video chat
See while talking
Video chat is real-time visual communication between people using cameras and screens over the internet.
Unlike a phone call, participants see each other: We video chat with the grandkids every Sunday.
The term works as both noun and verb.
Platforms like Zoom, FaceTime, and Skype have made video chatting routine for work meetings, medical appointments, and keeping in touch with distant family.
Video call platform
- SkypeOnline video calling platform
- FaceTimeApple's audiovisual communication app
- WebExVideo meeting software
- DiscordGaming communication platform
WhatsApp · GoToMeeting · WeChat · Signal · Duo · Viber · Telegram · Slack
Audio input device
- headsetWearable audio device
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
resolution · frame rate · pixelation · connectivity · screen share · virtual background · mute · unmute
Across great distances
- overseasIn foreign countries
- timezonesRegions sharing one clock
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- familyRelated people together
friends · abroad · relocation · connectivity · real-time · face-to-face · grandparents · deployed
Internet-hosted interactive presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- panelDistinct flat section
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- workshopPlace for making or learning
summit · presentation · speaker · audience · session · lecture · roundtable · Q&A
Frequented gathering place
- catchupTomato-based table sauce
- bondingForming close connections
- reunionGathering after separation
- partyGathering for celebration
game night · happy hour · watch party · date night · friends · family gathering · celebration · birthday
Employment from afar
- remote workEmployment from afar
- home officeResidential work area
- distributed teamWorkers in separate locations
- flexible workAdjustable employment terms
digital nomad · coworker · standup · one-on-one · interview · onboarding · collaboration · asynchronous
Zoom
Video call platform
- SkypeOnline video calling platform
- FaceTimeApple's audiovisual communication app
- WebExVideo meeting software
Discord · WhatsApp · GoToMeeting · WeChat · Signal · Duo · Viber · Telegram · Slack · VoIP
microphone
Audio input device
streaming · resolution · frame rate · pixelation · connectivity · screen share · virtual background · mute · unmute · filters
long-distance
Across great distances
- overseasIn foreign countries
- timezonesRegions sharing one clock
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
family · friends · abroad · relocation · connectivity · real-time · face-to-face · grandparents · deployed · immigration
webinar
Internet-hosted interactive presentation
workshop · summit · presentation · speaker · audience · session · lecture · roundtable · Q&A · breakout room
hangout
Frequented gathering place
party · game night · happy hour · watch party · date night · friends · family gathering · celebration · birthday · chitchat
telecommuting
Employment from afar
- remote workEmployment from afar
- home officeResidential work area
- distributed teamWorkers in separate locations
flexible work · digital nomad · coworker · standup · one-on-one · interview · onboarding · collaboration · asynchronous
- communication methodsphone line, radio, telephone, television, text
- ways to communicateannouncement, gossip, broadcast, small talk, lecture
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- chat featuresshare links, private messaging, file sharing, typing indicator, read receipts
- online eventsvirtual conference, virtual concert, webinar, livestream, web conference
- screen timeapp usage, scrolling, browsing, swiping, clicking
video chatface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
in-person · in person · text message · texting · written correspondence
video chatface-to-face meeting
in-person · face-to-face · physical presence · being there · in the flesh
chat, video, chatter, chatting, chatted, webcam, chatroom, videophone, webcams