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Chat
/tʃæt/noun / verb
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Chat is an informal and relaxed conversation, often involving light-hearted exchanges between people. In today's digital world, it extends to real-time online interactions via messaging apps, enabling instant connections that can bridge distances or spark collaborations.
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The first widespread use of 'chat' in a digital sense came from Internet Relay Chat (IRC), invented in 1988 by Finnish programmer Jarkko Oikarinen, which allowed real-time text communication and paved the way for modern platforms like Slack and Discord. Today, over 3 billion people use chat apps daily, exchanging trillions of messages that collectively form a vast, invisible web of global conversations.
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