IRC
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IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a long-standing, text-based communication protocol that enables real-time group and private messaging over the internet via channels and servers.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DALnet | 1 |
| Freenode | 1 |
| Internet Relay Chat | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communication protocol
ⓘ
text-based chat protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IRC ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jarkko Oikarinen ⓘ |
| designedFor | real-time communication ⓘ |
| developedIn | Finland ⓘ |
| enables | chat over the Internet ⓘ |
| fullName |
IRC
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Internet Relay Chat
|
| hasEncoding |
later UTF-8 support
ⓘ
originally ASCII ⓘ |
| hasMessageFormat | line-based protocol ⓘ |
| hasNotableNetwork |
IRC
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DALnet
EFnet ⓘ IRC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Freenode
Libera Chat ⓘ Undernet ⓘ |
| influenced |
group chat applications
ⓘ
modern instant messaging systems ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bitnet Relay ⓘ |
| introduced | 1988 ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedAt | University of Oulu ⓘ |
| popularIn |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| standardizedIn |
RFC 1459
ⓘ
RFC 2810 ⓘ RFC 2811 ⓘ RFC 2812 ⓘ RFC 2811 ⓘ
surface form:
RFC 2813
|
| supports |
CTCP
ⓘ
DCC ⓘ TLS encryption ⓘ away status ⓘ bans ⓘ channel modes ⓘ channels ⓘ group messaging ⓘ invite-only channels ⓘ multi-user chat ⓘ nicknames ⓘ one-to-one messaging ⓘ operator privileges ⓘ private channels ⓘ private messaging ⓘ server-to-server links ⓘ topic setting ⓘ user modes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
online communities
ⓘ
open source project coordination ⓘ technical support ⓘ |
| uses |
IRC clients
ⓘ
IRC servers ⓘ Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
client–server model ⓘ port 6667 by default ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DALnet
this entity surface form:
Freenode