:channel: [IRC] n. The basic unit of discussion on {IRC}. Once
one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that
channel. Channels can either be named with numbers or with strings
that begin with a `#' sign and can have topic descriptions (which
are generally irrelevant to the actual subject of discussion).
Some notable channels are `#initgame', `#hottub', and
`#report'. At times of international crisis, `#report'
has hundreds of members, some of whom take turns listening to
various news services and typing in summaries of the news, or in
some cases, giving first-hand accounts of the action (e.g., Scud
missile attacks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that
channel. Channels can either be named with numbers or with strings
that begin with a `#' sign and can have topic descriptions (which
are generally irrelevant to the actual subject of discussion).
Some notable channels are `#initgame', `#hottub', and
`#report'. At times of international crisis, `#report'
has hundreds of members, some of whom take turns listening to
various news services and typing in summaries of the news, or in
some cases, giving first-hand accounts of the action (e.g., Scud
missile attacks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
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[IRC] The basic unit of discussion on
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Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read... - initgame /in-it'gaym/ n.
[IRC] An IRC version of
the trivia game "Botticelli",
in which one user changes his nick to the initials... - initgame: /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] n. An {IRC} version of the
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in which one user changes his {nick} to the initials... - channel hopping: [IRC, GEnie] n. To rapidly switch channels on
{IRC},
or a GEnie chat board, just as a social butterfly might... - channel op: /chan'l op/ [IRC] n. Someone who is endowed with
privileges on a particular {IRC} channel;
commonly abbreviated `chanop' or `CHOP'. These... - 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... - channel hopping n.
[common; IRC, GEnie] To rapidly
switch channels on IRC,
or a GEnie chat board, just as a social butterfly... - 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... - CHOP /chop/ n.
[IRC] See channel op...
