Discussion forum - Definition and Overview

Forum, originally a Latin word, currently refers in English to a place or a space for meeting or for trading. (The original etymological meaning came from the Latin verb ferre, "to bring" - as in the sense of goods that people bring to a market.)

• Roman Forum
• Internet forum
• The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, a newspaper, or its parent company Forum Communications.
• Landmark Education, formerly est, sells a course which it refers to as "The Forum" or as "The Landmark Forum".
• The Great Western Forum (formerly the "Fabulous Forum"), an indoor sports arena in Inglewood, California, served as the home of both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings from 1967 to 1999.