- a way for a group of people to converse online in real-time by typing messages to each other
Using the Internet to carry on conversations with other Internet users The Internet supports chatting protocols and various sites provide chat rooms wherein users can meet and converse
Chatting consists of communicating with other people on the Internet by typing messages back and forth while both parties are signed on the Internet Chatting can occur between more than 2 people at a time This occurs at web sites that are referred to as "chat rooms" Chatting between just 2 people, outside of chat rooms is usually referred to as "instant messaging"