Webchat
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A conversation that takes place, usually in text, over 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[…]"
- 1 To take part in such a conversation. intransitive
"This was the case with Antonio Rodolfo Junior, Braskem's PVC Products and Services Manager, who spent nearly an hour every evening webchatting with his wife and two children, aged 4 and 6, back in Sao Paulo."
Example
More examples"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[…]"
Etymology
From web + chat.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.