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]
INTERNET RELAY CHAT
Meaning of INTERNET RELAY CHAT in English
Internetworking Terms English vocab. Английский словарь межсетевых терминов. 2012