Webinar vs. Seminar

Webinarnoun

An interactive seminar conducted via the World Wide Web. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

Seminarnoun

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

Seminarnoun

A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

Seminarnoun

A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; - formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.

Seminarnoun

any meeting for an exchange of ideas

Seminarnoun

a course offered for a small group of advanced students

Seminar

A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.