What is Chat room?
{{no sources|date=November 2024}} A '''chat room''' is a [[Virtual Community|virtual place]] on the [[Internet]] where people can get together and type [[Message (computer science)|messages]] to each other using [[character (computing)|text]]. People use programs like [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] to join a chat room and type messages or send pictures to the other people within that chat. There are also other programs called [[instant messaging|instant messengers]] to stay in contact with friends, colleagues and other people. Websites on the Internet often have types of chat rooms built into them, and lots of chat rooms also use . Chat rooms are normally used as tools to talk with people that are far away, but many people still use them to talk to people who live near them, because it's very convenient. The first chat system was used by the U.S. government in 1971. == Related pages == * [[Chat]] {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Internet communication]] [[Category:Messaging]]