chatbox

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noun

A chat room.

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

nounchatbox (plural chatboxes)

plural chatboxes

  1. InternetA chat room.

    How do you handle students who use the Internet for chatboxes and email?

    1997, Billie Walker, “Chatboxes and email”, in bit.listserv.libref-l (Usenet)
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    As you may know, in the third weekend of October, we will organise a JOTI (Jamboree On The Internet) weekend, instead of the JOTA. During that weekend we plan to open several chatboxes on IRC. On these boxes Scouts from all over the world can chat with each other.

    1997, vdveen, “JOTI 1997 Chatboxes IMPORTANT INFORMATION”, in de.soc.jugendarbeit (Usenet)
  2. InternetA tagboard.

    As the video streams, there's a chatbox by the side of it. All viewers are welcome to leave comments in the chatbox or simply watch the chat that is developing.

    2016, Zoe Griffin, Get Rich Blogging, Kings Road Publishing, →ISBN

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APA

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MLA

“chatbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chatbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatbox.

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