Text vs. Chat

The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, or condensation.

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

The words of a speech appearing in print.

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

Words, as of a libretto, that are set to music in a composition.

An informal, light conversation.

Words treated as data by a computer.

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

A text message.

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

The body of a printed work as distinct from headings and illustrative matter on a page or from front and back matter in a book.

To be engaged in informal conversation.

One of the editions or forms of a written work

To talk more than a few words.

Something, such as a literary work or other cultural product, regarded as an object of critical analysis.

(transitive) To talk of; to discuss.

A passage from the Scriptures or another authoritative source chosen for the subject of a discourse or cited for support in argument.

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.

A passage from a written work used as the starting point of a discussion.

Informal conversation.

A subject; a topic.

A conversation to stop an argument or settle a situation.

A textbook.

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

To send a text message to

(internet) A chat room.

To communicate by text message

The entirety of users in a chat room or a single member thereof.

To key or send text messages

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

A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.

A book, tome or other set of writings.

A small potato, such as is given to swine.

(colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.

(computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.

A louse small, parasitic insect.

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.

(by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.

To talk of.

(printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.

Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.

(transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

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.

(intransitive) To send and receive text messages.

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

(dated) To write in large characters, as in text hand.

Small stones with ore.

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.

An informal conversation

The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.

Birds having a chattering call

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

Songbirds having a chattering call

Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.

Talk socially without exchanging too much information;

A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.

That part of a document (printed or electronic) comprising the words, especially the main body of expository words, in contrast to the illustrations, pictures, charts, tables, or other formatted material which contain graphic elements as a major component.

Any communication composed of words.

A textbook.

To write in large characters, as in text hand.

The words of something written;

A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon;

A book prepared for use in schools or colleges;

The main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.);