chat log

Saved messaging history

A chat log is a record of messages exchanged in a digital conversation—whether instant messaging, online support, or group chat.

Chat logs preserve the sequence and timing of exchanges, useful for documentation, troubleshooting, or legal purposes: I scrolled through the chat log to find the address she sent me.

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Discord · Slack · timestamp · scrolling · screenshots · screen grab · receipts · direct message · private messages · thread · username · time stamp · typing · typing indicator · backlog · IRC · instant · messenger

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communication record format

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Stored sonic information

voicemail · voice memo · oral communication · phone call · spoken dialogue

permanence/ephemerality

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Communication that auto-deletes

Snapchat · verbal agreement

formality of record

chat logofficial transcript

Authenticated educational document

court record · meeting minutes · notarized document · sworn testimony · official correspondence

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G