in: Digital Communication in the Inclusive Classroom

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This is an informal discussion on the internet among a particular set of people with common interest. Learn more in: Gender Consciousness in Computer-Mediated Discourse in Nigeria

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A realtime conferencing capability, which uses text by typing on the keyboard, not speaking. Generally, between two or more users on a local area network (LAN), on the Internet, or via a bulletin board service (BBS). Learn more in: E-Libraries and Distance Learning

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Online conversation. Learn more in: Answering the New Realities of Stalking