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(chăt) 
intr.v., chat·ted, chat·ting, chats.
intr.v., chat·ted, chat·ting, chats.
- To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.
- Computer Science. To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
- An informal, light conversation.
- Computer Science. A synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.
- Any of several birds known for their chattering call, as of the genera Saxicola or Icteria.
chat up
- To engage (someone) in light, casual talk: "He would be . . . chatting up folks from Kansas" (Vanity Fair).
[Middle English chatten, to jabber, alteration of chateren. See chatter.]
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Real-time conversation among computer users in a networked environment such as the Internet. After a user types a text message and presses the Enter key, the text immediately appears on the other users' computers, permitting typed conversations that are often only somewhat slower than normal conversation. A chat can be private (between two users) or public (where other users can see the messages and participate if they wish). Public chatting is conducted in chat rooms, Web sites devoted to chat, usually about a specific topic. The thousands of chat rooms now available typically use the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) protocol, developed in 1988 by Jarkko Oikarinen of Finland. bulletin-board system.
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Bringing participants together at different locations to exchange information and discuss problem situations.
Conference members can take part in a discussion whenever they wish by computer or terminal. A review of conferencing systems appears in BYTE.
Conference members can take part in a discussion whenever they wish by computer or terminal. A review of conferencing systems appears in BYTE.
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chat
verb
- To engage in spoken exchange: confabulate, converse, discourse, speak, talk. Informal confab, visit. See words.
noun
- Spoken exchange: colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse, dialogue, discourse, speech, talk. Informal confab. Slang jaw. See words.
- Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang gab, gas, yak. See words.
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n
Definition: talk, often short
Antonyms: quiet, silence
v
Definition: talk
Antonyms: be quiet, listen
A stony mineral material, occurring with mineral ore; very similar to chert.
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chat
IN BRIEF: To talk in an easy, relaxed way.
The friends liked to chat on the telephone.
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as in: small talk
sign description: Both open modified 5-hands move up and down in a bouncing movement.
sign description: Both open modified 5-hands move up and down in a bouncing movement.
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verb trans.
verb trans., Brit
To talk to, esp. flirtatiously or with an ulterior motive; often with up. (1898 —) .
Sunday Express He saw a pretty girl...smiling at him. He smiled right back. 'I like chatting the birds,' he said (1963);
K. Amis I must have spent a bit of time chatting them up (1966).
verb trans., Brit
To talk to, esp. flirtatiously or with an ulterior motive; often with up. (1898 —) .
Sunday Express He saw a pretty girl...smiling at him. He smiled right back. 'I like chatting the birds,' he said (1963);
K. Amis I must have spent a bit of time chatting them up (1966).
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categories related to 'chat'
- Passerine songbirds
- Internet and World Wide Web - chat: real-time communication between sites, as in a telephone conversation
- Modes and Manners of Expression - chat: talk informally, lightly, and familiarly
- Speech Sounds
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Computer conferencing
In telecommunication, the term computer conferencing has the following meanings:
- Teleconferencing supported by one or more computers.
- An arrangement in which access, by multiple users, to a common database is mediated by a controlling computer.
- The interconnection of two or more computers working in a distributed manner on a common application process. Instant messaging and chat systems are multicasting approaches for computer conferencing.
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Chat
Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - sludre, snakke, passiare
n. - sludder, snak, passiar
idioms:
- chat line chatlinje
- chat show talkshow
- chat up flirte med, snakke godt for
- have a chat afterwards have en snak bagefter
2.
n. - bynkefugl
Nederlands (Dutch)
babbelen, informeel praten, praatje, babbeltje, tapuit, troepiaal
Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - bavarder avec
n. - conversation, causette
idioms:
- chat line (GB) réseau téléphonique, téléphone rose
- chat show (GB) talk-show
- chat up (GB) draguer, baratiner
- have a chat afterwards épiloguer sur
2.
n. - (Zool) grive, oiseaux au piaillement strident
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - plaudern, sich unterhalten, (Comp) chatten
n. - Plauderei, Schwatz, Unterhaltung, (Comp) Chat
idioms:
- chat line Telefondienst zur Mehrparteien-Gesprächsvermittlung
- chat show Talk-Show
- chat up aufreißen
- have a chat afterwards nachher plaudern
2.
n. - (zool) Steinschmätzer, (zool) Trupial
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλική συνομιλία, κουβεντούλα
v. - (ψιλο)κουβεντιάζω
idioms:
- chat line ανοιχτή γραμμή τηλεφωνικών συζητήσεων
- chat show τηλεοπτική/ραδιοφωνική εκπομπή διαλόγου
- chat up (καθομ.) φλερτάρω
- have a chat afterwards τα λέμε μετά
Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierare, chiacchiera
idioms:
- chat line servizio di incontri telefonici
- chat show (British) programma di interviste
- chat up sedurre
- have a chat afterwards trattenersi a chiacchierare
Português (Portuguese)
n. - bate-papo (m)
v. - tagarelar
idioms:
- chat line disque-amizade (m)
- chat show programa (m) de entrevistas
- chat up conversar de maneira sensual
- have a chat afterwards ter uma conversa mais tarde
Русский (Russian)
болтать, болтовня
idioms:
- chat line телефонная служба предоставляющая собеседника
- chat show беседа знаменитных личностей по телевизии
- chat up заигрывать
- have a chat afterwards потом поговорим
Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - charlar, platicar, estar de palique
n. - charla, plática
idioms:
- chat line teléfono del placer
- chat show programa de entrevistas en la TV o la radio
- chat up ligar con, llevar al huerto, darle jabón a
- have a chat afterwards quedarse un rato para charlar
2.
n. - nombre de algunos pájaros
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prat, stenskvätta
v. - prata
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闲谈, 聊天
idioms:
- chat line 聊天电话线
- chat show 电视谈话节目
- chat up 跟...攀谈
- have a chat afterwards 待会儿再聊
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閒談, 聊天
n. - 閒談
idioms:
- chat line 聊天電話線
- chat show 電視談話節目
- chat up 跟...攀談
- have a chat afterwards 待會兒再聊
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 잡담하다
n. - 잡담
idioms:
- chat up 흑심을 품고 이성에게 말을 걸다
- have a chat afterwards (학교 등에서) 수업 후에 무언가를 상의하기 위해 남다
2.
n. - 잘 지저귀는 각종 명금, 호주딱새
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雑談, お喋り, チャット
v. - 雑談する
idioms:
- chat line 不特定な相手とのおしゃべりを楽しめる電話サービス
- chat show 有名人の談論番組
- chat up 甘い言葉で口説く
- have a chat afterwards あとで雑談する
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) دردشه, مكالمه (فعل) يدردش, يكالم, يتكلم مع
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - גלגל שיחה, שוחח, פטפט
n. - שיחה, פטפוט, רכילות
n. - מין של ציפור
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