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Gtalk en · PROPN

Etymology

From the first letter of Google + talk, after Gmail.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, historical) Abbreviation of Google Talk.
    • Google's entire strategy is based on doing things that other people have been doing for years, but doing them better (search, Gmail, Gtalk, maps etc). Shared Stuff still has some way to go. 2007 September 21, Jack Schofield, “Google Shared Stuff slips out, disappoints”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023:
    • He was a lot more exhausted than usual, obviously, with a new baby in the house. We still spoke over gtalk nearly every day, but our chats were constantly interrupted. 2011, Brianna Karp, The Girl's Guide to Homelessness, Don Mills, O.N.: Harlequin, →ISBN, page 255:

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Synonyms

Gchat · Gmessage