fora

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fora - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and
        decide causes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the
              senate than in the forum.             --Brougham.
        [1913 Webster]

fora - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  forum
  fora
  topic group
  
     <messaging> (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)
  

fora - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  fora
   pl.n.
  
     Plural of forum.