Internet Relay Chat

Proper noun

Meaning

Internet Relay Chat

(Internet) A protocol for instant communication via the Internet. Users connect to a network and join channels (chat rooms) where they can converse in typed text with other participants.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

BBS bulletin board system

Examples

It looks similar to several other group chat apps you’ve used before — think AOL Instant Messenger or the nerdier Internet Relay Chat, better known by its initials, IRC." Source: Internet

Notably the Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which is more pragmatic and scales better for large numbers of small groups. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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