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Discussion vs. Chat — What's the Difference?

Discussion vs. Chat — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Discussion and Chat

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Discussion

The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas
The EC directive is currently under discussion
The committee acts as a forum for discussion

Chat

Talk in a friendly and informal way
She chatted to her mother on the phone every day

Discussion

Consideration of a subject by a group; an earnest conversation.

Chat

An informal conversation
He dropped in for a chat
That's enough chat for tonight

Discussion

A formal discourse on a topic; an exposition.
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Chat

A small Old World songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.

Discussion

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
This topic is not open to discussion.
My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.

Chat

Any of a number of small songbirds with harsh calls.

Discussion

Text giving further detail on a subject.
Under each heading, you will find a discussion.

Chat

To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.

Discussion

The dispersion of a tumour.

Chat

(Computers) To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.

Discussion

The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

Chat

An informal, light conversation.

Discussion

The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties.

Chat

(Computers) A synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.

Discussion

An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic;
The book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
His treatment of the race question is badly biased

Chat

Any of various birds in the families Muscicapidae or Parulidae that have a chattering call, especially the yellow-breasted chat.

Discussion

An exchange of views on some topic;
We had a good discussion
We had a word or two about it

Chat

To be engaged in informal conversation.
She chatted with her friend in the cafe.
I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.

Chat

To talk more than a few words.
I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.

Chat

(transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
They chatted politics for a while.

Chat

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
Do you want to chat online later?

Chat

Informal conversation.
It'd be cool to meet up again soon and have a quick chat.

Chat

A conversation to stop an argument or settle a situation.

Chat

An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

Chat

(internet) A chat room.

Chat

The entirety of users in a chat room or a single member thereof.
The Chat just made a joke about my poor skillz.

Chat

Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.

Chat

Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.

Chat

A small potato, such as is given to swine.

Chat

Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.

Chat

A louse small, parasitic insect.

Chat

To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
To chat a while on their adventures.

Chat

To talk of.

Chat

Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat,With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.

Chat

A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria viridis), and the long-tailed chat (Icteria longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidæ, as the stonechat, and whinchat.

Chat

A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.

Chat

Small stones with ore.

Chat

An informal conversation

Chat

Birds having a chattering call

Chat

Songbirds having a chattering call

Chat

Talk socially without exchanging too much information;
The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

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