Snapchat

American

[snap-chat] / ˈsnæpˌtʃæt /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

a brand name for an image messaging service and application, through which users can share images that may be private and temporary or public and stored for retrieval.

Etymology

Origin of Snapchat

First recorded in 2011; snap ( def. ) + chat ( def. )

Example Sentences

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TikTok and Snapchat were initially sued as well, but the companies settled shortly before the trial was scheduled to begin.

From BBC

TikTok and Snapchat settled with the plaintiff in this trial before it began.

From The Wall Street Journal

The executive pushed back against efforts by Lanier to put YouTube on par with social networks such as Facebook or Snapchat, stressing the platform was not a forum for friends to connect or for sharing vanishing messages.

From Barron's

Kaley G.M. started using YouTube at age six, Instagram at nine, and later TikTok and Snapchat.

From Barron's

TikTok and Snapchat, also named in the complaint, reached settlements with the plaintiff before the trial began.

From Barron's

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