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• etlag n. [IRC, MUD] A condition that occurs when the delays in the IRC network or on a MUD become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contac
  causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute....
• etburp: [IRC] n. When {netlag} gets really bad, and delays between servers exceed a certain threshhold
  he {IRC} network effectively becomes partitioned for a period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing off at the same time and then signing back on again when things get better....
• lag n. [MUD, IRC; very common] When used without qualification this is synomous with netlag.
  Curiously, people will often complain "I'm really lagged" when in fact it is their server or network connection that is lagging....
• 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, each of which accepts connections from client programs, one per user....
• obot: [IRC, MUD] n. An {IRC} or {MUD} user who is actually a program.
  On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful service....
• 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....
• jack in: v. To log on to a machine or connect to a network or {BBS}, esp.
  for purposes of entering a {virtual reality} simulation such as a {MUD} or {IRC} (leaving is "jacking out")....
• etburp n. [IRC] When netlag gets really bad, and delays between servers exceed a certain threshhold
  he IRC network effectively becomes partitioned for a period of time, and large numbers of people seem to be signing off at the same time and then signing back on again when things get better....
• bot n [common on IRC, MUD and among gamers; from `robot'] 1.
  An IRC or MUD user who is actually a program. On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful service....