A Forum is a web application for holding discussions and posting user generated content.
Internet forums are also commonly referred to as Web forums, message boards, discussion boards, (electronic) discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, fora (the Latin plural) or simply forums. Messages are displayed either in chronological order or as threaded discussions. A sense of virtual community often develops around forums that have regular users. Forums tend to drive site loyalty and encourage increased traffic.

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