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What is IRC?

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IRC stands for internet Relay Chat. It was created in 1988 by a Finnish man who wanted to make communication easier. IRC consists of channels (chat rooms) and, of course, users. Different channels have different themes. A network-wide channel's name would be prefixed with the hash sign.

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IRC is a form of real-time internet chat. It is designed for group chat in disscussion forums called channels. It also allows one-to-one communication, so called private message (pvt).

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