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• kick v. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an option only available to channel ops.
  This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but sometimes used at the CHOP's whim....
• op: /op/ n. 1. In England and Ireland, common verbal abbreviation for `operator', as in system operator.
  Less common in the U.S., where {sysop} seems to be preferred....
• channel op: /chan'l op/ [IRC] n. Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular {IRC} channel
  commonly abbreviated `chanop' or `CHOP'. These privileges include the right to {kick} users, to change various status bits, and to make others into CHOPs....
• CHOP /chop/ n. [IRC] See channel op.
• flood: [IRC] v. To dump large amounts of text onto an {IRC} channel.
  This is especially rude when the text is uninteresting and the other users are trying to carry on a serious conversation....
• op /op/ n. 1. In England and Ireland, common verbal abbreviation for `operator', as in system operator.
  Less common in the U.S., where sysop seems to be preferred....
• 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 written in Finland in 1987....
• ick: [IRC] n. Short for nickname. On {IRC}, every user must pick a nick, which is sometimes the same as the user's real name or login name, but is often more fanciful.
  Compare {handle}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• flood v. [common; IRC] To dump large amounts of text onto an IRC channel.
  This is especially rude when the text is uninteresting and the other users are trying to carry on a serious conversation....