IRC

For the Wiktionary IRC channel, see Wiktionary:IRC channel.

English

Initialism

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IRC

1. (Internet) Initialism of Internet Relay Chat. (It is a protocol for instant communication via the Internet.)
2. (US law) Initialism of Internal Revenue Code.
3. (postal) Initialism of international reply coupon.

Derived terms

• IRCer

Noun

IRC (plural IRCs or IRC's)

1. international reply coupon

Verb

IRC (third-person singular simple present IRCs, present participle IRCing, simple past and past participle IRCed)

1. (intransitive, Internet, informal) To participate in IRC (Internet Relay Chat).
   • 1995, Stuart Harris, The Irc Survival Guide

     <Xantha> <- irced 2 yrs without aliases ...

   • 2002, James Arnt Aune, Selling the Free Market

     ...IRCing can confirm the observation that work and play appear to constitute a continuum for the digerati.

   • 2004, Allison Rushby, Friday Night Cocktails

     ...not that this is strange or anything, I do the same thing myself when I'm IRCing — there're some real weirdos out there roaming the Net...

Anagrams

• Cir. , CIR
• ICR
• RCI
• RIC