What is Chat ?

Conversations on the Internet (English: Internet chat or online chat) refers to all forms of communication using the Internet, but specifically refers to text-based conversation between two people on the Internet. Conversations on the Internet can use software such as instant messenger, Internet Relay Chat, and others.

Some software for conversations on the Internet, among others:
* AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)
* Camfrog
* Campfire
* Gadu-Gadu
* Google Talk
* ICQ (OSCAR)
* Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
* Jabber (XMPP)
* MUD
* Mush
* PalTalk
* Pichat
* PSYC
* SILC
* Skype
* Talk
* Talker
* Teamspeak (TS)
* Vivox
* Windows Live Messenger
* Yahoo! Messenger