資料來源 : pyDict

公會所,座談會,公會用的廣場,法庭,討論會

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forum \Fo"rum\, n.; pl. E. {Forums}, L. {Fora}. [L.; akin to
   foris, foras, out of doors. See {Foreign}.]
   1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were
      judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.

   2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and
      decide causes.

            He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the
            senate than in the forum.             --Brougham.

資料來源 : WordNet®

forum
     n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
     2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: {assembly},
         {meeting place}]
     3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {agora},
         {public square}]
     [also: {fora} (pl)]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

forum
     
         (Plural "fora" or "forums") Any discussion group
        accessible through a dial-in {BBS} (e.g. {GEnie}, {CI$}), a
        {mailing list}, or a {Usenet} {newsgroup} (see {network,
        the}).  A forum functions much like a {bulletin board}; users
        submit {postings} for all to read and discussion ensues.
     
        Contrast real-time {chat} or point-to-point personal {e-mail}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1998-01-18)