IRC

A chat  network but the words are not spoken but written. All words typed by any user are seen by everyone who is in that "chat room" (or channel) at that moment.

Internet Relay Chat audio conversation channel on the WWW that works much like a CB radio for chatting on particular topics. Chat lines are typically in real time whereas "conferencing" use topical message boards to allow messaging to take place asynchronously. (See also World Wide Web )

Abbreviation for Internet Relay Chat. An Internet service accessed through software programs that features real-time communication on channels devoted to specific topics.

See: Internet Relay Chat

A world-wide "party line" protocol that allows one to converse with others in real time. IRC is structured as a network of servers, each of which accepts connections from client programs, one per user. See also: talk. [Source: HACKER]

IRC (Internet Relay Chat ) Real-time, world-wide, Internet protocol that allows people to meet in conference groups(called channels) to conduct online.