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Online chat

Online chat is any direct text-, audio- or video-based (webcams), one-on-one or one-to-many (group) chat (formally also known as synchronous conferencing), using tools such as instant messengers, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), talkers and possibly MUDs or other online games. Online chat includes web-based applications that allow communication – often…

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Chat room

Conferencing

Chatiquette

Social criticism

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Online chat

Nodes152
Edges151
Triples44
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013158
Components1

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Online chat

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related to history · 18
Online chat → Berkeley, Brown, David, Doug Brown, EMISARI, Illinois, In, It, Murray Turoff, PhD, PLATO, PLATO System, President Nixon's, Project Delphi, Talkomatic, The, University, Woolley
related to Graphical multi-user environments · 8
Online chat → IMVU, Many, Second Life, Some, The, The Palace, These, Visual
related to Social criticism · 7
Online chat → Criticism, English, Internet, Some, These, With, Writing
related to Chat room · 4
Online chat → GC, Generally, New, The

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chat online conferencing synchronous communication internet real-time also students video used users text participants messages rooms learning created media new

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
instant messengersinstance ofusing tools0.80text
Internet Relay Chatinstance ofusing tools0.80text
Internet forumsinstance ofwhich distinguishes chatting from other text-based online communication forms0.80text
emailinstance ofwhich distinguishes chatting from other text-based online communication forms0.80text
UNIXinstance ofAncestors include network chat software0.80text
gamesinstance ofan avatar virtual elements0.80text
an IRC bot joining the room to conduct the gameinstance ofThese are typically implemented by an external process0.80text
Online chatrelated to Chat roomThe0.60section
Online chatrelated to Chat roomGC0.60section
Online chatrelated to Chat roomGenerally0.60section
Online chatrelated to Chat roomNew0.60section
Online chatrelated to Graphical multi-user environmentsVisual0.60section

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