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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forum \Fo"rum\, n.; pl E. {Forums}, L. {Fora}. [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See {Foreign}.] 1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried and orations delivered to the people. 2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes. He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum. --Brougham. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forum n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion 2: a public place to meet for open discussion [syn: {assembly}, {meeting place}] 3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {agora}, {public square}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: forum n. [Usenet, GEnie, CI$; pl `fora' or `forums'] Any discussion group accessible through a dial-in {BBS}, a {mailing list}, or a {newsgroup} (see {the network}). A forum functions much like a bulletin board; users submit {posting}s for all to read and discussion ensues. Contrast real-time chat via {talk mode} or point-to-point personal {email}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: forum(Plural fora" or "forums") Any discussion group accessible through a dial-in {BBS} (e.g. {GEnie}, {CI$}), a {mailing list}, or a {Usenet} {newsgroup} (see {network, the}). A forum functions much like a {bulletin board}; users submit {postings} for all to read and discussion ensues. Contrast real-time {chat} or point-to-point personal {e-mail}. [{Jargon File}] (1998-01-18)
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