1. IRC - Noun
2. IRC - Verb
3. IRC - Proper noun
(Internet) Initialism of Internet Relay Chat.
(US law) Initialism of Internal Revenue Code.
Initialism of International Rescue Committee.
IRC (plural IRCs or IRC's)
(postal) Initialism of international reply coupon.
IRC (third-person singular simple present IRCs, present participle IRCing, simple past and past participle IRCed)
(intransitive, Internet, informal) To participate in Internet Relay Chat.
Abuse prevention One of the most contentious technical issues surrounding IRC implementations, which survives to this day, is the merit of "Nick/Channel Delay" vs. "Timestamp" protocols. Source: Internet
Additionally, a newer protection involving timestamping is used when a server splits away from the main network (when it no longer detects that IRC services are available), it disallows anyone creating a channel to be given operator privileges. Source: Internet
All client-to-server IRC protocols in use today are descended from the protocol implemented in the irc2.4.0 version of the IRC2 server, and documented in RFC 1459. Source: Internet
Additionally, IRC keeps a large amount of distributed states that limit growth of an IRC network, leading to fractioning into several non-interconnected networks. Source: Internet
An IRC is exchangeable in a UPU member country for the minimum postage of a priority or unregistered airmail letter to a foreign country. Source: Internet
But Lee agrees that more creativity is needed for organizations like UNICEF and IRC to be able to move forward with their fundraising efforts. Source: Internet