IRC /I-R-C/ n.
[Internet Relay Chat] A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time. IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers, each of
which accepts connections from client programs, one per user. The
IRC community and the Usenet and MUD communities overlap
to some extent, including both hackers and regular folks who have
discovered the wonders of computer networks. Some Usenet jargon
has been adopted on IRC, as have some conventions such as
emoticons. There is also a vigorous native jargon,
represented in this lexicon by entries marked `[IRC]'. See also
talk mode.
[Internet Relay Chat] A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time. IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers, each of
which accepts connections from client programs, one per user. The
IRC community and the Usenet and MUD communities overlap
to some extent, including both hackers and regular folks who have
discovered the wonders of computer networks. Some Usenet jargon
has been adopted on IRC, as have some conventions such as
emoticons. There is also a vigorous native jargon,
represented in this lexicon by entries marked `[IRC]'. See also
talk mode.
Related:
- IRC: /I-R-C/ [Internet Relay Chat] n. A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time.
IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers... - robot: [IRC, MUD] n. An {IRC} or {MUD} user who is actually
a program.
On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful ... - talk mode n.
A feature supported by Unix, ITS, and some
other OSes that allows two or more logged-in users to set up a
real-time on-line conversation.
It combines the immediacy of talking with all the... - bot n
[common on IRC, MUD and among gamers; from
`robot'] 1.
An IRC or MUD user who is actually a program. On... - initgame /in-it'gaym/ n.
[IRC] An IRC version of
the trivia game "Botticelli",
in which one user changes his nick to the initials... - finn v.
[IRC] To pull rank on somebody based on the amount
of time one has spent on IRC.
The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally... - spam vt.,vi.,n.
[from "Monty Python's Flying
Circus"] 1.
To crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size buffer... - MUD /muhd/ n.
[acronym, Multi-User Dungeon; alt.
Multi-User Dimension] 1. A class of virtual reality... - finn: [IRC] v. To pull rank on somebody based on the amount of
time one has spent on {IRC}.
The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally...
